LLN (12/19/18) – Every year, Truckers Christmas Group lends a helping hand to needy trucking families. Also, freight and rates remain sluggish ahead of Christmas. Diesel prices continue to drop. We’ll have another of our trucking Christmas carols. And we’ll take a look ahead into how OOIDA will adjust to the new Congress.
0:00 – 9:41 – Newscast
9:41 – 24:25 – Truckers Christmas Group
24:25 – 39:22 – Freight, rates sluggish; diesel price drops
39:22 – 49:08 – Adjusting to the new Congress
Segment 1
Newscast
Segment 2
Every year, Truckers Christmas Group lends a helping hand to needy trucking families. They gather money and take nominations, stepping up to help some of the neediest families in this industry. Mary McKenna will talk with Greg Manchester about this year’s effort.
- Go to their website at truckerschristmasgroup.org.
Segment 3
Freight and rates remain sluggish ahead of the Christmas holiday week. Terry Scruton talks with Peggy Dorf of DAT.
- Visit the DAT website.
- Or you can call them at 800-547-5417.
- Be sure to check out their blog.
- Chat with them on Twitter.
- And find out more on the OOIDA Members Edge website.
- You can call OOIDA Members Edge at 866-487-8253.
- Read more from Land Line Magazine here: DAT Solutions: Truckers face softer spot freight market, fewer load posts.
Also, diesel prices continue to drop as the oil market bottoms out; Terry has our weekly update.
- Here is this week’s price report by Land Line Magazine, Average diesel fuel price across the U.S. drops again.
- Find Daily Fuel Prices by ProMiles.
- To see how to compute your own fuel surcharge use OOIDA’s online Fuel Surcharge Calculator.
- To download OOIDA’s fuel surcharge app for Android Smartphones, click here.
And we’ll have another of our trucking Christmas carols, inspired by industry writer Bill Hudgins, and performed by OOIDA’s Norita Taylor and Steve Nickell.
Segment 4
A new Congress is coming into office in a little over a week and a half. So OOIDA is getting ready to work with the new people and their staff. Mark Reddig discusses what’s involved and why it’s important with OOIDA Manager of Government Affairs Mike Matousek.
- It’s never too late to share your views with lawmakers. You can do that at FightingForTruckers.com.
- To call members of Congress, dial 202-224-3121.
- Read OOIDA’s Guide to Contacting Lawmakers.
