A draft of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Medical Examiner Handbook is now available – and truckers have a chance to make their views known about its contents.
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A draft of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Medical Examiner Handbook is now available – and truckers have a chance to make their views known about its contents. Also, a couple in Colorado are doing what they can to diversify the trucking industry. We’ll hear from one of the co-founders of Carter’s Truck Driving Academy about how they got started and what they’re doing. And another round of tax relief will soon be available to Indiana residents as part of a legislative action designed to help with higher prices – but does it include any relief involving the fuel excise tax?
Catch up on the news with Scott Thompson
FMCSA says they’ve recorded just two crashes involving trucks operating under their COVID-19 emergency declaration. Kentucky outlines what it’s doing to get roads back open following widespread, devastating flooding. And a new warning about the spotted lanternfly.
Diversifying trucking one step at a time
A couple in Colorado are doing what they can to diversify the trucking industry. We’ll hear from one of the co-founders of Carter’s Truck Driving Academy about how they got started and what they’re doing to encourage more people of color to consider a career behind the wheel.
Tax relief, but not fuel tax
Another round of tax relief will soon be available to Indiana residents as part of a legislative action designed to help with higher prices – but does it include any relief involving the fuel excise tax? Meanwhile, voters in two states will have their say regarding proposed taxes on millionaires to pay for transportation.
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Links, email addresses, phone numbers and more information
- Learn more about the OOIDA Safe Driving Award Program.
- Marty Ellis and OOIDA’s tour truck, the Spirit of the American Trucker, are at the Jubitz truck stop in Portland, Oregon. That’s at Exit 307 on Interstate 5. Find upcoming Spirit stops here.
- NHTSA’s administrator is leaving the agency. Read more from Land Line.
- FMCSA’s Medical Examiner Handbook is now open for review. Get all the details here.
- To read about state legislation, visit Land Line Magazine’s Daily News by State.
- Remember, it’s never too late to contact your lawmakers. You can do that via the Fighting for Truckers website or by calling 202-224-3121.
- Find out how to listen to Land Line Now on TNC Radio.
- You can donate to the Truckers for Troops fund all year.
- OOIDA has an online resource to provide access to information needed to operate in the coronavirus pandemic. Click on the COVID-19 menu at the top of the page on the Land Line Media website.
- Learn more about the Carter Truck Driving Academy.
