LLN (7/18/18) – Why is there no infrastructure plan yet? We’ll find out. Plus, load posts are higher and load to truck ratios lower; an update on a truck unloading fee in Kentucky; diesel prices are fractionally lower; an update on some disturbing messages left in a truck stop; an in-depth look at the National Academy of Sciences CSA study; and results of the CVSA’s Brake Safety Week.
0:00 – 10:10 – Newscast
10:10 – 24:52 – Infrastructure plan; truck unloading fee
24:52 – 39:43 – July freight slump; diesel prices drop
39:43 – 49:54 – CSA study; Brake Safety Week
Segment 1
Newscast
Segment 2
In 2016, then-candidate Donald Trump pledged to spend $1 trillion dollars on infrastructure. However, that promise has yet to materialize. Mary McKenna talks with Collin Long of OOIDA’s Washington, D.C., office.
Segment 3
Truckers are back to work after the July 4th holiday, sending load posts higher and lowering load to truck ratios as we head into the typical mid-July slump. Mary McKenna talks to Mark Montague with DAT, a company that provides market information for owner-operators, carriers, brokers and shippers.
- Visit their website, dat.com;
- 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.
The average price of diesel is fractionally lower this week. However, dropping crude old prices could mean cheaper diesel ahead. Mary McKenna has a detailed update on the price of diesel fuel and crude oil, including a breakdown by region and analysis.
- 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.
Segment 4
Mark Reddig gets an in-depth look at the National Academy of Sciences study of the CSA system from OOIDA Director of Safety and Security Operations Doug Morris.
- 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.
