The 42nd annual SuperRigs is underway in Texas. We speak with an organizer about the event and one of the judges about what’s in store. Plus, new details into FMCSA’s plans to streamline its online registration system and stifle fraudsters in the process. And finally, we’ll take a trip to Colorado, where the governor just signed a bill into law that puts several new restrictions on truckers in place.
10:34 – 42nd annual SuperRigs underway
25:18 – Overhaul of online registration system
40:25 – Colorado law revises commercial vehicle rules
Links, email addresses, phone numbers and more information
- The American Pyrotechnics Association is asking FMCSA to exempt 12 more companies from hours-of-service and ELD regulations. Comments are open to the public for 30 days.
- To read about state legislation, visit Land Line Magazine’s Daily News by State.
- Starting Friday, Marty Ellis and the Spirit of the American Trucker will be at the Hot Rig Truck Nationals located at 33 Plains Road Augusta, Ga. Stop in and join OOIDA for a $10 discount.
- It’s now even easier to contact your elected officials and stay up to date on current trucking issues. Visit OOIDA’s Fighting For Truckers
- You can donate to the Truckers For Troops fund all year.
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