What are the funding problems behind the truck parking crisis? How does it affect safety? And can technology help solve the issues involved? Those questions and more were answered at a recent meeting of the National Coalition on Truck Parking. Also, it was another successful year for OOIDA’s Truckers For Troops telethon. And groups like OOIDA are throwing up speed bumps, hoping to stall or even stop California’s new emission rules for large trucks. Paul Torlina, OOIDA’s advocacy counsel, joins the program to update us on how that legal battle is shaping up.
10:07 – Coalition discusses barriers to fixing truck parking
24:49 – Another successful Truckers For Troops
39:14 – The legal battle over California’s emission rules
Links, email addresses, phone numbers and more information
- Transforce Staffing and Recruiting has launched an online petition trying to get Mattel to create a Trucker Barbie. You can find the petition here.
- Whether for truck parking funding, stopping speed limiters or getting overtime pay for company drivers, get your lawmakers on board with a quick email sent from Fighting For Truckers.
- You can donate to the Truckers For Troops fund all year.
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Catch up on the news with Scott Thompson
A bill aimed at stopping the EPA from issuing mandates that limit a consumer’s vehicle choice passes the House. The Truck Parking Safety Improvement Act picks up more support. And the effort to get Barbie into a trucking career.
Coalition discusses barriers to fixing truck parking
What are the funding problems behind the truck parking crisis? How does it affect safety? And can technology help solve the issues involved? Those questions and more were answered at a recent meeting of the National Coalition on Truck Parking.
Another successful Truckers for Troops
It was another successful year for OOIDA’s Truckers For Troops telethon. We sit down with OOIDA staff members to discuss the total, where the money goes and the success of this campaign over the past 17 years.
The legal battle over California’s emission rules
California wanted to require that more than half of all heavy-duty trucks sold in the state emit zero emissions by the year 2035. The EPA gave the state the green light, and that’s precisely the track it’s on right now. But groups like OOIDA are throwing up speed bumps, hoping to stall or even stop the rule. Paul Torlina, OOIDA’s advocacy counsel, joins the program to update us on how the legal battle is shaping up.
