Rep. Dan Newhouse explains some of the concerns he has with the EPA’s new emission standards for heavy trucks taking effect in 2032. Then, many truckers will want to help those in need after Hurricane Helene, and the director of the American Logistics Aid Network explains how you can. We’ll also have the latest on the hurricane’s impact, as well as a review of FMCSA’s call for feedback on its guidance documents. And truckers are talking with OOIDA tour truck driver Marty Ellis about something we previously haven’t heard a lot about in trucking – age discrimination.
0:00 – How you can help out in the wake of the hurricane
10:17 – Congressman: New EPA truck rules a “forced green transition”
25:00 – Hurricane Helene update
40:06 – How big a problem is age discrimination in trucking?
Links, email addresses, phone numbers and more information
- Visit the American Logistics Aid Network (ALAN) website for information on how you can help with disaster relief efforts.
- OOIDA tour truck driver Marty Ellis and the Spirit of the American Trucker will be at the Petro in Raphine, Va., Sept. 26-28. Stop in and join OOIDA for $35.
- 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 website.
- You can donate to the Truckers For Troops fund all year.
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How you can help out in the wake of the hurricane
We are tracking the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, which made landfall along Florida’s Gulf Coast on Thursday, Sept. 26. There are going to be a lot of people in need of help over the coming days, weeks and months – and among the groups helping those people is the American Logistics Aid Network, or ALAN. Kathy Fulton, executive director of ALAN, explains how truck drivers can be of assistance.
Congressman: New EPA truck rules a ‘forced green transition’
A growing number of U.S. lawmakers in the House are speaking up against the Environmental Protection Agency’s new emission standards for heavy trucks that are set to take effect in 2032. Rep. Dan Newhouse of Washington state is one of them. The congressman – who also chairs the Congressional Western Caucus – recently penned an op-ed with OOIDA President Todd Spencer about his concerns. He joins Land Line Now to share them with us.
Hurricane Helene update
Land Line Now has more coverage of Hurricane Helene’s impact on Florida and elsewhere with Jami Jones and Mark Schremmer of Land Line Magazine, as well as a review of FMCSA’s call for feedback on its guidance documents and more.
How big a problem is age discrimination in trucking?
Truckers are talking with OOIDA tour truck driver Marty Ellis about something we previously haven’t heard a lot about in trucking – age discrimination and the problems some drivers are having with it.
