An effort in Illinois would put a cap on pain-and-suffering damages in trucking court cases in an attempt to combat “nuclear verdicts.” Also, Lewie Pugh, Doug Morris and Paul Torlina of OOIDA discuss the recent meeting of the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance and how it could affect you. Then, “normal” and “stable” are the two words being used to describe current market conditions. We speak with Brent Hutto of Truckstop about the numbers and the top regions and lanes from last week.
10:22 – CVSA’s meeting and how it could affect you
24:59 – Effort in Illinois would cap ‘nuclear verdicts’
40:23 – Freight market: ‘normal and stable’
Links, email addresses, phone numbers and more information
- Find more information about the freight market online.
- Starting Saturday, May 4, Marty Ellis and the Spirit of the American Trucker will be at the Crossroads Truck Show in California, Mo. Stop in and join OOIDA for a $10 discount.
- OOIDA has revamped its Fighting For Truckers It’s now even easier to contact your elected officials and stay up to date on current trucking issues.
- You can donate to the Truckers For Troops fund all year.
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Catch up on the news with Scott Thompson
Truck tonnage remains down and demand remains soft, but signs of a slow bounce back on the spot market continue. Mississippi signs a predatory tow bill into law. And a new study breaks down the worst cities to drive in – did your area top the list?
CVSA’s meeting and how it could affect you
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance held a workshop earlier this month in Louisville. Lewie Pugh, Doug Morris and Paul Torlina of OOIDA were all there, and now they’re all here to break down the conversations they had and proposals they heard – and why all of it matters to you.
Effort in Illinois would cap nuclear verdicts
A trend has been developing in several states involving pain-and-suffering damages in court cases. Some states are looking to limit those damages, which can reach into the millions of dollars – the so-called “nuclear verdicts.” Illinois has a law that lifted any cap on those damages, which got the attention of state Rep. Ryan Spain of Peoria. We’ll hear from him about his bill designed to correct that situation.
Freight market: ‘normal and stable’
“Normal” and “stable” are the two words being used to describe current market conditions. We speak with Brent Hutto of Truckstop about the numbers and the top regions and lanes from last week.
