Nothing much is likely to happen in Congress during the lame duck session, but the new year could bring action on company drivers’ per diem. Also, Associate Editor Tyson Fisher talks about this month’s issue of Land Line Magazine, including what 2025 might be like for autonomous trucks. Then, we hear how EZ Pete Interiors of Iowa got started and what it’s like transforming trucks into a driver’s dream come true.
10:21 – 2025 may see some big advances for autonomous trucks
24:52 – Making someone’s dream truck come true
39:51 – Per diem for company drivers may be on 2025 agenda
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2025 may see some big advances for autonomous trucks
A new month, a new magazine. Land Line Now sits down with Land Line Magazine Associate Editor Tyson Fisher to talk about this month’s issue, including a piece about what the next year might look like for autonomous trucks.
Making someone’s dream truck come true
Interior remodels are always an attention getter at truck shows around the country. Land Line Now caught up with EZ Pete Interiors out of Iowa to talk about how it got started and what it’s like transforming trucks into a driver’s dream come true.
Per diem for company drivers may be on 2025 agenda
We’re now into that time that’s called the lame duck session – that period after an election when the old Congress is in place, before the new Congress takes office. So what is Congress working on during the lame duck session, what will it do afterward and how will this affect you? Bryce Mongeon of OOIDA’s Washington, D.C., office explains.
