Scams are rapidly becoming a nearly daily feature of trucking, and it’s getting harder all the time to avoid them. The latest one has the potential to ruin any trucking businesses that fall prey. Also, what should you do when you get a ticket? What are some of the reasons you might want to take that ticket to court? Many truckers will face this situation. How you handle it can have an impact on everything going forward. And a new law in Washington state that is designed to guarantee truckers access to bathrooms at facilities they visit has taken effect. Meanwhile, new move-over rules enacted in states across the country are taking effect as well.
09:25 – Latest scam has the potential to ruin trucking businesses
24:19 – Handling the situation when you get a ticket
39:03 – Bathroom access law in effect in Washington state
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Latest scam has the potential to ruin trucking businesses
Scams are rapidly becoming a nearly daily feature of trucking, and it’s getting harder all the time to avoid them. The latest one has the potential to ruin any trucking businesses that fall prey.
Handling the situation when you get a ticket
What should you do when you get a ticket? What are some of the reasons you might want to take that ticket to court? Many truckers will face this situation at some point in their careers. How you handle it can have an impact on everything going forward from that point in time.
Bathroom access law in effect in Washington state
A new law in Washington state that is designed to guarantee truckers access to bathrooms at facilities they visit has taken effect. Meanwhile, new move-over rules enacted in states across the country are taking effect as well.
