Load-to-truck ratios are approaching an all-time low. We’ll speak with Robert Rouse of DAT about similarities between now and how things looked during the pandemic. Also, with the advent of LEDs, you can do all kinds of things with lights that were never possible before. We’ll discuss the options. And the Minnesota Trucking Association has named its driver of the year for 2023 – a man with more than 30 years’ experience who has worked hard both on and off the clock.
10:00 – The cool, new options with LED lighting
24:52 – Trucker honored by Minnesota group
39:54 – The news about the spot market is not good
Links, email addresses, phone numbers and more information
- Check out Chrome Shop Mafia and 4 State Trucks.
- Get more information about the freight market.
- Marty Ellis and the Spirit of the American Trucker are at the Petro in Hammond, La. That’s located at Exit 40 off Interstate 12. Stop in and join OOIDA for a $10 discount.
- 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
Julie Su’s re-nomination for labor secretary looks a lot like her first so far, with one key difference. New spot market data from January shows that times are still tough. And a federal agency hands down a win for intermodal truckers.
The cool, new options with LED lighting
It used to be that the only option a trucker had for lights were the plain, old incandescent lamps. But now, with the advent of LEDs, you can do all kinds of things that were never possible before. We’ll discuss the ins, outs, ups and downs of LED lighting with Bryan Martin, the boss man at Chrome Shop Mafia in Joplin, Mo.
Trucker honored by Minnesota group
The Minnesota Trucking Association has named its driver of the year for 2023 – a man with more than 30 years’ experience who has worked hard both on and off the clock.
The news about the spot market is not good
Load-to-truck ratios are approaching an all-time low. We’ll speak with Robert Rouse of DAT in today’s Market Update about the similarities between now and how things looked during the pandemic.
