Land Line Now, Nov. 29, 2019.
We’ll explore the potential pitfalls of reefer loads, including not only the problems, but what your options are. Also, a driver training rule is delayed.
I. Today’s news with Terry Scruton
All the news that is news in trucking – all you have to do is listen.
II. How to avoid the potential pitfalls of reefer loads
Temperature-controlled loads carry all kinds of potential pitfalls, from slight variations in reefer temperatures to the problems with bulkheads. They’re among the broker-carrier issues in your future.
III. Helping educate the public about trucking
The general public often has a lot of misconceptions about trucking, and sometimes, it’s up to truckers to straighten them out.
IV. Driver training rule delayed
The FMCSA has delayed the entry level driver training rule for two years. We’ll discuss why and what it means.
Subscribe to Land Line Now
Go to Land Line Now on the Bullhorn app, or the Bullhorn website’s Land Line Now page, and click on the follow button. Bullhorn lets you listen to our program without using limited data on your cell phone plan – by allowing you to listen through a phone call.
Links, email addresses, phone numbers and more information
- You can read more of Wendy’s experience here: Conversations while tucked between the Dayton Bomb Squad and the Batmobile.
- It’s never too late to share your views with lawmakers. You can do that on the Fighting for Truckers website.
- Read more about the driver training rule delay: FMCSA delays driver training implementation until 2022.
- If you have questions about brokers, call the Business Services Department here at OOIDA. The phone number is 816-229-5791.
- If you think you were affected by the UCR data breach, find more information about what to do here: There’s still time to get help with UCR data breach.
