LLN (7/25/18) – 4 States Trucks if helping the St. Christopher Fund raise money. We’ll have that, plus: problems with Florida’s SunPass electronic tolling system; freight and rates hitting a mid-summer lull; diesel prices trending downward; a transportation spending bill and what amendments may get attached to it.
0:00 – 10:10 – Newscast
10:10 – 24:52 – SunPass problems; St. Christopher Fundraiser
24:52 – 39:51 – Mid-summer freight lull; lower diesel prices
39:51 – 50:02 – Transportation spending bill
Segment 1
The Transition Trucking Driving for Excellence award campaign has released the names of this year’s 10 finalists. The award program is a joint effort of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, FASTPORT and the Kenworth Truck Company. Read more about each of the 10 finalists
Segment 2
There are a number of problems with Florida’s SunPass electronic tolling system. Land Line Magazine’s Tyson Fisher has been digging into the story. Mary McKenna finds out more.
Segment 3
Freight and rates are hitting a mid-summer lull, though they are still fairly strong overall. Terry Scruton talks with Peggy Dorf of DAT, a company that provides market information for owner operators, carriers, brokers and shippers.
- Visit their website, dat.com;
- Or you can call them at 800-547-5417;
- Be sure to check out their blog;
- Chat with them on Twitter;
- And find out more on the OOIDA Members Edge website;
- You can call OOIDA Members Edge at 866-487-8253.
Diesel price averages went down in all 10 regions in the U.S. Terry Scruton offers a detailed update on the price of diesel fuel and crude oil, including a break down by region and analysis.
- Find Daily Fuel Prices by ProMiles;
- To see how to compute your own fuel surcharge use OOIDA’s online Fuel Surcharge Calculator;
- To download OOIDA’s fuel surcharge app for Android Smartphones, click here.
Segment 4
The Senate is working on a transportation appropriations package this week. Terry Scruton talks about some of the amendments they may be considering with Collin Long of OOIDA’s Washington, D.C., office.
- It’s never too late to share your views with lawmakers. You can do that at FightingForTruckers.com.
- To call members of Congress, dial 202-224-3121;
- Read OOIDA’s Guide to Contacting Lawmakers.
