Labor unrest in the rail and ocean transportation sectors could have ripple effects on truckload markets in the coming weeks. Dean Croke of DAT explains before getting into the latest data from the spot market.
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Plus, the results are in from CVSA’s International Road check event and driver-focused cameras are now set up at a weigh station in Kentucky.
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Checking in with Marty Ellis
Marty Ellis, our eyes and ears on the road relays what he’s hearing about the push on Capitol Hill to guarantee overtime pay for truckers. He also shares some advice following news that Kentucky is installing driver-focus cameras at one of its weigh stations.
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- OOIDA has issued a national Call to Action encouraging you to support Senate bill S4823, the Guaranteeing Overtime for Truckers Act
- Starting Friday, Marty Ellis and OOIDA’s tour truck, the Spirit of the American Trucker, will be at the South Dakota Truck Convoy for Special Olympics taking place at W.H. Lyons Fairgrounds in Sioux Falls. Find upcoming Spirit stops here.
- Get more information about the freight market. And you can find loads at OOIDA MembersEdge.
- Remember, it’s never too late to contact your lawmakers. You can do that via the Fighting for Truckers website or by calling 202-224-3121.
- Find out how to listen to Land Line Now on TNC Radio.
- You can donate to the Truckers for Troops fund all year.
- OOIDA has an online resource to provide access to information needed to operate in the coronavirus pandemic. Click on the COVID-19 menu at the top of the page on the Land Line Media website.