FMCSA’s comment period for a proposed speed limiter mandate is over, but the fight is just beginning. Lewie Pugh, executive vice president of OOIDA, stops by Studio A to tell us what the Association is doing to keep the pressure on policymakers and lawmakers as we wait for the next shoe to drop. He also tells us what truckers can do to keep a foot on the gas.
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FMCSA’s comment period for a proposed speed limiter mandate is over, but the fight is just beginning. Lewie Pugh, executive vice president of OOIDA, stops by Studio A to tell us what the Association is doing to keep the pressure on policymakers and lawmakers. Also, the OOIDA Foundation has put out a report on the freight market, with an eye toward helping owner-operators and other truckers navigate turbulent economic times. And broker problems are nothing new. But in some cases, the problems have reached an extreme, and truckers can face losing their business over what’s going on. We’ll discuss an example with Tom Crowley of OOIDA’s Business Services Department.
Catch up on the news with Scott Thompson
Diesel prices continue trending downward nationwide. FMCSA is now taking applications for its Safe Driver Apprenticeship Pilot Program. And positive drug test results are up across the transportation sector.
OOIDA freight market report
Every month, the OOIDA Foundation is putting out a report on the state of the freight market, with an eye toward helping owner-operators and other truckers navigate these turbulent economic times. We’ll discuss the latest report with Andrew King of the OOIDA Foundation.
Broker problems putting truckers out of business
Broker problems are nothing new. But in some cases, the problems have reached an extreme, and truckers can face losing their business over what’s going on. We’ll discuss an example with Tom Crowley of OOIDA’s Business Services Department.
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- Marty Ellis and the Spirit of the American Trucker are at the Petro truck stop in Monee, Ill. That’s at Exit 335 off Interstate 57. Find upcoming Spirit stops here.
- To read about state legislation, visit Land Line Magazine’s Daily News by State.
- 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.
- You can find more information about the Safe Driver Apprenticeship Pilot Program at FMCSA.dot.gov/SafeDriver.
- Two universities and a software company that are studying truck parking together are asking truckers for help. To provide input, truckers are being asked to download an app available at ParkingPilot.org.
- You can read the OOIDA Monthly Trucking Market Update
- To take the survey by the American Transportation Research Institute on in-cab cameras, go to the ATRI website.
