It’s mid-July. Produce-hauling season has peaked. Back-to-school products are either in warehouses or working their way to store shelves. Construction materials and heavy equipment are at job sites. Demand for trucks is down and rates are soft right now. So where’s the good news in the spot market? Stephen Petit of DAT tells us.
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It’s mid-July. Demand for trucks is down and rates are soft. So where’s the good news in the spot market? Stephen Petit of DAT tells us. Also, one of Canada’s major telecommunications companies had a nationwide outage recently that affected more than 12 million Canadians. We’ll talk with a Canadian OOIDA board member about the outage’s impact on truckers. And the Federal Trade Commission published a blog recent that’s more of a warning about where your personal data goes, and what’s done with it. We’ll find out what’s going on and why it’s significant from OOIDA Director of Safety and Security Operations Doug Morris.
Catch up on the news with Scott Thompson
Truckers in California are starting to organize in protest of AB5. A new study has some ideas on attracting younger drivers to the industry. And… where’s the beef?
Telecom outage in Canada
One of Canada’s major telecommunications companies had a nationwide outage recently that affected more than 12 million Canadians. We’ll talk with a Canadian OOIDA board member and owner-operator about the outage and the impact it had on truckers.
FTC: Where’s your private information going?
The Federal Trade Commission published a blog recent that’s more of a warning about where your personal data goes, and what’s done with it. We’ll find out what’s going on and why it’s significant from OOIDA Director of Safety and Security Operations Doug Morris.
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Links, email addresses, phone numbers and more information
- Starting Thursday, Marty Ellis and the Spirit of the American Trucker will be at the Walcott Truckers Jamboree. That takes place at the Iowa 80 truck stop in Walcott, Iowa. 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.
- The St. Christopher Fund and OOIDA are offering truckers vouchers for free flu, pneumonia and shingles vaccinations. Go to org.
- If you’d like to support the OOIDA Mary Johnston Scholarship, you can donate to the fund. You can email the OOIDA Foundation for more information; you can drop donations at the Spirit of the American Trucker; or send tax-deductible donations to OOIDA Foundation Inc., 1 NW OOIDA Dr., Grain Valley, MO 64029.
