LLN (6/5/19) – A CVSA official asks, if your truck is in good shape and you are in line with the regs, why worry about Roadcheck? Also, the freight market is beginning to heat up. Meanwhile, Laredo, Texas, is now the Number 1 trade hub in the United States. The price of diesel shows declines two weeks running. And a House subcommittee takes a look at the state of trucking.
0:00-9:57 – Newscast
9:57-24:42 – Roadcheck; Laredo a trade star
24:42-39:40 – Freight picks up; diesel price drops
39:40-49:24 – The state of trucking
Segment 1
Newscast
- You can write and post a review of the doctor who performed your DOT physical or read other reviews through the online service O.T. Doc.
- You can use paper logs for up to eight days while you’re having issues with your ELD. After that, you need to request an extension. To do that, email ELD-Extension@dot.gov.
- The Texas Trucking Show is this weekend at Houston’s NRG Center. OOIDA will also be there, in booth number 224. Find more information at TexasTruckingShow.com.
- Jon Osburn and OOIDA’s tour truck, the Spirit of the American Trucker, are at the Coffee Cup Fuel Stop in Steele, N.D. That’s at Exit 200 on I-94. See the full Spirit Schedule.
- From 6 p.m. Saturday to 10 a.m. Sunday, the Colorado DOT will detour all traffic off I-25 to demolish the Vine Drive Bridge.
- Northbound I-25 Detour
- All through traffic will be directed off the highway at exit 269A Mulberry Street (Colorado Highway 14).
- Turn east (right) on Mulberry Street.
- Turn north (left) on the east frontage road.
- Continue north (straight) across Vine Drive (county Road 48).
- Stay on east frontage road.
- Turn west (left) on Mountain Vista Drive (county Road 50).
- Turn north (right) onto northbound I-25.
- Southbound I-25 Detour
- All traffic will be directed off the highway at exit 271 (Mountain Vista Drive / CR 50).
- Turn east (left) on Mountain Vista Drive (county Road 50).
- Turn south (right) on the east frontage road.
- Then turn west (right) on Mulberry Street (state Route 14.)
- Enter southbound I-25.
Segment 2
If your truck is in good shape and you are in line with the regs, why worry about Roadcheck? At least, that’s what Karri Warichowsky of the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance thinks. Mary McKenna has a report.
- Read more about Roadcheck: International Roadcheck begins Tuesday, June 4.
Laredo, Texas, is now the Number 1 trade hub in the United States, but news of new tariffs could change that. Mary talks with Mayor Pete Saenz.
Segment 3
There’s some good news on the freight front – the market is beginning to heat up. Mary McKenna talks with Peggy Dorf of DAT.
- Visit the DAT website.
- 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.
The crude oil roller coaster continues, with the price of diesel showing declines two weeks running. Mary has our weekly update.
- Here is this week’s price report by Land Line Magazine: Average price for diesel in U.S. drops another 1.5 cents.
- 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
Next week, a House Transportation subcommittee will take a look at the state of the trucking industry. Mark Reddig gets some specifics from Collin Long of OOIDA’s Washington, D.C., office.
- Read more from Land Line Magazine: OOIDA President Todd Spencer to testify at House subcommittee hearing.
- 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.
