Fuel prices, freight rates, proposed tolls
LLN (2/1/19) – Jon Osburn talks fuel prices, freight rates, proposed tolls and more. Also: How do you take a modern truck and make it look cool and retro? And this week will be focused on infrastructure in our nation’s capital.
0:00 – 9:41 – Newscast
9:41 – 24:25 – Retro mods
24:25 – 39:22 – Fuel prices, freight rates, proposed tolls
39:22 – 49:10 – Infrastructure talk in DC
Segment 1
Newscast
- Truck drivers were back on the picket lines at the Port of Baltimore Friday demanding an end to exorbitant wait times. Learn more about the issues involved: Truckers picket Port of Baltimore over excessive hours of delay.
- Virginia lawmakers in both the state House and Senate have rejected a plan to add tolls to Interstate 81 to pay for $2 billion in upgrades. Read more here: Virginia lawmakers eliminate tolls in revised I-81 funding bill.
Segment 2
How do you take a modern truck and make it look cool and retro? Well, it turns out a lot of options are available. Our producer Barry Spillman and host Mark Reddig will talk with Bryan Martin, the boss man at the Chrome Shop Mafia.
- Do you have a question on mods for your truck, ways you can improve the looks, which truck to buy, or technical issues? Now, you have a direct line to Bryan Martin, boss man at Joplin, Missouri’s Chrome Shop Mafia. Just email him at BossManonLandLineNow@chromeshopmafia.com. You can also leave questions on our listener comment line at 800-324-6856. Just leave your question as a voice mail and we’ll pass it on to Bryan.
- Be sure to check out their websites, Chrome Shop Mafia and 4 State Trucks;
- To call the shop, dial 888-875-7787 or 417-624-3054;
Segment 3
Jon Osburn is ready to go back to work, but unfortunately, the Spirit itself is still unready to hit the road. So he’s back at the J.D. Doc Osburn Travel Center and Potato Patch, where he heard about the price of fuel, freight rates, proposed tolls and a general sampling of what truckers have on their minds. Mark Reddig talks with the man who drives the Spirit of the American Trucker.
- See Jon’s full schedule, “The Spirit” Schedule;
- Read Land Line Magazine’s latest coverage on rates: DAT Solutions: Rates slip despite solid footing for loads;
- Check the latest federal fuel price information as reported by Land Line Magazine: Downward slide for average diesel fuel price stalls.
Segment 4
This week will be focused on infrastructure in our nation’s capital, with report cards on state highways and hearings in Congress. Mark Reddig talks with Jay Grimes 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.