Podcast: A big step toward an AEB mandate
NHTSA has taken a big step toward a rule to require automatic emergency braking – or AEB – on passenger cars and light trucks; meanwhile, the same agency has launched an investigation into that very technology. Also, development continues on the new PC-12 engine oil category. We recently spoke with the American Petroleum Institute about what consumers can expect from this new category of oil. And Marty Ellis has been running into more drivers who are being paid through a 1099, even when they don’t own the truck they’re driving.
09:25– What you can expect from the new PC-12 engine oil
24:19 – A big step toward an AEB mandate
39:03 – Questions about 1099 pay for drivers
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What you can expect from the new PC-12 engine oil
Development continues on the new PC-12 engine oil category. We recently spoke with the American Petroleum Institute about where they’re at in the process, and what consumers can expect from this new category of oil.
A big step toward an AEB mandate
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has taken a big step toward a rule to require automatic emergency braking – or AEB – on passenger cars and light trucks; meanwhile, the same agency has launched an investigation into that very technology.
Questions about 1099 pay for drivers
Marty Ellis has been running into more drivers who are being paid through a 1099, even when they don’t own the truck they’re driving. And the arrangement raises some real questions about pay, legality and taxes, among other problems.