Podcast: Advice for staying fit while on the road
Truckstop is offering truckers some advice for staying fit while working in this particular profession – something quite difficult to do. Also, OOIDA Executive Vice President Lewie Pugh testifies before a congressional committee, and a consumer protection agency speaks out on lease-purchase plans. Then, OOIDA tour truck driver Marty Ellis says some of the truckers visiting the Spirit are talking about whether it would be good for the feds to economically regulate trucking once again.
10:15 – Advice for staying fit while on the road
25:08 – OOIDA’s Pugh tells Congress regulation has become dysfunctional
40:05 – Some in trucking pine for the old days of economic regulation
Links, email addresses, phone numbers and more information
- Check out Truckstop’s guide for Simple Ways to Stay Fit on the Road.
- On Oct. 10, OOIDA tour truck driver Marty Ellis and the Spirit of the American Trucker will be at the Veterans Community Project in Sioux Falls, S.D. Stop in and join OOIDA for $35.
- It’s now even easier to contact your elected officials and stay up to date on current trucking issues. Visit OOIDA’s Fighting For Truckers website.
- You can donate to the Truckers For Troops fund all year.
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