Podcast: Bost fights the good fight on truck parking
Rep. Mike Bost of Illinois talks about the Truck Parking Safety Improvement Act from his office in Washington, D.C. We’ll also talk about how the topic of truck parking has become a bipartisan talking point among lawmakers. Also, FMCSA is in the process of developing a new statistical model for its CSA Safety Measurement System. And OOIDA has made its views known. And some states consider eliminating speed differentials on their highways, while others decide whether to raise the speed limit for all vehicles. Meanwhile, a new law in Georgia will allow certain loads to be heavier on roads throughout the state.
10:12– Bost fights the good fight on truck parking
39:36 – Eliminating speed differentials
Links, email addresses, phone numbers and more information
- Learn more about the OOIDA Safe Driving Award Program.
- Saturday Marty Ellis and OOIDA’s tour truck, the Spirit of the American Trucker, will be at the Semi Crazy Cornfield Round Up. That takes place at Waspy’s Truck Stop on Highway 71 in Audubon, Iowa. Stop in to join or renew OOIDA membership for two years at $50. Find upcoming Spirit stops here.
- The Truck Parking Safety Improvement Act would provide $755 million for additional truck parking. Contact your lawmakers about co-sponsoring this bill today.
- To read about state legislation, visit Land Line Magazine’s Daily News by State.
- Remember, it’s never too late to contact your lawmakers.
- You can donate to the Truckers for Troops fund all year.
- Find out how to listen to Land Line Now on TNC Radio.
- To register for the Truck to Success seminar in October, click here.
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Bost fights the good fight on truck parking
You won’t find a bigger advocate of truck parking on Capitol Hill than Rep. Mike Bost of Illinois. The sponsor of the Truck Parking Safety Improvement Act talks to us about the effort from his office in Washington, D.C. We’ll also talk about how the topic of truck parking has become a bipartisan talking point among lawmakers.
Trying to fix CSA
FMCSA is in the process of developing a new statistical model for its CSA Safety Measurement System – something that could have a significant impact on owner-operators. And OOIDA has made its views known.
Eliminating speed differentials
Some states are considering eliminating speed differentials between cars and trucks on their highways, while others are deciding whether to raise the speed limit for all vehicles. Meanwhile, a new law on the books in Georgia will allow certain loads to be heavier on roads throughout the state.