Podcast: Explaining the broker transparency rulemaking
OOIDA recently held a “fireside chat” to educate truckers on broker transparency. We bring you some of what was said at that event. Also, Jay Grimes goes over some of the basics of the broker transparency proposal, as well as what truckers can do. Then, a new year can sometimes bring new mental health challenges. We speak with therapist Buck Black about dealing with those. And truckers across the nation have been affected by predatory towing practices. Now, Missouri is taking another crack at dealing with the problem.
0:00 – OOIDA spells out what transparency proposal means
09:46 – Analysis: Explaining the broker transparency rulemaking
24:24 – Taking care of your mental health in the new year
39:23 – Missouri takes another crack at predatory towing
Links, email addresses, phone numbers and more information
- Contact your elected officials and stay up to date on current trucking issues at OOIDA’s Fighting For Truckers website. Right now, use that website to make comments on the FMCSA’s proposed broker transparency regulation.
- You can visit OOIDA’s tour truck, Spirit of the American Trucker, at the Petro in Kingman, AZ, Jan. 10-12. Stop in and join OOIDA for $35.
- To read about state legislation, visit Land Line Magazine’s Daily News by State.
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OOIDA spells out what transparency proposal means
Truckers have a rare opportunity right now – a chance to make significant progress regarding a topic that has many drivers red in the face and that’s been a thorn in their side for years: broker transparency. OOIDA recently held an event to educate truckers on the issue. Land Line Now brings you some of what was said at that event.
Analysis: Explaining the broker transparency rulemaking
A “fireside chat” was one part of OOIDA’s effort to get truckers involved in the fight for greater broker transparency. Land Line Now gets some analysis of what was said during that event and discusses the basics of the broker transparency proposal itself with OOIDA Director of Federal Affairs Jay Grimes.
Taking care of your mental health in the new year
A new year can sometimes bring new mental health challenges. Land Line Now speaks with therapist Buck Black about some tips and tricks for making sure you’re in a good state of mind.
Missouri takes another crack at predatory towing
Truck drivers across the nation have been affected by predatory towing practices, with some bills big enough to put small-business truckers out of business. Now, yet another state has a bill designed to tackle the problem. Land Line Now covers that effort in Missouri – plus another to help truckers in Massachusetts – with our state legislative expert, Keith Goble.