Podcast: FMCSA getting involved in the predatory towing issue
FMCSA is taking notice – and potentially taking action – to address predatory towing, starting with a meeting later this month. Also, the Road Angel Truckers Center offers a safe haven to drivers traveling through Illinois. We speak with the director of the center about what it offers. And the Land Line Magazine staff takes a deep dive into hacking ELDs and the dangers of driverless trucks.
10:14 – A place for truckers in Illinois to get some rest
25:09 – Magazine examines the dangers of ELD hacking
40:09 – FMCSA getting involved in the predatory towing issue
Links, email addresses, phone numbers and more information
- Find out more about the Road Angel Truckers Center here.
- If you’re a trucker not receiving Land Line Magazine and you’d like to, you can sign up here. It’s free!
- To register to take part in the FMCSA’s meeting on predatory towing and transparency, go to the FMCSA website.
- Click here to sign up to take the Truck to Success seminar.
- Marty Ellis and the Spirit of the American Trucker are at the Petro in Bordentown, N.J. That’s located at Exit 57 off Interstate 295. Stop in and join OOIDA for a $10 discount.
- 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
- You can donate to the Truckers For Troops fund all year.
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FMCSA getting involved in the predatory towing issue
For some time now, a number of states have been taking action to address the problem of predatory towing in the trucking industry. Now, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is taking notice. We’ll get the details from OOIDA Director of Federal Affairs Jay Grimes.