Podcast: From the Maritimes to Massachusetts
A Christmas tradition that dates back more than 50 years continues this year in Boston – and a truck driver is one of many people responsible for making it happen. Then, Land Line Now covers all the bases for securing insurance when getting your own authority. Also, we look at the two candidates vying to lead the House Transportation and Infrastructure committee moving forward. And finally, the time to push for more broker transparency is now.
25:01 – Securing insurance under your own authority
39:52 – Who will lead the House T&I committee next year?
Links, email addresses, phone numbers and more information
- To read the proposed broker transparency regulation or to submit comments, click here.
- Find out more about OOIDA’s truck insurance program here.
- OOIDA’s tour truck, Spirit of the American Trucker, will be at the Gaspers Travel Plaza in Kingdom City, Mo., Dec. 10-12. 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.
- OOIDA’s tour truck, Spirit of the American Trucker, will be at the Gaspers Travel Plaza in Kingdom City, Mo., Dec. 10-12. 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.
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Boston Christmas Tree
A tradition that dates back more than 50 years continues this year in Boston. The province of Nova Scotia gifted the city its Christmas tree – an annual thank you for the assistance Boston provided more than 100 years ago during a time of need. Land Line Now speaks with the man who hauled the tree from the Maritimes to Massachusetts.
Securing insurance under your own authority
When you get your own authority, securing insurance is usually one of the first orders of business. Land Line Now sits down with the folks from OOIDA’s Truck Insurance Department to discuss what coverage is needed, what questions to ask and what else to consider when looking for coverage.
Who will lead the House T&I committee next year?
Collin Long of OOIDA’s Washington, D.C., office looks at the two candidates vying to lead the House Transportation and Infrastructure committee moving forward and what trucking issues they might prioritize in the new Congress. Plus, the time to push for better broker transparency rules is now.