Podcast: Health clinics opening at truck stops
A new company is opening a series of health clinics at locations frequented by truck drivers, with an eye toward the health care needs of the trucking population. Also, the future of lease-purchase agreements was the topic of discussion at this week’s Truck Leasing Task Force meeting. And we’ll get some history about the Minnesota Fatigue Checklist from Land Line Magazine Managing Editor Jami Jones.
10:07– Company opening health clinics at truck stops
25:00– The future of lease-purchase plans
39:28 – Looking back at the Minnesota Fatigue Checklist
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Company opening health clinics at truck stops
A new company is opening a series of health clinics at locations frequented by truck drivers, with an eye toward the health care needs of the trucking population. We’ll talk with Jeff Saraphine, CEO of Interstate Health, about what the company has done so far and its plans going forward.
The future of lease-purchase plans
The future of lease-purchase agreements was the topic of discussion at this week’s Truck Leasing Task Force meeting. We’ll sit down with magazine staff to discuss the meeting and other headlines from the week.
Looking back at the Minnesota Fatigue Checklist
Back in 2009, OOIDA discovered that Minnesota enforcement officers were using an unusual method to determine whether truck drivers were too fatigued to continue driving. We’ll get some history about the Minnesota Fatigue Checklist from Land Line Magazine Managing Editor Jami Jones.