Podcast: Improving driver training, one school at a time
FMCSA is about to spend millions of dollars to improve training at several facilities. And the training includes some for current drivers. Also, there are things you can do to mitigate and prevent tire damage from heat. Andy McCulloch of Michelin has the cure. And New Jersey lawmakers are taking a closer look at a mandate for electric vehicles put in place by a state agency, while West Virginia is ready to spend a chunk of change on road work.
10:22 – Improving driver training, one school at a time
25:10 – Taking the heat off your tires
40:08 – New Jersey casts a sideways glance at electric vehicle mandates
Links, email addresses, phone numbers and more information
- For information about commercial vehicle tires, you can go to the Michelin Commercial Truck Tire website.
- To read about state legislation, visit Land Line Magazine’s Daily News by State.
- Marty Ellis and the Spirit of the American Trucker will be at the Jubitz Truck Stop in Portland, Ore., Aug. 28-31. That’s located at Exit 307 off Interstate 5. 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.
- You can donate to the Truckers For Troops fund all year.
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Improving driver training, one school at a time
The FMCSA didn’t require actual time behind the wheel when it set up its driver training rule – but it is about to spend millions of dollars to improve training at a number of facilities. OOIDA Director of Federal Affairs Jay Grimes joins the program with information about that – plus the latest on the FMCSA’s effort to update its registration system.
Taking the heat off your tires
It doesn’t matter how many technological advances come along, there’s no disputing that heat remains the number one enemy of your tires. But there are things you can do to mitigate and prevent damage. Andy McCulloch of Michelin has the cure for controlling the internal cavity temperature, belt edge temperatures and more.
New Jersey casts a sideways glance at electric vehicle mandates
New Jersey lawmakers are taking a closer look at a mandate for electric vehicles put in place by a state agency. Meanwhile, West Virginia is ready to spend a chunk of change on road work.