Podcast: New tech can warn truckers of hazards ahead
Speed limiters in 2024 are less a story about what did happen and more about what didn’t. Mark Schremmer of Land Line Magazine explains. Also, ELDs and a relatively new technology called geofencing are replacing the CB radio as a way to warn truckers of hazards ahead on the road. And a love of driving is how many truckers start. That certainly holds true for Mary Wilson, whose work in a bus led to her job in a truck.
0:00 – Speed limiters in 2024 – a story about what didn’t happen
10:06 – New tech can warn truckers of hazards ahead
39:51 – A love of driving leads to a life behind the wheel
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- You can visit OOIDA’s tour truck, Spirit of the American Trucker, at the Petro in Joplin, Mo., Dec. 23. 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. Right now, you can use that website to make comments on the FMCSA’s proposed broker transparency regulation.
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Speed limiters in 2024 – a story about what didn’t happen
We’re closing out 2024 by taking a look back at some of the biggest trucking news of the year. And there’s no doubt that the issue of a speed limiter mandate is on that list – not because of what did happen but because of what didn’t. Mark Schremmer, senior editor of Land Line Magazine, joins Land Line Now to discuss.
New tech can warn truckers of hazards ahead
It used to be that truckers could warn their fellow drivers about hazards ahead through the CB radio. But for the most part, those days are gone. So some state officials are trying to step into that role and warn truckers of what they’re facing down the road – and it involves a technology called geofencing. Capt. John Hahn of the Colorado State Patrol explains.
A love of driving leads to a life behind the wheel
A love of driving is how many truck drivers get their start, and that certainly holds true for one of today’s guests. Land Line Now speaks with Mary Wilson, who got her start behind the wheel of a bus – which then led to a career in trucking.