Podcast: OOIDA surveying truckers on detention, rates
The OOIDA Foundation is asking truckers to take part in two surveys on significant issues in the trucking industry – detention time and freight rates. Also, what are the most easily avoided tickets out there? We’ll get a rundown on that and more from David Grimes and Alex Clark of CDL Legal. And North Carolina is increasing the penalties for taking part in cargo theft, while California’s governor has said no to a truck driver training grant program.
10:07 – OOIDA surveying truckers on detention, rates
24:49 – The most easily avoided tickets
39:14 – State boosts penalties for cargo theft
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OOIDA surveying truckers on detention, rates
The OOIDA Foundation is asking truckers to take part in two surveys on significant issues in the trucking industry – detention time and freight rates. Andrew King of the Foundation stops by to explain what the surveys ask and why.
The most easily avoided tickets
Plenty of truckers have been in the position of fighting a ticket that they don’t think they deserve. But the old expression tells us that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure – and keeping yourself ticket-free is something that can be done. So what are the most easily avoided tickets out there? We’ll get a rundown on that and more from David Grimes and Alex Clark of CDL Legal.
State boosts penalties for cargo theft
North Carolina is increasing the penalties for taking part in cargo theft, while California’s governor has said no to a truck driver training grant program. State legislative expert Keith Goble joins the program with the details.