Podcast: Progress on parking in the Lone Star State
Progress is being made on truck parking, and in some places, it is considerable. For example: Texas. Land Line Now details what’s happening. Also, Lewie Pugh and Andrew King of OOIDA discuss one part of an upcoming class for potential owner-operators – creating a business plan.
10:22 – To succeed, you have to have a plan
25:15 – Progress on parking in the Lone Star State
Links, email addresses, phone numbers and more information
- Get all the details on OOIDA’s Truck To Success seminar on the OOIDA website.
- OOIDA tour truck driver Marty Ellis and the Spirit of the American Trucker will be at the Top Gun Large Car Shootout in Rantoul, Ill., Friday through Sunday, July 26-28. Stop in and join OOIDA for a $10 discount.
- 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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To succeed, you have to have a plan
Our ongoing preview of OOIDA’s upcoming Truck To Success seminar continues with one of the first and most important steps an aspiring owner-operator must take: creating a business plan. Lewie Pugh of OOIDA and Andrew King of the OOIDA Foundation explain why having a business plan is vital, what one looks like and how to create one – as we look ahead to the course taking place Oct. 22-24.
Progress on parking in the Lone Star State
The truck parking crisis continues to plague the trucking industry. But some progress is being made, and in some places, that progress is considerable. It’s happening at the federal level but even more so at the state level – and that includes the state of Texas. Adam Hammons of the Texas Department of Transportation joins the show to talk about what that department has done, why it’s doing it and what’s next.