Podcast: Proposal would require drivers in autonomous trucks
Among the states to tackle the idea of requiring drivers in autonomous trucks is New York, where a bill is moving through the Legislature. Also, truckers who are running their own business need to know where things stand – and one way to do that is a Mid-Year Accounting Review. And a U.S. House subcommittee is planning to take a look at various regulations at the U.S. Department of Transportation – including those that affect trucking.
10:22 – Proposal would require drivers in autonomous trucks
25:15 – Checking up on how your business is doing
40:23 – Congress to take a look at trucking regulations
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- Get more information or check the full lists of registered and revoked ELDs here.
- For more information on filing your taxes, you can visit the MBA Tax and Bookkeeping Service website.
- 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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Proposal would require drivers in autonomous trucks
The issue of autonomous trucks is a national one, with various projects to test the technology in several states. But some states are putting the brakes on, even if just a little bit. That list includes California and Delaware – as well as New York, where a bill would require safety drivers in autonomous rigs. The author of the Senate version of the bill, state Sen. Pete Harckham, joins Land Line Now to explain.
Checking up on how your business is doing
How do you know how your business is doing? There are a lot of different ways you can do that, but one involves the same information you would use to file your income taxes. And that is a Mid-Year Accounting Review. Shasta May of MBA Tax and Bookkeeping Service comes on the show to tell us what that is and how to do it.
Congress to take a look at trucking regulations
The U.S. House Highway subcommittee is planning a hearing regarding U.S. Department of Transportation regulations next week. And trucking regulations are very likely to come up. We’ll get a rundown on what to expect – including testimony by OOIDA Executive Vice President Lewie Pugh – from Bryce Mongeon of OOIDA’s Washington, D.C., office.