Podcast: Regulators pave the road for autonomous trucks
The U.S. DOT plans to set a policy for oversight of autonomous vehicles – just as one company gears up to test them on Texas roadways. Also, all traffic jams are not created equal, and some stand out nationally. An ATRI study has identified the nation’s worst traffic bottlenecks.
0:00 – President Trump to revive English proficiency enforcement for truckers
10:11 – A turning point for autonomous trucks?
24:49 – The nation’s worst traffic bottlenecks
Links, email addresses, phone numbers and more information
- You can visit OOIDA’s tour truck, Spirit of the American Trucker, at the TA in Albert Lea, Minn., April 29-30. Stop in and join OOIDA for $35.
- Two Texas bills, SB39 and HB4688, would tackle tort reform by allowing only evidence about who is at fault in the first phase of trials regarding crashes involving trucks. You can go online to express your support.
- OOIDA is urging truckers to contact members of Congress about HR2514, the Trucker Bathroom Access Act. Call 202-224-3121 or contact your lawmakers online.
- Write a review of the doctor who performed your DOT physical or look up other reviews through the OOIDA website.
- If someone tries to coerce you into violating the regulations, either call 888-368-7238 or file a complaint online to the National Consumer Complaint Database.
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President Trump to revive English proficiency enforcement for truckers
Also in today’s top news: FMCSA denies a request to let 17-year-old high schoolers drive semis. And OOIDA issues a call to action over tort reform bills in Texas.
A turning point for autonomous trucks?
We have new insight into just how the U.S. Department of Transportation plans to move forward with oversight of autonomous vehicles – just as one company gears up to test fully driverless trucks on Texas roadways. Tyson Fisher and Mark Schremmer of Land Line Magazine join Land Line Now to discuss the road ahead.
The nation’s worst traffic bottlenecks
It doesn’t matter who you are or where you live – at some point in your life, you’re almost certain to have been in a traffic jam. However, not all traffic jams are created equal, and some intersections are so bad that they stand out nationally. The American Transportation Research Institute conducts a study each year of the nation’s worst traffic bottlenecks. Rebecca Brewster, the president and chief operating officer of ATRI, tells us about its latest findings.