Podcast: Senator – GOT Truckers Act would help all truckers
Sen. Alex Padilla explains how his GOT Truckers Act would finally compensate truckers for all the hours they work. Does detention time affect truck safety? What about the ways truckers are paid? Or the lack of truck parking? Those issues and more were discussed this week at the Midwest Commercial Vehicle Safety Summit. Also, when it comes to comfort in the cab, few things matter more than your seat. We’ll discuss the options. And finding that perfect gift for the trucker in your life just got a bit easier thanks to Land Line Magazine’s 2023 Cool Gifts guide.
0:00 – Newscast – Sen. Padilla on GOT Truckers Act
10:07 – Detention time, trucker pay, parking all linked to safety at summit
24:50 – Comfort in the cab: It starts with the seat
39:29 – 2023 Cool Gifts guide for truckers
Links, email addresses, phone numbers and more information
- Check out Chrome Shop Mafia and 4 State Trucks. If you have a question about truck mods or technical issues, you can send an email.
- Check out Tyson Fisher’s Cool Gifts guide for 2023.
- Whether for truck parking funding, stopping speed limiters or getting overtime pay for company drivers, get your lawmakers on board with a quick email sent from Fighting For Truckers.
- You can donate to the Truckers For Troops fund all year.
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Catch up on the news with Scott Thompson
We’ve been talking quite a bit about the newly introduced bills in Congress that would guarantee overtime pay for truck drivers. Now it’s time to hear what the sponsor of the Senate version, Sen. Alex Padilla of California, has to say about it. The senator tells us why he decided to spearhead the effort, how the GOT Truckers Act would help all truckers and more.
Detention time, trucker pay, parking all linked to safety at summit
Does detention time affect truck safety? What about the ways truckers are paid? Or the lack of truck parking? Those issues and more were discussed this week at the Midwest Commercial Vehicle Safety Summit.
Comfort in the cab: It starts with the seat
When it comes to comfort in the cab, few things matter more than your seat. And manufacturers are offering a wide variety of options truckers can choose from. We’ll talk with Bryan Martin of Chrome Shop Mafia.
2023 Cool Gifts guide for truckers
Finding that perfect gift for the trucker in your life just got a bit easier thanks to Land Line Magazine’s 2023 Cool Gifts guide. From practical items that keep you comfortable on the job to ones that add a little flair to your rig, staff writer Tyson Fisher joins the show to talk about what made the cut this year. You might even see something you want for yourself.