Tickets, warnings and inspections – some advice

When is a ticket not a ticket? When it’s warning. And many truckers dread a warning. So why is that, and what’s the reality? We’ll discuss tickets, warnings, inspections and more with Tom Crowley and Jim Jefferson of OOIDA’s Business Services Department.

Listen to our full show

When is a ticket not a ticket? When it’s warning. And many truckers dread a warning. So why is that, and what’s the reality? We’ll discuss tickets, warnings, inspections and more with Tom Crowley and Jim Jefferson of OOIDA’s Business Services Department. Also, news doesn’t always have to be doom and gloom. Land Line Magazine Managing Editor Jami Jones will join us to talk about some of the fun stories in the March/April edition of Land Line Magazine. And efforts to get more parking for truckers in Washington state continue, as do efforts to get truckers access to bathrooms at facilities they visit as part of their jobs.

Catch up on the news with Scott Thompson

The People’s Convoy has reached the end of the line. Navistar is recalling certain International LT tractors. And MATS is over, but the stories from Louisville continue.

Land Line Magazine preview

News doesn’t always have to be doom and gloom. Land Line Magazine Managing Editor Jami Jones will join us to talk about some of the fun stories in the March/April edition of Land Line Magazine

Parking and bathroom access update

Efforts to get more parking for truckers in Washington state continue, as do efforts to get truckers access to bathrooms at facilities they visit as part of their jobs.

Subscribe to Land Line Now

Go to Land Line Now on the Bullhorn app, or the Bullhorn website’s Land Line Now page, and click on the follow button. Bullhorn lets you listen to our program without using limited data on your cellphone plan – by allowing you to listen through a phone call.

Links, email addresses, phone numbers and more information

• Click here to access the FMCSA’s SAFER system.
• The South Carolina DOT is in the process of widening portions of I-85 through Spartanburg and Cherokee counties. For a complete list of which areas will be closed visit the 85 Widening Facebook page.
• You can write and post a review of the doctor who performed your U.S. DOT physical to be shared with your fellow truckers – or look up other reviews of a doctor – through the OOIDA website.
• Marty Ellis and the Spirit of the American Trucker are at the Petro in Glendale, Ky. That’s at Exit 86 off Interstate 65. Find upcoming Spirit stops here.
• See everything OOIDA’s Business Services Department has to offer here. And you can contact them at 816-229-5791.
• If you’re a trucker not receiving Land Line Magazine and you’d like to, you can sign up here. It’s free!
• Remember, it’s never too late to contact your lawmakers. You can do that via the Fighting for Truckers website or by calling 202-224-3121.
• Find out how to listen to Land Line Now on TNC Radio.
• You can donate to the Truckers for Troops fund all year.
• OOIDA has an online resource to provide access to information needed to operate in the coronavirus pandemic. Click on the COVID-19 menu at the top of the page on the Land Line Media website.