America's Truckin' Network

The following stories were covered: today is Veterans Day, Kevin honors our Veterans, talks about the origins of the day and where to find discounts available to Veterans on their day; Scam Alert!; Scott Bessent sets George Stephanopoulos straight on the Shumer Shutdown; appears as though there is an end to the Schumer Shutdown; Haver Analytics released their estimate of the Weekly Jobs claims; Kevin has the details, sifts through the information, puts the information into historical perspective, offers his insights and opinions.

Kevin covered the following stories: a correction and update regarding the Louisville UPS cargo plane crash; S&P Global released their October U.S. Services Purchasing Managers' Index and the Institute for Supply Management released their October Purchasing Managers Index for Services Providers; after U.S. President Trump and China's President Xi Jinping met in South Korea last week, trade tensions are thawing; factors affecting oil and gas prices; Kevin has the details, digs into the data, puts the information into historical perspective, offers his insights and a few opinions along the way.

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Kevin covered the following stories: a correction and update regarding the Louisville UPS cargo plane crash; S&P Global released their October U.S. Services Purchasing Managers' Index and the Institute for Supply Management released their October Purchasing Managers Index for Services Providers; after U.S. President Trump and China's President Xi Jinping met in South Korea last week, trade tensions are thawing; factors affecting oil and gas prices; Kevin has the details, digs into the data, puts the information into historical perspective, offers his insights and a few opinions along the way.

Kevin shares his thoughts on Tuesday night's election results in New York City, New Jersey and Virginia. He also covered the following stories: Latest update on the UPS cargo plane crash near Louisville; a questionable report on job openings, from a source not usually quoted, was used by some talk shows and then quoted by others; ADP reported October private payrolls; current oil and gas prices; Kevin has the details, digs through the data, puts the information into historical perspective, offers his insights and a few opinions along the way.

Kevin discussed the following topics: common sense tells us there is no driver shortage, when stories are written about "inflation", the examples given blaming tariffs don't add up; S&P Global U.S. Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index was released, example of the headline doesn't match the story; China buying wheat and soy beans for the first time this year; Kevin has the details, digs into the information, puts the data into historical perspective, offers his insights and opinions.

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It's November, Turkey Month,  Kevin reminisces about the years of helping his Mother preparing the Thanksgiving Day Meal and the first time he soloed preparing the Thanksgiving meal for 20+ people; Michael Maddox, Butterball Turkey Talk-Line Expert joins him to talk about the Butterball Turkey Hotline to help guide you through the process to make day less intimidating; the U.S. Weekly Jobless Claims were estimated by economists at different companies in lieu of the Bureau of Labor Statistics number unavailable during the Government shutdown; Kevin has the details, digs into the details, puts the information into historical perspective, offers his insights and a couple of opinions along the way.

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Kevin covers the following stories and topics: Hurricane Melissa is now pounding Bermuda; President Trump returns from his 5-day Asia trip; Lewie Pugh, Executive Vice President, Owner Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) joins the show to discuss the latest Bills before Congress which align with the U.S. Department of Transportation's Interim Final Rules regarding Non-domiciled CDLs and English Language Proficiency; an editorial by Craig Fuller, CEO at FreightWaves takes on the issue of a "truck driver shortage"; Kevin has the details digs, into the data, puts the information in historical perspective, offers his insights and opinion.

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Kevin covers the following stories and topics: Hurricane Melissa is now pounding Bermuda; President Trump returns from his 5-day Asia trip; Lewie Pugh, Executive Vice President, Owner Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) joins the show to discuss the latest Bills before Congress which align with the U.S. Department of Transportation's Interim Final Rules regarding Non-domiciled CDLs and English Language Proficiency; an editorial by Craig Fuller, CEO at FreightWaves takes on the issue of a "truck driver shortage"; Kevin has the details digs, into the data, puts the information in historical perspective, offers his insights and opinion.

Kevin covers the following stories: update on Hurricane Melissa's path; the Federal Reserve announced its decision on interest rate cuts; the Conference Board released their Consumer Confidence Index; the difference between what is being reported vs what the people are concerned about; Kevin has the details, sifts through the data, puts the information into historical perspective, offers his insights and opinions.

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Kevin covers the following stories: an update on Hurricane Melissa; are tariffs to blame for higher coffee prices?; the National Association of Realtors reported September existing home sales; President Trump offers a plan to lower beef prices; cattlemen look for a long-term solution for beef supply; U.S., and China trade deal is drawing closer; U.S. - Canada trade deal talks terminated "Reagan ad", sighted as one of the reasons; Kevin has the details, digs into the data, puts the information into historical perspective, offers his insights and opinions. 

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