Recent fatal accidents involving truck drivers of an older age have been making the headline news. Safety advocates and attorneys are, once again, calling for a mandatory retirement age of 65 for truckers. Should professional truck drivers be required by law to retire at 65? Could this safety matter erupt into an age discrimination issue?

Allen takes the top 40 questions and discusses the 40 answers concerning the FMCSA safety initiative: CSA 2010. Special 2 hour broadcast.

Years ago it was being said that the truck owner operator was a dying breed, yet ... the entrepreneurial spirit of these independent contractors live on. Allen pays tribute to the on-going spirit of the trucking owner operator and the struggles faced by these warriors of the road.

The FMSCA has now decided not to fully implement the new safety initiative, CSA 2010 until 2011. Even though the program is still months away, truck drivers are already feeling the effects of CSA 2010. The question still remains ... what future effect will CSA 2010 have on our professional truckers? Other topics will include the driver shortage issue and drivers classified as unskilled labor. Co-host Barry Szczucki joins Allen for open lines.

Open phone lines for whatever trucking topic is on your mind. Allen looks at the recent Mid America Trucking Show and Jazzy Jordan running across America for truckers, featuring the new Jazzy song performed by Jan McCarter. Surprise call-in from "Jazzy" Jordan!

What is happening in today's world of trucking? CDL training? CSA2010? NAFTA? Cheap freight? What about the good side of trucking? The phone lines are opened for the callers to decide what they want to talk about on this episode of Trucking Topics Open Discussion.

How safe is the truck driver 14 hours of service rule? Truckers can work 70 hour work weeks with trucking companies, shippers and receivers showing little regard to the safety and health of the drivers. With the current HOS rules for drivers, many local truck drivers can easily be up for 20 or more hours at a time. Is the trucking industry really concerned with safety or is it nothing more than greed? Barry Szczucki co-hosts.

Cargo theft is on the rise as truckers find themselves targets of highway robberies. As the global economic crisis worsens, truckloads containing $487 million of goods were stolen in the U.S. in 2009, a 67% increase from the previous year. Allen Smith and Barry Szczucki takes a look at the rising factors of crime against truckers and what measures can be taken to protect yourself from highway hijackers.

Congressman Paul Tonko (D) N.Y., is our special guest as we discuss the importance of passing House Bill H.R.2156. Better known as Jason's Law, this bill will provide safe and secure parking for our nation's truck drivers. Congressman Tonko will bring us up to date on this important issue that is so vital to the safety of all truckers.

Human trafficking is America's modern day slavery. Men, women and children are being bought and sold in the United States and abroad and has become a $32 billion industry worldwide. Kylla Leeburg, of Chapter 61 Ministries is our special guest, as we look at this horrific crime and how truckers are being called to action to help rescue the victims of Human

Trafficking in America.