02.17.2023 - By Land Line Now News Team
LLN (2/16/23) – The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration wants to change the SMS system for determining who is and who is not a high-risk motor carrier. And a new chief has been nominated to lead the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Also, Women in Trucking will soon have a new president and CEO. We’ll speak with the incoming and outgoing CEOs of the organization on today’s show. And more than a dozen bills offered at the Connecticut statehouse call for the state to eliminate the highway use tax on large trucks. Meanwhile, about a dozen bills introduced at the statehouse are intended to help address wrong-way driving. 0:00 – Newscast. 09:43 – Women in Trucking. 24:34 – SMS changes. 39:17 – Connecticut highway use tax.