We’ve entered a new era in the trucking industry, as the first truly driverless trucks haul freight on an American interstate highway. Also, Land Line Now has the latest on independent contractor rules, speed limiters and more. Then, summer brings higher heat and red-hot pavement. So some attention has to be paid to the components in your truck that might be affected. And the word “utility” typically means water or electricity and the like. But OOIDA tour truck driver Marty Ellis heard trucking fits the definition of “essential utility.”

0:00 – Driverless trucks hit the roads – what does it mean?

10:05 – Big developments on independent contractors, speed limiters

24:32 – The top items on your truck’s summer prep list

39:32 – Is trucking an ‘essential utility’?