LLN (9/16/21) – Separating fact from fiction on vaccine mandates can be a chore, so we clear up what you need to know as the order comes into focus. ATRI is asking drivers to let them know what concerns them most, whether it be vaccine mandates, the lack of truck parking or anything else. And Michigan is making moves on ticket quotas and road funding red tape.

0:00 – Newscast.

10:14 – ATRI driver concern survey, traffic fatalities and highway safety.

25:06 – Michigan ticket quotas, road funding red tape.

40:02 – Vaccine mandates: separating truths from rumors.

LLN (9/15/21) – A new program is enlisting truckers in the fight against human trafficking and training is completely free. Two organizations have found new ways to honor commercial truck drivers. The spot market has cooled off a bit. Plus, an update on what the House labor committee is doing about the PRO Act.

0:00 – Newscast.

10:14 – Free training to fight human trafficking.

25:06 – Spot market check.

40:02 –PRO Act provisions in reconciliation bill.

LLN (9/14/21) – Like Charlie Brown with the football, Congress failed to pass another truck parking amendment and we’ve got the details, the analysis and the new path forward. Tips on quarterly estimated tax payments and tax extensions. Plus, California looks all but certain to extend a mileage tax pilot program and Alaska makes moves to raise its fuel tax rate for the first time in more than 50 years.

0:00 – Newscast.

10:14 – Quarterly estimated tax payments and tax extensions.

25:06 – California mileage tax pilot program, Alaska fuel tax rate.

40:02 – Truck parking amendment fails.

LLN (9/13/21) – Physical damage coverage may be optional, but it might as well be necessary. Why picking up the insurance coverage covers you on a number of fronts. A new song inspired by an OOIDA member involving terminal cancer, a Facebook post, a surprise gone wrong and a lasting tribute that the driver’s widow will never forget. Plus, takeaways from the recent CVSA conference, tort reform, towing and medical certificates.

0:00 – Newscast.

10:14 – Pocketful of Quarters.

25:06 – Physical damage coverage.

40:02 – CVSA takeaways.

LLN (9/10/21) – In just two weeks, truckers will gather in Joplin, Missouri, for the biennial Guilty By Association Truck Show. We’ll have a preview of the big event. Also, Marty Ellis is between truck shows, but in the meantime he’s hearing plenty about driver retention and why there isn’t very much of that. And it’s been a while since the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement replaced NAFTA – including reforms to cross-border trucking. So how is it going?

0:00 – Newscast.

10:14 – GBATS preview.

25:06 – Driver retention and home time.

40:02 – NAFTA replacement update.

LLN (9/9/21) – The FMCSA is giving states money for truck safety, the IRS is giving some truckers a better tax break, and yet another carrier wants an exemption from driver training rules. Also, Michigan lawmakers may OK speed cameras in work zones; Pennsylvania may let local cops use speed radar; and California could change how they set speed limits. We’ll have information about upcoming truck shows. And FMCSA sets regulations. But if you’re put out of service, the officer likely followed out of service criteria written by the CVSA. We’ll tell you what happened at that group’s recent meeting and how it might affect you.

0:00 – Newscast.

10:14 – Safety grants; per diem; driver training exemption.

25:06 – Michigan speed cameras; Pennsylvania radar; California speed limits.

40:02 – CVSA meets.

LLN (9/8/21) – Over the past 15 or so months, it seems like COVID-19 has affected just about everything, but it’s even affecting things you may not know about – or expect. And among those things is how you get an alcohol or drug test. Also, Hurricane Ida had a profound effect on the markets last week. We’ll go over the scope of that impact and where it was felt the most, as well as where the market is trending now. And if you thought the price tag on the $3.5 trillion federal budget was high, you’re not alone. Republicans are now joined by several Democrats who are expressing concerns. We’ll explain what the concerns are and how they could affect you.

0:00 – Newscast.

10:14 – The pandemic and drug testing.

25:06 – Hurricane Ida and the freight market – Part II.

40:02 – That’s one big budget.

LLN (9/7/21) – Work has started on a $3.5 trillion budget – including yet more money for transportation and infrastructure. But where will that money be spent, and on what? And will truck parking finally get some attention? Also, maintaining a healthy lifestyle when you’re sitting behind a wheel for hours on end is difficult – but it doesn’t have to be impossible, and exercise doesn’t have to include access to a gym and long runs. And a bill in Michigan would use $1.6 billion dollars in pandemic relief to fix local bridges. Meanwhile, Georgia voters will decide on a 1% local transportation tax.

0:00 – Newscast.

10:14 – Exercise out on the road.

25:06 – Michigan local bridges; Georgia local transportation tax.

40:02 – Will truck parking get some cash?

LLN (9/3/21) – Truckers who want to help out in a crisis like Hurricane Ida have few options. Now, there’s a way they can help. Meanwhile, one city develops a plan to keep overweight trucks on a fragile highway. Also, from a good Samaritan truck driver to a motor carrier that wants to put trainees in the driver’s seat without a trainer who’s awake, we’ll tell you who in recent news has been good and who’s been bad with some Roses and Razzberries. And Marty Ellis continues to make his way through this year’s truck shows, but in the meantime he’s hearing from truckers about a lack of key parts for trucks in need of repair.

0:00 – Newscast.

10:14 – Roses and Razzberries.

25:06 – Shortage of truck parts.

40:02 – Helping out in disasters; New York overweight trucks.

LLN (9/6/21) – Earlier this year, industry watchers predicted a qualified driver shortage could lead to a fuel shortage across the U.S. We’ll have an encore of a roundtable discussion on the topic. Also, to figure out what trucks need in terms of highway infrastructure, it’s probably a good idea to know which trucks are going to be on the highways. A survey is planned to discover just that – and OOIDA says it could be good news for truckers. And the lawsuit against California’s AB5 may go to the Supreme Court, while another related law has been ruled unconstitutional.

0:00 – Newscast.

10:14 – Upcoming survey on trucks and roads.

25:06 – Revisiting a fuel shortage prediction.

40:02 – Update on worker classification laws.