Communities in Oregon that employ red-light cameras now have expanded ability to issue additional automated tickets. Also, voters in North Carolina’s capital city decided this week to raise their taxes to improve local infrastructure. Terry Scruton talks about these stories with OOIDA’s Mike Matousek and Land Line Magazine’s Keith Goble.

While Congress and the administration have worked for some time to eliminate the Affordable Care Act, in fact, it remains the law of the land. Mary McKenna will tell you what you need to know in a conversation with consultant Rick Welsh of Welsh and Associates.

Testing of autonomous vehicles to haul freight in California is not going away anytime soon. Terry Scruton finds out the details from OOIDA’s Mike Matousek and Land Line Magazine’s Keith Goble.

At his most recent few stops, Jon Osburn has run into a much higher number of company drivers, and discussed the concerns they have that are unique to employee drivers. Mark Reddig talks with the man who drives the Spirit of the American Trucker.

The top man at the American Trucking Association recently gave a speech he called his “state of the industry address.” Mark Reddig discusses what was said and what it means to you with OOIDA Director of Security Operations Doug Morris.

Our daily newscast from Marcia Campbell’s "All Nighter" on WSM 650 AM, "The Legend," a clear-channel station out of Nashville, TN.

OOIDA says YRC’s ELD exemption request shows why the mandate is a bad idea. Terry Scruton discusses that with Jay Grimes of OOIDA’s Washington, D.C., office. They also talked about a meeting that happened Oct. 20th hosted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration dealing with Autonomous Vehicles.

After years of doing virtually anything to avoid the topic, it appears Congress may actually vote on whether to increase the fuel tax to pay for roads. Mark Reddig finds out what’s happening from Collin Long of OOIDA’s Washington, D.C., office.

Our daily newscast from Marcia Campbell’s "All Nighter" on WSM 650 AM, "The Legend," a clear-channel station out of Nashville, TN.

Freight and rates have slipped a little this week, but are still well above average. Terry Scruton gets the details from Peggy Dorf of DAT, a company that provides market information for owner operators, carriers, brokers and shippers.