A safety program born of tragedy focuses on teaching teen drivers how to be safe on the road, including how to share the road with large trucks. Terry Scruton talks with Doug Herbert, founder of BRAKES.

State governments around the country are pushing to hike fuel taxes to pay for needed road work. Reed Black talks with our state legislative experts, Keith Goble and Mike Matousek.

Jon Osburn is never one to complain. But he’s completely unimpressed with the state of our infrastructure. Mary McKenna talks with the man who drives the Spirit of the American Trucker.

A proposal in West Virginia could completely upend traditional highway funding in the state. And OOIDA has told officials there that, quote, “this proposal sends a message to our nation’s small-business truckers that West Virginia is not open for business.” Mark Reddig talks with OOIDA Director of Government Affairs Mike Matousek.

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

Recently, we discussed a meeting held by FMCSA regarding the technical requirements for ELDs – a meeting that raised more questions than it answered. Terry Scruton learns more about what happened from OOIDA Manager of Federal Affairs Jay Grimes and Land Line Magazine Managing Editor Jami Jones.

The secretary of transportation spoke to a Senate committee today about changing how “infrastructure projects are regulated, funded, delivered and maintained.” Mark Reddig gets a rundown from Jay Grimes 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.

Van freight brings a mixed bag, while reefer freight is still going strong through produce season. Terry Scruton gets the latest from Peggy Dorf of DAT, a company that provides market information for owner operators, carriers, brokers and shippers.

The Secretary of Transportation has offered more details of the president’s 1 trillion dollar infrastructure plan – including how much federal tax money will be used with other private funds to make it happen. Mark Reddig gets the details on that and more from OOIDA’s Doug Morris.