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Aug 17, 2019

LLN (8/16/19) – We’ll tell you who’s likely to fight the hours-of-service proposal. Plus, we’ll have more details on the proposed hours of service changes. Also, for many truckers, storage can become a problem. However, plenty of solutions are available. One of the chief problems with lease-purchase deals is when the carrier starts to view taking money from you as the way to make a profit rather than hauling freight. And truckers who own their own rigs are concerned about expensive new federal requirements, but one issue has them more steamed than anything else.

0:00-10:10 – Newscast.

10:10-24:59 – Storage problems and solutions.

24:59 -39:14 – Lease-purchase problems; insurance minimums.

39:14-49:05 – Who will fight hours of service?