Oct 31, 2023
Congress is gearing up once again now that the House has a speaker. This means annual spending bills are on the move, which itself means some issues vital to truckers – such as speed limiters and automatic emergency brakes – are getting their day. Collin Long of OOIDA’s Washington, D.C., office fills us in. Also, low compensation, the ongoing lack of truck parking and rising fuel prices were the top three concerns truck drivers noted in the American Transportation Research Institute’s 19th annual Top Industry Issues report. And a museum in Dallas houses 120 years of motorized masterpieces that combine motorcycles and art.
0:00 – Newscast
10:07– Pay and parking are top issues in industry survey
25:00– Motorcycle museum preserves 120 years of highway history
39:28 – Spending bills may stall speed limiters, AEBs