Jun 19, 2021
LLN – (6/18/21) - Blood pressure is an important indicator of your health – good or bad. But for truckers, it’s something more. The right numbers can get you a solid two-year medical card, while the wrong numbers could be bad news. Also, the excessive heat that comes with summer doesn’t just damage and transform your tire. It can also lead to fires. We’ll explain how to best avoid “thermal events” and what to do if you find yourself face-to-face with a burning tire. And for years, Congress has put off an important decision – how to fund highways in the future as fuel tax revenue declines. And that has pushed states to do some potentially problematic things.
0:00 – Newscast.
10:15 – Blood pressure and your health.
25:07 – Heat and your tires.
39:57 – Federal inaction and state action.