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Sep 20, 2023

FHWA Administrator Shailen Bhatt talks about his agency’s role in addressing the truck parking shortage, when the issue first reached his radar, what he’s doing in Wyoming this week and more. Also, few things will create anxiety more quickly than finding you’re going to be the subject of an IRS audit. We’ll get an idea of what the risks are and what you can do to reduce them from Shasta May of MBA Tax and Bookkeeping Service. And a California bill intended to slow efforts to put autonomous trucks without safety drivers on state roadways has swept through the statehouse, despite opposition from the governor.

0:00 – Newscast 

09:51 – What the feds are doing about truck parking

24:34 – Avoiding an IRS audit

39:18 – Keeping drivers in autonomous trucks