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Sep 24, 2024

A need to preempt natural avalanches prompted Utah Department of Transportation officials to come up with a better, safer system to use in winter months. Also, average diesel prices are up for the first time in more than two months, and the U.S. Department of Labor is stepping in with a port strike looming next week. Then, people really need a second chance sometimes. One place that’s true is in court, a place where second chances are hard to come by. We’ll explain. And three important pieces of legislation supported by OOIDA dealing with freight fraud and more have advanced out of committee in the U.S. House.

0:00 – Diesel prices increase after long drop 

10:07 – Utah replaces cannons used to spark avalanches

25:00 – Getting your second chance in court

40:06 – Freight fraud, other trucking bills advance in Congress