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Truckers at risk for this cancer

Jun 25, 2019

LLN (6/24/19) – Truckers may not be aware that they face a higher risk for aggressive prostate cancer. Also, with the feds failing to act, states are stepping up to fund infrastructure. Meanwhile, some truckers go a bit too far in trying to prevent a brake-related out-of-service order. Can you go after a shipper if your broker doesn’t pay? And more progress is being made to protect truckers from dishonest towing operations.

0:00-9:57 – Newscast

9:57-24:42 – Risk of prostate cancer; Brake adjustment

24:42-39:40 – States and infrastructure; if the broker doesn’t pay

39:40-49:25 – Update on law-enforcement-ordered towing