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Jan 21, 2022

LLN (1/20/22) – A new deputy administrator has been named at FMCSA – and if this time follows the administration’s pattern, that will likely indicate the eventual nominee to permanently head the agency. Also, a lawmaker in Virginia wants to restrict trucks from the left lanes of interstates there over a false claim, and OOIDA says it’s a bad idea. Meanwhile, California Gov. Gavin Newsom has unveiled a budget that includes freezing the state’s fuel tax rates. And the government is sending out COVID-19 tests to Americans across the country. So how and when should you use them, and what can you do with the information they provide?

0:00 – Newscast.

09:43 – New FMCSA chief.

23:55 – Virginia left lane plan; California fuel tax.

38:34 – COVID-19 tests.