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Driver training: Introducing Bryan Spoon, owner-operator on the rulemaking committee
A podcast conversation with owner-operator and ELDTAC member Bryan Spoon; and DOTâs Foxx asks âWhat if it all stops?â, says the Onion.
March 19, 2015
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Mailbag: âDonât help the lawyers. Help us.â âReaders on insurance
In this podcast, readers weigh in on rising insurance costs, urging regulators and congress not to hike minimums, which might well serve only to line the pockets of attorneys and deleteriously affect the trucking business.
March 17, 2015
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Podcast: Music, new advocacy project from independent Howard Salmon
The owner-operator/songwriter hear tells the story of his âWho Would They Look Up To?â track, newly being offered as a free download to encourage parents and truckers around the nation to hew to its message, and more.
March 13, 2015
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Keith Sampsonâs Trucker Talent Search ditty
The 2014 Trucker Talent Search winner, songwriter and Landstar owner-operator encourages truckers to take part in this yearâs TTS with a new song and video.
March 12, 2015
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Podcast: Entry level driver training conversations following rulemaking committee meeting
Will traditional training approaches survive the Entry Level Driver Training rulemaking? If statutory language is any indication, itâs likely. Voices on training standards/practices in this podcast.
March 9, 2015
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Jeff Clark for FMCSA Administrator? And: Lookback Tony Justice podcast
Operator Jeff Clark fires up the campaign machine, and a lookback podcast performance from Tony Justice â Dave Dudleyâs âSix Days on the Roadâ and Justiceâs own âWho Needs Heaven.â
March 7, 2015
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Audio mailbag: Minimum interstate age should be 18, insurance barriers to new owner-operators
Podcast round-up of some reader voices on minimum interstate driving age, insurance challenges for young owner-operators, hours, parking and more.
March 3, 2015
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Entry level driver training podcast: The data problem
Whatâs dogged any training rule for the last 20 years? Thereâs no particular evidence of a relationship between adequacy of training and driversâ safety on the road.
February 27, 2015
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The bar goes up on fuel surcharges
In a podcast, Gordon Klemp, head of the National Transportation Institute, discusses fuel surcharges, sign-on bonuses, demand for owner-operators, and compensation trends for flatbedders and independents.
February 12, 2015
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âHold the lineâ â former âblack hawk downâ Army rangerâs message of endurance, persistence
Podcast: Thomas spoke, telling the story of his Somalia experience, and performed the song this past Thursday to open the Conversion Interactive / TCA recruiting, retention conference.
February 7, 2015
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Podcast: Obamacare, round two â progress report as second enrollment period nears end
Whatâs to consider if youâre uninsured come tax time? Will the Supreme Court derail the bedrock of the ACA? Marc Ballard answers these and other questions here.
January 29, 2015
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More voices on restart rollback; And a moving encounter off I-395 in Connecticut
Audio mailbag No. 2 on the restart as Congress mulls big spending bill; And: driver Scott LeVanâs encounter with Ben, a wounded German Shepherd, brings tears to a grown manâs eyes.
December 11, 2014
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Audio mailbag: FMCSA âbarked up the wrong treeâ with 2013-implemented restart changes
Podcast: In the wake of Congressional efforts to force a stay on the 2013 restart provisions of truckersâ hours of service this week, readers weighed in on their view of the so-called âCollins amendment.â
December 10, 2014
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NASTC head David Owenâs sleep apnea story
NASTC president David Owen is firm in his belief in a professional driverâs ability to manage fatigue. And while he clearly knows the benefit of apnea treatment in those who suffer from it, Owen cites a fundamental disagreement with those who believe untreated apnea is public highway safety danger No. 1.
November 18, 2014
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Audio mailbag: CARBâs hardship exemption, e-logs and harassment
No. 2 in the mailbag series of podcasts airing views sees voices responding to recent news around the California Air Resources Board and FMCSAâs report on e-logs and harassment.
November 17, 2014
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Podcast: Legal delays as CARB rules âgo hard-fastâ
As lawsuits against the California Air Resources Board hit the same technical âbuzzsawâ and get delayed and delayed, notes Joe Rajkovacz of the CCTA, deadlines for rules compliance come and go.
November 13, 2014
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Audio mailbag: Liability insurance, sleeper berth flexibility
The first in a series of Voices podcasts airing editorial comment on a variety of issues, here stemming from discussion of both sleeper berth period flexibility and FMCSAâs planned liability insurance hike in D.C. Call 530-208-6423 at any time to record a message.
October 31, 2014
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MCSAC to get new chairman â and a little CSA deja vu
Ever wonder what FMCSAâs current administrator sounds like? Hear him reveal the incoming MCSAC advisory committee chair here. Also: No wonder trucking went to Congress over CSA, and more from D.CâŚ.
October 28, 2014
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