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Our series commemorating Military Appreciation Month continues with an Army veteran/former truck driver who’s getting back on his feet thanks to the Veterans Community Project. Then, from admonishments in Congress to eyebrow-raising cost analysis from a well-known trucking company and more, the aggressive push to electrify the trucking industry is getting more attention and quite a bit more pushback. And finally, an OOIDA board member explains the importance of using your voice as a truck driver.
0:00 – Newscast 
10:33 – From homeless to full of hope
25:16 – Pushback on push to electrify trucking industry
40:24 – Using your voice for greater good

FMCSA is undertaking a project to alert the general public about sharing the road with large trucks. OOIDA’s Jay Grimes has the details. Also, Norita Taylor and Nikki Johnson of OOIDA discuss the Association’s work to help support U.S. troops overseas and at home. And ELDs have long been unpopular – due in part to their inflexibility. Marty Ellis says some truckers are trying to cope in a not-so-proper way, and one weigh station has figured that out.
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10:22 – OOIDA’s efforts to help support the troops
24:59 – FMCSA to cars: Time to share the road
40:23 – Weigh station figures out ELD shenanigans

The Veterans Community Project is unique among similar programs. It doesn’t just allow dogs into its communities – it welcomes them. Also, Andrew King of the OOIDA Foundation tells us about the importance of creating a business plan and how people can avoid being part of the 50% of businesses that fail by their fifth year. And spot freight volume increased 2.6% week over week. We'll have the latest on market conditions, including the ups and downs over the past two weeks, with Brent Hutto of TruckStop.
0:00 – Newscast 
10:22 – Veterans Community Project has gone to the dogs – and it’s a good thing
24:59 – The importance of creating a business plan
40:23 – Freight volume up on the spot market

Tyson Fisher brings us an update on the truck parking crisis, including plans for tens of thousands of paid truck parking spaces nationwide. Also, Sylvia Dodson, Mike Schermoly and Jay Grimes discuss how taking part in Mission: Military Appreciation can benefit truckers as well as our troops. And Colorado lawmakers have finished work on a bill that would change chain laws, left lane rules and speed enforcement in the state.
0:00 – Newscast 
10:22 – A mission that helps truckers as well as the troops
24:59 – Will the free market solve truck parking?
40:23 – Big changes to truck rules may be coming to Colorado

Truckers are pointing out a new trend – shippers and others requiring those truckers to download a specific app on their smartphones. Also, this week is Mission: Military Appreciation at OOIDA. Executive Vice President Lewie Pugh describes how he got into trucking in the U.S. Army and how that led to a career in a commercial motor vehicle. And violations in your personal vehicle don’t stay there – they can impact your commercial driver's license, as well.
0:00 – Newscast 
10:22 – Getting into trucking via the military.
24:59 – Personal vehicle violations can follow you into trucking
40:23 – Why are shippers making truckers download apps?

Trent Cameron, CEO and co-founder of Outpost, shares his company’s ambitious plan to dot the nation with private truck parking lots. Also, we’ve all likely heard of a basic concept in technology – garbage in, garbage out. That applies to technology in trucking, including autonomous vehicles. And an OOIDA member has a unique way of saving some money – solar panels. We speak with him about the process and how he thinks it will become a lot more common in the future.
0:00 – Newscast 
10:22 – A private approach to truck parking
24:59 – The downside to all the tech in trucking
40:23 – Saving money on your truck with solar