Grants aim to get veterans into trucking
Aug 12, 2022•51 min
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Episode description
LLN (8/11/22) – The FMCSA is offering millions in grant money to get more military veterans into trucking. So how is that money going to be used and will it be effective? Also, several companies and organizations have recently requested exemptions from the entry-level driver training rule. And in the latest cases, OOIDA is again opposing those requests. And Massachusetts lawmakers have agreed to spend $11.3 billion on transportation, while Georgia’s governor has extended a fuel tax holiday for a third time.
0:00 – Newscast.
10:04 – Fuel: trending down, but trouble ahead.
24:56 – Summer freight slowdown.
39:51 – A big loss for convoy.
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