Last shutdown cost taxpayers big time

LLN (9/18/19) – A new report says the last government shutdown cost the U.S. Department of Transportation the equivalent of thousands of years of productivity. Also, a Massachusetts Institute of Technology scientist thinks learning how to be an owner-operator might help his research. The truckload market rose a bit following Hurricane Dorian, but van and flatbed rates are down. And there’s an attack on a Saudi oil facility, and for the first time in 10 weeks, diesel prices rose.

0:00-10:10 – Newscast.

10:10-24:44 – MIT researcher learns about trucking.

24:44-39:13 – Hurricane affects rates; diesel prices up.

39:13-48:50 – Shutdown cost DOT – and taxpayers – big.