TD164: Government Overreach, EV Battery Issues, Tucker Movies, AB5, New Regulations, & More

Trucker Dump - A Trucking Podcast

English - July 16, 2022 17:38 - 1 hour - 30.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 69 ratings
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This week we discuss autonomous yard trucks, new regulations, government overreach, a new trucker movie, more on AB5, the 15 best truck stops in the US, EV charging and battery issues, hot tires, what young people are looking for in trucking careers, and believe it or not, more safety blitzes.

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News Links:

Arkansas to kick off two week speeding crackdown from CDLLife.com

Hundreds of truckers protest AB5 at Southern California’s busiest ports from FreightWaves.com

Refrigerated carriers combine as KLLM acquires Quest Global from FreightWaves.com

2290 tax filing season opened July 1. Here's how to get ahead of the deadline from OverdriveOnline.com

Tire safety risks can rise with the temperature from OverdriveOnline.com

New trucking movie features a female driver in a battle against human traffickers to save a teen girl from CDLLife.com

Younger Drivers Look Beyond Pay When Choosing Carriers, ATRI Finds from ttnews.com (Transport Topics)

Outrider ready to scale distribution yard autonomy from FreightWaves.com

Pilot and GM plan coast-to-coast EV fast-charging network from FreightWaves.com

First Responders Outline Concerns With EV Battery Fires from ttnews.com (Transport Topics)

A run at mobile CO2 capture, straight from the stacks -- and growing markets for the gas from OverdriveOnline.com