It’s snowing in Chattanooga, but none of it’s sticking. You know what else isn’t sticking? How about the bill on Thursday that effectively would nationalize the provisions within California’s AB5 law, which severely constricts the ability of companies to hire independent contractors? It made it through the House, but won’t make it through the Senate. No way, no how.
In other news, Senate Bill 1530 is a new version of legislation that failed to pass last year, and this year hundreds of truck drivers showed up at the Oregon Capitol on Thursday to protest the bill. The bill would put a price on carbon emissions, and exposes the deep divide in the state between mostly urban new economy businesses championing strong action on greenhouse gas emissions, and the rural communities who say the bill is a threat to their livelihoods.
But wait, there’s actually a bipartisan bill. That’s right, dogs and cats are kissing in the streets and pigs are flying. Both OOIDA and ATA support a measure to create a dedicated pool of competitive grant funding for new truck parking capacity that will be introduced in Congress in the coming weeks. What could this bill possibly be about? Parking! There needs to be more dedicated asphalt, and everyone seems to agree. Parking ranks third on driver issues that concern truckers, only behind compensation and hours-of-service.
Cassandra “Mad” Gaines, transportation attorney, discusses noncompetes, and advises us on the current case of Steven Tu and how he seems to be in deep water with C.H. Robinson.
Kevin “King of the” Hill gives us the reasons behind why the DHL Supply Chain Power Pricing Index continues its downward trend. Dooner and Hill also celebrate the beginning of a whole new show. Put That Coffee Down has only just begun to speak to the under-represented segment of sales in the logistics industry.
Veteran co-host, JP Hampstead, returns to celebrate our 150th broadcast, and ends up giving us the bad news about Coyote shuttering operations in Chattanooga.
When it comes to the movement of freight on the ocean’s highways, and what the impact of the coronavirus is having on the industry, look no further than CNBC Business News’ Lori Ann LaRocco. When we finally lasso her on the phone, she doesn’t disappoint.
Did you know?
A survey conducted by Convey, a last-mile delivery IT provider, found that 24% of respondents had negative views of Amazon’s impact on the retail industry, while 27% felt “very or somewhat” negative about the company’s effect on the environment. However, 21% of respondents who worried about Amazon’s impact on the retail sector still bought half of their goods on its site. About 24% who thought Amazon’s behavior was damaging to the environment still bought half their stuff there.
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Pavel Konan
They may also consider to use https://spotvision.co parking app where driver could
see an exact position of vacant parking spots on the map
Noble1 suggests SMART truck drivers should UNITE & collectively cut out the middlemen from picking truck driver pockets ! IMHO
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“Both OOIDA and ATA support a measure to create a dedicated pool of competitive grant funding for new truck parking capacity that will be introduced in Congress in the coming weeks.”
I object . Once again corporate America is asking government to foot the bill for their needs through corporate welfare . What a disgrace .
I clearly understand that there is a commercial road transportation parking issue . I also understand that the commercial road transportation parking issue can be diminished and or rectified through improved load coordination by private for profit enterprise .Corporate incentives to develop and build more truck stops could be another solution .
I believe a proposition to incentivize truck stop growth which cater to the commercial road transportation needs in an attempt to motivate investment , development , and expansion in such businesses would be more appropriate .
Through such a proposition the government would engender a monetary return on their business incentive through business income and service taxes rather than engender more expenses due to continual parking maintenance .
There is a better way , a more profitable way ,and a more convenient solution which will address our challenges without negatively impacting government budgets .
Truck drivers don’t simply need a safe parking lot with a toilet and sink . They need a facility where they can park ,fuel, shower , eat , do laundry etc . There is a proper way to cater to their needs , and then there’s the primitive OOIDA & ATA way which mooch tax payers and burden government budgets .
IMHO