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"Land Line Now" is the first daily news and information program designed specifically for America's truck drivers.

The Department of Transportation has a nine-point plan to improve truckers’ lives – and two hours-of-service reforms are a key part of it. A...

DataQ is designed to correct mistakes in safety reporting – but truckers see a need for reform. Also, a small group of soldiers drove some s...

OOIDA has long called for hours-of-service flexibility. The DOT has a plan for two pilot programs to test changes to the hours-of-service re...

The Texas Supreme Court just tossed out a $100 million nuclear verdict against Werner. Also, perhaps the most famous role soldier-truckers e...

CVSA wants the federal government to require electronic trackers on all trucks and has made it their top priority for the new highway bill....

The DOT will act on several OOIDA priorities, including speed limiters, hours of service, truck parking and more. Also, we’ll bring you a 20...

A bill would free overtime pay from taxes. However, truckers – who don’t get overtime – are not included. Another bill would change that. Al...

Nearly six decades ago, a trucker set world records by ballooning into the stratosphere. Also, Truckstop.com says that market pressure, rate...

We continue our countdown to our final episode with more of our best work from the past 20 years. First, we’ll bring you an encore of our 20...

Just weeks after resolutions passed striking down California’s emission standards, the U.S. Supreme Court added its voice to the debate. Als...

An Oregon man who’s concerned about the potential ill effects of LED headlights is on a crusade to get them out of our vehicles. Also, from...

What’s required to get started with enforcement of English proficiency in trucking, and when will it happen? We’ll get deep into the details...

FMCSA will renew an exemption for oversize and overweight loads, in part because those rigs realistically have no place to park. Also, many...

NHTSA is planning for autonomous vehicles and working to ease the transition, even for those that don’t currently meet safety standards. Als...

Emergency declarations are causing problems, but some in Congress want FMCSA to clean up the situation. Also, insurance questions can pop up...

Plenty of truck drivers have had the itch to do something to spruce up their rig, but understandably don’t want to break the bank doing it....

President Trump just put a final nail in California’s emission standards coffin. We break down what that could mean for the future of electr...

One of the most common and easily recognized images in trucking and other freight-moving industries is the shipping container. But how did i...

Freight activity tends to slow down a bit as the months get warmer, so what’s behind the recent increase in freight entering the market? Plu...

A proposal that would have amounted to an extra fee for motor carriers just got thrown on the scrap heap by a U.S. Senate committee. What ar...

Troopers in Louisiana say they just busted up another staged crash scheme targeting truckers – and Congress has a plan to stop future crimin...

Some of America’s bridges are in need of help, and the Federal Highway Administration is stepping up with some money to set things right. Al...

A Nevada trucking group is threatening a $500 delivery surcharge in Clark County if officials do not address truck parking. Also, time spent...

The biennial update is something every trucker on his or her own authority has to do – but it’s not that hard, and you can do it yourself. A...

Instead of pointing to new technology or regulations, an NTSB report linked a recent collision to the need for more truck parking. Also, OOI...

One court struck down the Trump tariff plan – and another put it back in place. We’ll offer some analysis about the effect on trucking. Also...

FMCSA’s effort to cut a number of regulations is targeting rules that could be eliminated with little to no impact on highway safety. Also,...

The Trump administration promised to strip transportation regulations if it doesn’t hurt safety – and that effort appears to have begun. Als...

From the company driver per diem to overtime pay for truckers and more, OOIDA has some real concerns about the contents of the budget reconc...

One of the biggest things that can mess up your truck is hitting a large animal. Now, the Oregon DOT thinks it has a solution. 0:00 – Newsca...

Mark Schremmer and Tyson Fisher of Land Line Magazine join the show with an update on the driverless/non-driverless Aurora situation. Also,...

Officials are working out the details on how to handle English-proficiency enforcement out on the road. We’ll have a primer. Also, May is Me...

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy joins the program in an exclusive one-on-one to talk English-proficiency enforcement, his department’s d...

OOIDA joins the U.S. transportation secretary on stage to support the contention that English proficiency is a matter of safety on the road....

Truckstop’s Sean Dehan says despite the uncertainty in the freight market now, truckers are optimistic about the next three to six months. A...

Aurora’s driverless trucks are out, but pushback in Texas is growing – and a new report says the company’s plans may not be set for the long...

The truckers on the OOIDA Board of Directors express strong opinions on the English proficiency regulation. Also, gator tails are a reality...

The only real solution to the truck parking crisis is more spaces. But some states also use technology to help truckers find spaces. Then, w...

OOIDA member Darren Farago spent six years serving his country, but in the end, he pursued his lifelong dream of becoming a truck driver. Al...

OOIDA Executive Vice President Lewie Pugh joins the show to discuss how his career in the military, including driving a truck, led him to th...

We’ve entered a new era in the trucking industry, as the first truly driverless trucks haul freight on an American interstate highway. Also,...

OOIDA President Todd Spencer says English proficiency is a matter of life and death. We hear from him about OOIDA’s fight to get this regula...

Truckstop says there’s more freight showing up in the spot market than normal, including one commodity that saw a 10-cent jump in rates. Als...

Truckers hope the U.S. Department of Transportation will axe some regulations that fail to promote improved safety – and this might happen....

The U.S. DOT is looking for regulations to roll back, and it’s asking truckers to help. OOIDA has a few rules it would like to see changed....

An OOIDA petition and presidential order made CVSA act quickly to return English proficiency to the out-of-service criteria for truckers. Al...

Federal officials are working hard to make a reality of President Donald Trump’s executive order to require English-proficiency enforcement....

The freight market remains in limbo, but Brent Hutto of Truckstop sees evidence that market conditions are headed in a good direction. Also,...

The president has ordered enforcement of the English-proficiency regulation. But how it’s enforced on the ground is going to be up to CVSA....

The U.S. DOT plans to set a policy for oversight of autonomous vehicles – just as one company gears up to test them on Texas roadways. Also,...