TD190: BP Buys TA, New State Traffic Laws, Truck Stop News, Preparing For Weigh Stations, Right To Repair Trucks, What Your Tires Can Tell You, & More

In this week's show, we've got lots of truck stop news, I'll tell you the top 10 worst traffic bottlenecks in the US, we've got a crap ton of new state traffic laws, the FMCSA is revamping the way it rates carriers for safety, I'll share tips to get you in and out of a weigh station quickly, and we'll talk about what your tires are trying to tell you.

Also, there's a new "AirBnb" for trucks (yes trucks, not truckers), there's a new type of CB radio on the market, we'll discuss how new Right to Repair legislation is important, and a trucker gets arrested for eating muffins. And that's only part of the news.

In the listener feedback segment, Andrew remembers our dearly departed friend Shannon Holden, Gordon joins the Trucker Dump Slack group, Dave finally figures out what the guy says in the feedback intro, and ex truck driving instructor calls me Toddles and offers his services to the podcast.

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News Links:

1099 or W-2? Which type of driver is best to grow your fleet? from ccjdigital.com (Commercial Carrier Journal)

TravelCenters of America to be bought by BP for $1.3 billion from CDLLife.com

New TA Express store open for business in Georgia from CDLLife.com

New TA Express opens in Norwood, Mo. from LandLine.media

Iowa Kwik Star is at the top of ranking of 100 best truck stops in 2022 from CDLLife.com

Love's and Daimler team up to expand Freightliner service points from LandLine.media

New site to reserve truck parking something of an 'AirBnB' network for facilities from OverdriveOnline.com

One Plus ELD becomes third in two weeks to be revoked by FMCSA from OverdriveOnline.com

Cobra unveils first line of FM-capable CB radios from OverdriveOnline.com

Texas again home to the worst traffic in the U.S. from ccjdigital.com (Commercial Carrier Journal)

U.S. DOT expected to take up automatic emergency braking in March from LandLine.media

Right to Repair legislation to cover future tech reintroduced in Congress from OverdriveOnline.com

OOIDA questions FMCSA's emergency declaration proposal from LandLine.media

AASHTO, state DOTs voice concerns over emergency declaration limits from LandLine.media

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