Land Line Now

A bill in the last Congress to fight freight fraud didn’t pass, but that bill is back before lawmakers now. Also, the Senate has confirmed the president’s picks for the U.S. DOT and EPA. And both of them wasted no time in getting to work. Then, Mark Schremmer and Tyson Fisher of Land Line Magazine join us with some analysis of those new agency heads, as well as what’s next. And OOIDA tour truck driver Marty Ellis is hearing about continuing problems truckers are having with lease-purchase agreements.  0:00 – Bill would put teeth into fight against fraud 09:46 – DOT, EPA have new leaders – who are they? 24:24 – What’s next now that DOT and EPA leaders are on the job? 39:23 – Truckers having more problems with lease-purchase