1 00:00:08,480 --> 00:00:11,640 Speaker 1: This is America's Crooking Network with Kevin Gordon. 2 00:00:13,320 --> 00:00:14,000 Speaker 2: Loveab more. 3 00:00:14,320 --> 00:00:18,520 Speaker 3: Thanks for tuning in on this Thursday morning. The latest 4 00:00:18,600 --> 00:00:23,079 Speaker 3: ratings are in and at N has been rated R 5 00:00:24,480 --> 00:00:28,920 Speaker 3: for remarkable. I want to imagine real quick that today 6 00:00:29,160 --> 00:00:32,760 Speaker 3: is the last day that you can register for free 7 00:00:32,800 --> 00:00:35,680 Speaker 3: to go to the Mid America Trucking Show, which is 8 00:00:35,800 --> 00:00:39,480 Speaker 3: March the twenty sixth through the twenty eighth again next month. 9 00:00:40,120 --> 00:00:43,480 Speaker 2: We will be at booth number four zero. 10 00:00:43,520 --> 00:00:48,360 Speaker 3: Five seven seven again this year in the North Lobby, which, 11 00:00:48,360 --> 00:00:51,120 Speaker 3: if you're familiar with the area, when you're coming down 12 00:00:51,159 --> 00:00:54,360 Speaker 3: the steps into the North Lobby, you pretty much if 13 00:00:54,360 --> 00:00:57,680 Speaker 3: you're if you lose your balance and keep running until 14 00:00:57,720 --> 00:01:00,200 Speaker 3: you fall, you're gonna fall right into our booths, so 15 00:01:00,520 --> 00:01:03,840 Speaker 3: you can't miss it. But it was a great time 16 00:01:03,960 --> 00:01:06,200 Speaker 3: last year. Looking for a great time this year. I 17 00:01:06,200 --> 00:01:08,400 Speaker 3: want to talk to a number of people. Stop please 18 00:01:08,440 --> 00:01:09,360 Speaker 3: stop by the booth. 19 00:01:09,400 --> 00:01:09,880 Speaker 2: Talk to me. 20 00:01:10,240 --> 00:01:13,800 Speaker 3: Tell me what's going on in your business, How things 21 00:01:13,840 --> 00:01:17,040 Speaker 3: are going with you, what you see in the forecast 22 00:01:17,120 --> 00:01:20,800 Speaker 3: in terms of whether we're going to get out of 23 00:01:20,840 --> 00:01:23,800 Speaker 3: this freight recession that we've been in for the last 24 00:01:23,840 --> 00:01:26,720 Speaker 3: three plus years, How things are going with your business 25 00:01:26,760 --> 00:01:29,120 Speaker 3: and just kind of an overall what you're hearing out 26 00:01:29,120 --> 00:01:31,360 Speaker 3: on the street. I'd love to hear from you and 27 00:01:31,959 --> 00:01:34,120 Speaker 3: talk to you there. Now. Again, this is the last 28 00:01:34,240 --> 00:01:37,800 Speaker 3: chance for free free registration, and in order to do that, 29 00:01:37,880 --> 00:01:39,520 Speaker 3: I'll just say, well, I'll put this up on my 30 00:01:39,560 --> 00:01:42,440 Speaker 3: Facebook page and you can go from there. But the 31 00:01:42,959 --> 00:01:47,200 Speaker 3: website is truckingshow dot com and there is a spot 32 00:01:47,240 --> 00:01:49,560 Speaker 3: there on the right upper right hand corner where it 33 00:01:49,600 --> 00:01:52,440 Speaker 3: says register and if you register now, you can register 34 00:01:52,560 --> 00:01:55,600 Speaker 3: for free, so you don't have to worry about paying. 35 00:01:55,640 --> 00:01:58,440 Speaker 2: There. It's you know, over a thousand, a. 36 00:01:58,520 --> 00:02:03,120 Speaker 3: Million square feet of exhibits anything you can imagine. There 37 00:02:03,160 --> 00:02:06,880 Speaker 3: are boosts for the FMCSA to get the latest on 38 00:02:07,040 --> 00:02:12,079 Speaker 3: regulatory situations. Now, I have to look at the directory. 39 00:02:12,120 --> 00:02:13,760 Speaker 3: I meant to do that before I went on the air, 40 00:02:14,160 --> 00:02:17,680 Speaker 3: but last year they were directly across the aisle from us, 41 00:02:18,280 --> 00:02:21,960 Speaker 3: and I did mention. It was funny because a couple 42 00:02:22,000 --> 00:02:26,400 Speaker 3: of times I mentioned some things about the FMCSA that they, 43 00:02:26,720 --> 00:02:30,360 Speaker 3: you know, overregulating, and that I didn't. I wasn't sure 44 00:02:30,400 --> 00:02:32,240 Speaker 3: in terms of which way they were going with the 45 00:02:32,280 --> 00:02:37,320 Speaker 3: new administration or so on, And periodically i'd get a 46 00:02:37,360 --> 00:02:39,600 Speaker 3: look from them. They'd kind of look over and I 47 00:02:39,680 --> 00:02:41,639 Speaker 3: wasn't sure if they were hearing what I was saying 48 00:02:41,840 --> 00:02:44,560 Speaker 3: or just curious as to who I was interviewing or whatnot. 49 00:02:44,639 --> 00:02:48,080 Speaker 3: But it was kind of interesting to do that. This year, 50 00:02:48,240 --> 00:02:52,160 Speaker 3: I think I will probably have somebody from FMCSA over 51 00:02:52,200 --> 00:02:55,320 Speaker 3: to talk about things going on, because in the past 52 00:02:55,600 --> 00:02:58,840 Speaker 3: I looked on the FMCSA quite honestly, as kind of 53 00:02:58,880 --> 00:03:02,000 Speaker 3: an adversarial or organization where it was seems that they 54 00:03:02,000 --> 00:03:05,600 Speaker 3: were more interested in finding people, putting people out of service, 55 00:03:05,880 --> 00:03:10,320 Speaker 3: and just making people's lives miserable. But there seems to be, 56 00:03:10,560 --> 00:03:13,400 Speaker 3: like with so many of the other governmental agencies now 57 00:03:13,520 --> 00:03:15,799 Speaker 3: in the federal government, things have kind of turned around 58 00:03:15,960 --> 00:03:18,480 Speaker 3: and there begins to be a little bit more friendly, 59 00:03:18,560 --> 00:03:21,280 Speaker 3: so to speak. So we'll probably talk to them again. 60 00:03:21,360 --> 00:03:26,280 Speaker 3: Free registration truckingshow dot Com hands on exhibits. They're going 61 00:03:26,320 --> 00:03:28,200 Speaker 3: through some of the stuff that they talk about on 62 00:03:28,240 --> 00:03:33,480 Speaker 3: their website, the newest techs, newest tech and products, fun 63 00:03:33,680 --> 00:03:37,440 Speaker 3: make new connections, talk to people in the business. Ride 64 00:03:37,520 --> 00:03:42,680 Speaker 3: and drives experienced performance of the twenty twenty seven x 65 00:03:42,800 --> 00:03:47,960 Speaker 3: third X fifteen from Commons paired with a Peterbilt five 66 00:03:48,120 --> 00:03:51,960 Speaker 3: seventy nine. You can they have a thing where you 67 00:03:51,960 --> 00:03:54,800 Speaker 3: can get in and actually drive it. Kids, they can 68 00:03:54,840 --> 00:03:57,760 Speaker 3: climb up inside of so many different trucks, big rigs. 69 00:03:58,080 --> 00:03:59,720 Speaker 3: I mean, you know, when you're out on the highway 70 00:04:00,040 --> 00:04:02,720 Speaker 3: see a truck go by, you know, you figure it's 71 00:04:02,800 --> 00:04:04,720 Speaker 3: kind of big, and all the sorties and little kids 72 00:04:04,800 --> 00:04:08,680 Speaker 3: always like trucks and stuff. But when you are standing 73 00:04:08,840 --> 00:04:12,520 Speaker 3: next to it, that is a lot better than just 74 00:04:12,680 --> 00:04:15,200 Speaker 3: seeing it drive by, and to be able to get 75 00:04:15,280 --> 00:04:17,640 Speaker 3: up inside the cab and see what's going on there. 76 00:04:17,880 --> 00:04:21,359 Speaker 3: Some of these sleeper cabs are just absolutely amazing. I 77 00:04:21,360 --> 00:04:23,599 Speaker 3: could live in one of those things. Now, I probably 78 00:04:23,640 --> 00:04:27,640 Speaker 3: couldn't because I'm too messy with the paperwork that I accumulate. 79 00:04:27,960 --> 00:04:29,920 Speaker 3: Maybe I'd have to have an extending Maybe I could 80 00:04:30,000 --> 00:04:32,760 Speaker 3: just use the trailer for all my storage and everything 81 00:04:32,880 --> 00:04:34,760 Speaker 3: and just living there. I think my wife would be 82 00:04:34,760 --> 00:04:36,920 Speaker 3: happy with that, at least get the stuff out of 83 00:04:37,000 --> 00:04:41,880 Speaker 3: the house. Let's see, we've got the truck parking community. 84 00:04:41,920 --> 00:04:43,760 Speaker 3: You can walk around there and talk to them, and 85 00:04:43,800 --> 00:04:45,680 Speaker 3: of course out in the parking lot they have the 86 00:04:45,720 --> 00:04:48,120 Speaker 3: displays of all the different trucks, and when they do 87 00:04:48,200 --> 00:04:50,320 Speaker 3: that light show at night where they light all the 88 00:04:50,360 --> 00:04:50,920 Speaker 3: trucks up. 89 00:04:50,960 --> 00:04:52,520 Speaker 2: That is absolutely fantastic. 90 00:04:53,160 --> 00:04:58,479 Speaker 3: MAC Championship, Polling PKY Truck Beauty Championship. I mean, it 91 00:04:58,640 --> 00:05:02,119 Speaker 3: is one of the best family events I've ever seen, 92 00:05:02,279 --> 00:05:06,800 Speaker 3: and all the people, the excitement there is just absolutely fantastic. 93 00:05:06,839 --> 00:05:09,919 Speaker 3: So I would encourage you if you've never been, just 94 00:05:10,000 --> 00:05:13,000 Speaker 3: out of curiosity, you ought to go. I didn't know 95 00:05:13,000 --> 00:05:15,120 Speaker 3: what to expect the first year. This will be our 96 00:05:15,400 --> 00:05:18,279 Speaker 3: fourth year there at Matz. I didn't know what to 97 00:05:18,400 --> 00:05:22,440 Speaker 3: expect the first year, but I was absolutely blown away 98 00:05:22,520 --> 00:05:25,240 Speaker 3: by what I saw, and now every year I look 99 00:05:25,320 --> 00:05:27,520 Speaker 3: so forward to being there to see some of the 100 00:05:27,520 --> 00:05:30,760 Speaker 3: people that I've seen before there as well as see 101 00:05:30,800 --> 00:05:33,240 Speaker 3: what the latest and greatest is and try to get 102 00:05:33,279 --> 00:05:35,440 Speaker 3: as many people over to the booth and do some 103 00:05:35,520 --> 00:05:39,000 Speaker 3: of these interviews which are experts in the industry and 104 00:05:39,040 --> 00:05:41,960 Speaker 3: then can provide certain information for you out on the 105 00:05:42,040 --> 00:05:45,640 Speaker 3: road and certain things about their business how they can 106 00:05:45,720 --> 00:05:49,680 Speaker 3: help you or some of the things that are available, 107 00:05:49,720 --> 00:05:52,880 Speaker 3: and as well as some of the possible legislation that 108 00:05:52,920 --> 00:05:55,120 Speaker 3: it needs to be pat I'm sorry, excuse me, I'm 109 00:05:55,120 --> 00:05:58,159 Speaker 3: getting the hiccups some of the stuff that needs to 110 00:05:58,160 --> 00:06:01,120 Speaker 3: be passed as far as legislation and so on. So 111 00:06:01,480 --> 00:06:06,440 Speaker 3: it is a great family event and interesting. Couple of 112 00:06:06,440 --> 00:06:09,400 Speaker 3: people I talked to as they were walking by, I'd say, 113 00:06:09,520 --> 00:06:11,360 Speaker 3: you know, hey, you know, is this your you know, 114 00:06:11,640 --> 00:06:13,760 Speaker 3: welcome to the show or something along those lines, because 115 00:06:13,839 --> 00:06:16,320 Speaker 3: usually have a candy dish out front, which attracts people 116 00:06:16,360 --> 00:06:19,600 Speaker 3: over gives me an opportunity to talk to them. But 117 00:06:20,040 --> 00:06:22,120 Speaker 3: talking to some of the people, I asked them if 118 00:06:22,160 --> 00:06:24,720 Speaker 3: this was the first time they attended, and they said yeah, 119 00:06:24,800 --> 00:06:28,640 Speaker 3: and the kids were really excited about attending and seeing 120 00:06:28,680 --> 00:06:31,080 Speaker 3: trucks up close and personal. And you know, these are 121 00:06:31,120 --> 00:06:34,919 Speaker 3: the kinds of things when you expand your experiences to 122 00:06:35,000 --> 00:06:38,120 Speaker 3: things that you normally don't do. I have found in 123 00:06:38,160 --> 00:06:41,520 Speaker 3: the past that if there's a certain event and somebody 124 00:06:41,880 --> 00:06:46,279 Speaker 3: invites me to it, or if something One time I 125 00:06:46,360 --> 00:06:49,000 Speaker 3: was working for a radio station where they asked me 126 00:06:49,040 --> 00:06:51,279 Speaker 3: to be at a particular event and I was like, 127 00:06:51,360 --> 00:06:53,200 Speaker 3: oh my god, I really don't want to go there. 128 00:06:54,400 --> 00:06:58,039 Speaker 3: But it's amazing how many times it turns out to 129 00:06:58,080 --> 00:07:01,640 Speaker 3: be such a great thing, and some that you didn't expect. 130 00:07:01,800 --> 00:07:05,560 Speaker 3: And this I was looking forward to because I knew 131 00:07:05,600 --> 00:07:07,720 Speaker 3: that a lot of people that I'd talked to some 132 00:07:07,800 --> 00:07:10,160 Speaker 3: of the people around the station that had been there before. 133 00:07:10,280 --> 00:07:12,360 Speaker 3: They said, you're going to have an absolute blast down there, 134 00:07:12,360 --> 00:07:15,200 Speaker 3: and it certainly lived up to the expectation. But if 135 00:07:15,240 --> 00:07:18,080 Speaker 3: you've never been there, I would recommend you take a 136 00:07:18,160 --> 00:07:20,880 Speaker 3: day drive down to Louisville with the family. It's a 137 00:07:20,920 --> 00:07:24,840 Speaker 3: fun event, fun time. Kids love the place. It's a 138 00:07:24,600 --> 00:07:28,679 Speaker 3: a million square feet playground, basically up close and personal 139 00:07:28,720 --> 00:07:32,360 Speaker 3: with these trucks. So I recommend that again. Truckingshow dot com. 140 00:07:32,640 --> 00:07:35,480 Speaker 3: I'll put this on my Facebook page. Also, they have 141 00:07:35,640 --> 00:07:38,800 Speaker 3: on there not only a list of the vendors that 142 00:07:38,840 --> 00:07:42,560 Speaker 3: are going to be there, but also a floor plan 143 00:07:43,360 --> 00:07:46,559 Speaker 3: and you can see the size of this floorpant plan 144 00:07:46,920 --> 00:07:49,240 Speaker 3: where the different booths aren't kind of playing your day 145 00:07:49,280 --> 00:07:51,760 Speaker 3: that way. It just blows your way when you see 146 00:07:51,920 --> 00:07:57,120 Speaker 3: a million square foot feet of different displays and everything. Also, 147 00:07:57,320 --> 00:08:01,880 Speaker 3: last year we had folks from America Transportation Research Institute, 148 00:08:02,200 --> 00:08:04,720 Speaker 3: because as you may be aware, they come out with 149 00:08:04,760 --> 00:08:08,200 Speaker 3: different studies from time to time and they do well. 150 00:08:08,240 --> 00:08:12,240 Speaker 3: As their name indicates, American Transportation Research Institute, they do 151 00:08:12,320 --> 00:08:15,120 Speaker 3: research on all kinds of different items. They did the 152 00:08:15,840 --> 00:08:18,160 Speaker 3: study and they do it. I think they said they 153 00:08:18,200 --> 00:08:20,680 Speaker 3: do it every two years or every year, but it's 154 00:08:20,720 --> 00:08:25,280 Speaker 3: the cost of owning and operating a truck. They have 155 00:08:25,400 --> 00:08:29,960 Speaker 3: on their website a study of the top ten bottlenecks 156 00:08:30,000 --> 00:08:33,800 Speaker 3: around the country. Different things in terms. They had an 157 00:08:33,880 --> 00:08:37,400 Speaker 3: article not too long ago concerning cargo theft and how 158 00:08:37,440 --> 00:08:39,800 Speaker 3: to prevent that and what to do. So a lot 159 00:08:39,800 --> 00:08:43,800 Speaker 3: of great information right off their website again and their 160 00:08:43,840 --> 00:08:46,760 Speaker 3: website again. I will post this on my Facebook page 161 00:08:46,760 --> 00:08:53,640 Speaker 3: as well. Truckingresearch dot org. That's Truckingresearch dot org American 162 00:08:53,640 --> 00:08:57,120 Speaker 3: Transportation Research Institute ATR today. Now this was back on 163 00:08:57,160 --> 00:09:01,720 Speaker 3: the twenty third called for four hire carriers to participate 164 00:09:02,080 --> 00:09:05,320 Speaker 3: in its annual annual I guess they do this every year. 165 00:09:05,640 --> 00:09:10,680 Speaker 3: Operational Cost of Trucking report. Operational Cost of Trucking is 166 00:09:10,720 --> 00:09:15,280 Speaker 3: trusted by thousands of industry decision makers every years, a 167 00:09:15,360 --> 00:09:19,120 Speaker 3: key barometer of freight market conditions and is leading public 168 00:09:19,280 --> 00:09:24,880 Speaker 3: benchmarking tool for motor carriers of all sections sectors, from 169 00:09:25,000 --> 00:09:30,800 Speaker 3: owner operators to ten thousand plus truck fleets. Now this survey, 170 00:09:31,080 --> 00:09:33,320 Speaker 3: if you contact them, they'll give it to you in 171 00:09:33,400 --> 00:09:36,080 Speaker 3: a either a PDF form or you can do it 172 00:09:36,800 --> 00:09:39,640 Speaker 3: available on their website online, or you can do it 173 00:09:39,679 --> 00:09:42,200 Speaker 3: online or by PDF, fill it out and then send 174 00:09:42,240 --> 00:09:45,679 Speaker 3: it to them. I gotta tell you, as a this 175 00:09:45,760 --> 00:09:51,200 Speaker 3: may sound strange coming from me as a recovering accountant. Yes, 176 00:09:51,920 --> 00:09:53,839 Speaker 3: as an accountant, you have kind of in the image 177 00:09:53,840 --> 00:09:56,520 Speaker 3: of what accountants do. One of the things that is 178 00:09:56,520 --> 00:09:59,200 Speaker 3: the most tedious things is actually sitting there with a 179 00:09:59,240 --> 00:10:02,480 Speaker 3: balance sheet working with numbers. Now, back when I started 180 00:10:02,520 --> 00:10:05,840 Speaker 3: my career, we're talking about those ledger sheets where the 181 00:10:05,880 --> 00:10:08,640 Speaker 3: little numbers and the little boxes and you had to 182 00:10:08,679 --> 00:10:11,960 Speaker 3: write this stuff in. There weren't any computers at that time, 183 00:10:12,840 --> 00:10:15,880 Speaker 3: which I'm probably aging myself there, but there weren't a lot. 184 00:10:15,960 --> 00:10:18,000 Speaker 3: When you did a spreadsheet, you did it by hand. 185 00:10:18,120 --> 00:10:19,760 Speaker 3: Somebody had to type it, and then you had to 186 00:10:19,760 --> 00:10:23,000 Speaker 3: present it. It was very tedious work and it's not 187 00:10:23,120 --> 00:10:25,520 Speaker 3: the funnest part of being an accountant. And as a 188 00:10:25,559 --> 00:10:27,920 Speaker 3: matter of fact, it was a grind for me to 189 00:10:28,000 --> 00:10:31,439 Speaker 3: do that. What I loved about accounting is the ability 190 00:10:31,480 --> 00:10:35,040 Speaker 3: to kind of see the big picture. I always describe 191 00:10:35,080 --> 00:10:40,040 Speaker 3: myself as not your typical accountant, because you know, a 192 00:10:40,080 --> 00:10:43,199 Speaker 3: lot of people taking the consideration that an accountant is 193 00:10:43,240 --> 00:10:45,840 Speaker 3: more like a being counter, and I'm sure you even 194 00:10:46,160 --> 00:10:48,800 Speaker 3: encountered people like that where it's like, well, you know, 195 00:10:48,880 --> 00:10:51,400 Speaker 3: this expense is out of line, and we need to 196 00:10:51,480 --> 00:10:53,640 Speaker 3: do this and all this sort of stuff, rather than 197 00:10:53,679 --> 00:10:56,720 Speaker 3: looking as I would do, at the big picture and say, well, 198 00:10:56,760 --> 00:11:00,160 Speaker 3: how does that cost component affect this? And it may 199 00:11:00,160 --> 00:11:03,400 Speaker 3: seem on paper that it's a waste of money, but 200 00:11:03,559 --> 00:11:06,840 Speaker 3: you pull that piece out and a lot of things 201 00:11:06,840 --> 00:11:09,240 Speaker 3: start falling as a result of that. It's kind of 202 00:11:09,280 --> 00:11:13,120 Speaker 3: like those marg on games or whatever, where it may 203 00:11:13,200 --> 00:11:16,480 Speaker 3: seem like you're spending money on this, but if you 204 00:11:16,600 --> 00:11:20,680 Speaker 3: pull that out, you're not getting the recognition in other 205 00:11:20,840 --> 00:11:23,720 Speaker 3: areas and it's not providing the benefit to the other 206 00:11:23,840 --> 00:11:27,160 Speaker 3: groups within the company. I always like to look at 207 00:11:27,240 --> 00:11:29,920 Speaker 3: things as a whole, look at what it does to 208 00:11:30,000 --> 00:11:32,840 Speaker 3: the bottom line, what it does in terms of discounts. 209 00:11:33,000 --> 00:11:36,640 Speaker 3: The planning area of accounting was always exciting to me, 210 00:11:37,160 --> 00:11:39,000 Speaker 3: and I was pretty darn good at it. I love 211 00:11:39,120 --> 00:11:42,800 Speaker 3: mergers and acquisitions. That was always fun trying to figure 212 00:11:42,840 --> 00:11:44,920 Speaker 3: out whether or not this would be a good fit 213 00:11:45,000 --> 00:11:49,000 Speaker 3: with my client, whether they're company trying to acquire them, 214 00:11:49,240 --> 00:11:51,480 Speaker 3: whether it would be a good fit, and a lot 215 00:11:51,520 --> 00:11:54,600 Speaker 3: of it has to do with personalities as well. It 216 00:11:54,640 --> 00:11:57,000 Speaker 3: may look good on paper, and it may be an 217 00:11:57,040 --> 00:11:59,520 Speaker 3: employment contract, but there were some times when I said 218 00:11:59,559 --> 00:12:01,800 Speaker 3: to them, are these the kind of people you really 219 00:12:01,840 --> 00:12:04,280 Speaker 3: want to be with on a regular basis? The money 220 00:12:04,360 --> 00:12:06,640 Speaker 3: may seem good, but how good is the money if 221 00:12:06,679 --> 00:12:09,640 Speaker 3: you don't like the people anyway? So, again, this seems 222 00:12:09,679 --> 00:12:12,240 Speaker 3: to be a little bit of tedious work. It may 223 00:12:12,440 --> 00:12:14,960 Speaker 3: require a couple hours to do it, but it is 224 00:12:15,040 --> 00:12:18,319 Speaker 3: such a valuable tool that not only that, but then 225 00:12:18,360 --> 00:12:20,960 Speaker 3: you provide this information and when you get this back 226 00:12:21,000 --> 00:12:23,560 Speaker 3: from them, it gives you an opportunity to look at 227 00:12:23,640 --> 00:12:28,560 Speaker 3: your stuff, your financial statements, what you're earning, what you're spending, 228 00:12:28,720 --> 00:12:30,400 Speaker 3: and compared to that to other things. 229 00:12:30,440 --> 00:12:31,960 Speaker 2: We'll talk a little bit about this coming up. I'm 230 00:12:32,040 --> 00:12:32,880 Speaker 2: running a little lay here. 231 00:12:33,040 --> 00:12:38,599 Speaker 3: I'm Kevin Gordon, america'struck a Network seven hundred WLW. LW 232 00:12:38,800 --> 00:12:40,640 Speaker 3: went a little long in that previous segment. 233 00:12:40,679 --> 00:12:41,719 Speaker 2: I get it's like. 234 00:12:43,760 --> 00:12:46,080 Speaker 3: You know when I you know, I talked about the 235 00:12:46,080 --> 00:12:50,520 Speaker 3: tediousness of working with numbers, and it's not the most fun, 236 00:12:50,840 --> 00:12:53,360 Speaker 3: But the fun is interpreting the numbers and see where 237 00:12:53,360 --> 00:12:56,839 Speaker 3: they go and look at the overall planning stages, and 238 00:12:57,160 --> 00:13:00,480 Speaker 3: like I said, as a recovering accountant, sometimes just can't 239 00:13:00,480 --> 00:13:04,680 Speaker 3: help myself when I start talking about the planning and 240 00:13:05,280 --> 00:13:08,160 Speaker 3: seeing things in a big picture, you know, it pulls 241 00:13:08,160 --> 00:13:10,079 Speaker 3: me back in. Just when I think I'm getting out, 242 00:13:10,120 --> 00:13:12,880 Speaker 3: it pulls me back in, kind of like Michael Corleone 243 00:13:13,280 --> 00:13:15,360 Speaker 3: in what was a Godfather three? 244 00:13:15,480 --> 00:13:16,120 Speaker 2: I think it was? 245 00:13:16,280 --> 00:13:21,920 Speaker 3: But anyway, but this atri I the American Transportation Research 246 00:13:21,920 --> 00:13:26,560 Speaker 3: Institute this annual cost of Operational Cost of Trucking report. 247 00:13:27,040 --> 00:13:31,600 Speaker 3: All participate motor carriers receive a customized report that compares 248 00:13:31,720 --> 00:13:35,959 Speaker 3: their costs and operations to an I knew I was 249 00:13:36,000 --> 00:13:42,400 Speaker 3: going to stumble over this anonymized and anonymous. What I'm 250 00:13:42,400 --> 00:13:46,320 Speaker 3: trying to say, it's an an anonymomize peer group. So 251 00:13:46,360 --> 00:13:49,600 Speaker 3: in other words, you don't they don't know who you are, 252 00:13:49,960 --> 00:13:52,760 Speaker 3: and you don't know who they are. But it puts 253 00:13:52,840 --> 00:13:56,160 Speaker 3: your business in terms of what you do, at what level, 254 00:13:56,360 --> 00:13:59,959 Speaker 3: how much revenue or that you provide, and compares you 255 00:14:00,280 --> 00:14:04,079 Speaker 3: to all these other customers or all these other companies 256 00:14:04,240 --> 00:14:08,400 Speaker 3: anonymously and so a peer group the same sector and 257 00:14:08,480 --> 00:14:12,520 Speaker 3: same size. New in twenty twenty six, customized reports for 258 00:14:12,679 --> 00:14:16,640 Speaker 3: multi year participants will also include a year over year 259 00:14:16,720 --> 00:14:21,280 Speaker 3: comparisons for more directly evaluate the trends over time. Now, 260 00:14:21,360 --> 00:14:24,640 Speaker 3: I've mentioned this several times. As a result of the pandemic, 261 00:14:25,320 --> 00:14:28,160 Speaker 3: we have certain things that are a little bit off kilter. 262 00:14:28,680 --> 00:14:31,640 Speaker 3: I've explained in the past that there are certain things 263 00:14:31,680 --> 00:14:34,280 Speaker 3: in the trends that you know in your business that 264 00:14:34,560 --> 00:14:36,280 Speaker 3: you know if you've been in the business for a while, 265 00:14:36,440 --> 00:14:39,560 Speaker 3: you know that certain things happen in certain months, and 266 00:14:39,600 --> 00:14:43,400 Speaker 3: then you have downtimes, up times and all that sort 267 00:14:43,400 --> 00:14:47,360 Speaker 3: of thing. But ever since the plandemic, some of those 268 00:14:47,400 --> 00:14:50,440 Speaker 3: things have been shifted over. Things that would normally happen 269 00:14:50,480 --> 00:14:53,800 Speaker 3: in January don't happen till February. Some things you would 270 00:14:53,840 --> 00:14:57,040 Speaker 3: expect to happen in March actually happens in either February 271 00:14:57,080 --> 00:15:01,640 Speaker 3: or January. And that's why sometimes year over year comparison 272 00:15:02,400 --> 00:15:06,720 Speaker 3: is good, but sometimes it's not. A year to year 273 00:15:06,800 --> 00:15:10,200 Speaker 3: comparison is good because you've got the entire twelve months. 274 00:15:10,680 --> 00:15:12,400 Speaker 3: One of the things that I've talked about on this 275 00:15:12,520 --> 00:15:17,239 Speaker 3: program a lot is that when you were doing these comparisons, 276 00:15:17,280 --> 00:15:21,600 Speaker 3: whether it's the unemployment rate or the GDP or retail 277 00:15:21,720 --> 00:15:25,080 Speaker 3: sales or something that's done on a monthly basis, you know, 278 00:15:25,680 --> 00:15:28,720 Speaker 3: use truck sales, class eight sales, class. 279 00:15:28,440 --> 00:15:30,040 Speaker 2: Eight orders, so on. 280 00:15:30,600 --> 00:15:34,280 Speaker 3: When you're doing a comparison from the previous month or 281 00:15:34,760 --> 00:15:39,600 Speaker 3: this month last year, it may be different. Normally you 282 00:15:39,640 --> 00:15:42,240 Speaker 3: would expect and they talk about this that normally the 283 00:15:42,240 --> 00:15:46,160 Speaker 3: trends are that some of the most of the volume 284 00:15:46,240 --> 00:15:49,800 Speaker 3: of purchases for new vehicles and such is at the 285 00:15:49,880 --> 00:15:50,480 Speaker 3: end of the year. 286 00:15:50,960 --> 00:15:52,000 Speaker 2: Sometimes in the land. 287 00:15:52,080 --> 00:15:54,400 Speaker 3: I think last year a lot of that goold got 288 00:15:54,440 --> 00:15:58,040 Speaker 3: pushed forward into or back or whatever which way you say, 289 00:15:58,360 --> 00:16:03,119 Speaker 3: into November. So November was very high, but then December 290 00:16:03,200 --> 00:16:03,960 Speaker 3: was very low. 291 00:16:04,280 --> 00:16:06,120 Speaker 2: But if you do a year over year. 292 00:16:06,040 --> 00:16:09,680 Speaker 3: Comparison, that evens all that stuff out and then you 293 00:16:09,720 --> 00:16:12,680 Speaker 3: can get a better comparison for it. And I've talked again, 294 00:16:12,720 --> 00:16:15,280 Speaker 3: I've talked about that, you know, comparing this month to 295 00:16:16,000 --> 00:16:19,640 Speaker 3: last year, this month sometimes isn't good. But if you do, 296 00:16:19,760 --> 00:16:22,640 Speaker 3: like a three month or a six month comparison over 297 00:16:22,680 --> 00:16:25,760 Speaker 3: that period of time, you see things evening out again. 298 00:16:26,120 --> 00:16:28,800 Speaker 3: As a result of the pandemic, things are being pushed 299 00:16:28,840 --> 00:16:32,080 Speaker 3: off in a different direction. Certain things don't happen, certain 300 00:16:32,160 --> 00:16:34,120 Speaker 3: things that normally happen in a certain part of the 301 00:16:34,160 --> 00:16:36,800 Speaker 3: month or part of the year happens either later or 302 00:16:36,840 --> 00:16:39,840 Speaker 3: earlier than expected. So that's one of the good features 303 00:16:39,880 --> 00:16:42,720 Speaker 3: about this. And again I'm not going to sugarcoat it. 304 00:16:43,600 --> 00:16:46,280 Speaker 3: Some people they just don't. I mean, you love driving 305 00:16:46,280 --> 00:16:49,400 Speaker 3: a truck, you love going out and being on the highway, 306 00:16:49,720 --> 00:16:51,960 Speaker 3: and the paperwork end of it is the thing that's 307 00:16:52,000 --> 00:16:53,880 Speaker 3: a real pain in the butt. But it's a big 308 00:16:53,920 --> 00:16:56,520 Speaker 3: portion of the thing. And so if you take the 309 00:16:56,560 --> 00:16:59,240 Speaker 3: time to sit down and do this, you'll learn a 310 00:16:59,280 --> 00:17:03,240 Speaker 3: lot doing it, because sometimes it will ask you questions 311 00:17:03,640 --> 00:17:07,000 Speaker 3: about stuff that you hadn't thought of, and possibly stuff 312 00:17:07,040 --> 00:17:10,040 Speaker 3: that you could actually use as a deduction that you 313 00:17:10,119 --> 00:17:13,159 Speaker 3: had not previously thought of. I can't tell you the 314 00:17:13,240 --> 00:17:16,760 Speaker 3: number of times as now, you know, being a recovering accountant, 315 00:17:16,800 --> 00:17:20,080 Speaker 3: but looking back on these things and talking to clients 316 00:17:20,119 --> 00:17:23,240 Speaker 3: that would come into the office and preparing their tax returns, 317 00:17:23,520 --> 00:17:25,840 Speaker 3: and I'd ask them certain questions about stuff and the 318 00:17:25,880 --> 00:17:28,159 Speaker 3: guy says that Pearson would say to me, now, that 319 00:17:28,200 --> 00:17:30,439 Speaker 3: doesn't really amount to anything, you know, like parking. You know, 320 00:17:30,440 --> 00:17:34,040 Speaker 3: if you're a businessman and you're going to a meeting 321 00:17:34,080 --> 00:17:37,320 Speaker 3: and you have to go downtown, the parking issue is 322 00:17:37,680 --> 00:17:40,320 Speaker 3: a situation and you have to pay for parking. How 323 00:17:40,320 --> 00:17:42,919 Speaker 3: back in the day we're talking about you know, maybe 324 00:17:43,160 --> 00:17:45,760 Speaker 3: five bucks six bucks to park. Now it's more like ten. 325 00:17:46,480 --> 00:17:49,560 Speaker 3: But when you say that, wow, I'm only down there 326 00:17:49,600 --> 00:17:52,000 Speaker 3: like two three times a week, and you know it's 327 00:17:52,000 --> 00:17:54,280 Speaker 3: only five bucks here, five bucks there. And I say, okay, 328 00:17:54,320 --> 00:17:57,760 Speaker 3: we'll sit down and say, okay, five times, three times 329 00:17:57,760 --> 00:17:58,280 Speaker 3: fifty two? 330 00:17:58,320 --> 00:18:00,680 Speaker 2: What's that up to? Really? Wow? 331 00:18:01,400 --> 00:18:03,399 Speaker 3: You know I wasn't even paying. I take those receipts 332 00:18:03,440 --> 00:18:05,080 Speaker 3: and just toss them off to side. Well what about 333 00:18:05,080 --> 00:18:07,800 Speaker 3: your gas? Are you taking any consideration of that? Why 334 00:18:07,800 --> 00:18:09,800 Speaker 3: I only fill up a couple of times, maybe once 335 00:18:09,840 --> 00:18:11,159 Speaker 3: a couple of weeks or whatever. 336 00:18:11,560 --> 00:18:12,720 Speaker 2: Well, what does that add up to? 337 00:18:13,119 --> 00:18:15,760 Speaker 3: And it's amazing as you go through these numbers and 338 00:18:15,800 --> 00:18:17,879 Speaker 3: you say, well, gee, whiz, you know I haven't been 339 00:18:17,880 --> 00:18:20,560 Speaker 3: tracking this, but yeah, when I start adding this up, 340 00:18:20,600 --> 00:18:23,880 Speaker 3: it's amazing. And so you know, these are the kinds 341 00:18:23,880 --> 00:18:26,200 Speaker 3: of things, and the budgeting tools and that type of thing. 342 00:18:26,400 --> 00:18:30,440 Speaker 3: It does kind of give you a shot an idea 343 00:18:30,560 --> 00:18:33,120 Speaker 3: of where you stand. And of course, if you get 344 00:18:33,160 --> 00:18:36,679 Speaker 3: a comparison where it's anonymous and you get a comparison, 345 00:18:36,800 --> 00:18:38,840 Speaker 3: and again they break this out in terms of volume. 346 00:18:39,040 --> 00:18:41,119 Speaker 3: If you're doing a certain volume, you'll get a report 347 00:18:41,240 --> 00:18:43,640 Speaker 3: for that. If you're doing higher than that, you'll get 348 00:18:43,680 --> 00:18:47,280 Speaker 3: that report. And these tools were always good with clients 349 00:18:47,520 --> 00:18:50,440 Speaker 3: back in the day that there were these companies that 350 00:18:50,480 --> 00:18:52,800 Speaker 3: would do this. You would report these things and you 351 00:18:52,800 --> 00:18:55,160 Speaker 3: would get these reports. You could go online and look 352 00:18:55,200 --> 00:18:57,560 Speaker 3: at it and you could say, okay, well, all right, 353 00:18:57,840 --> 00:19:00,160 Speaker 3: let's take a look at your business and let's compare 354 00:19:00,240 --> 00:19:03,240 Speaker 3: this to other companies your size. Now, when you look 355 00:19:03,280 --> 00:19:06,120 Speaker 3: at rent, and your rent may be high higher than 356 00:19:06,160 --> 00:19:09,280 Speaker 3: that because of this, but then your employee costs are 357 00:19:09,280 --> 00:19:11,960 Speaker 3: down this way, your utilities may be a little bit 358 00:19:12,080 --> 00:19:14,560 Speaker 3: less because you're using you know, part of this is 359 00:19:14,920 --> 00:19:17,840 Speaker 3: more energy efficient than others. And so you look at 360 00:19:17,960 --> 00:19:20,879 Speaker 3: an overall picture in terms of where your bottom line is. 361 00:19:21,080 --> 00:19:23,160 Speaker 3: But then you go line by line and see where 362 00:19:23,160 --> 00:19:25,840 Speaker 3: you compare and you can make adjustments that way. And 363 00:19:25,840 --> 00:19:28,800 Speaker 3: it's a very good tool, and I would recommend as 364 00:19:28,840 --> 00:19:32,440 Speaker 3: many people can fill this out as possible, because again 365 00:19:32,520 --> 00:19:35,320 Speaker 3: you get some very good feedback. Plus you're helping the 366 00:19:35,359 --> 00:19:39,000 Speaker 3: industry itself with other people looking at this and knowing 367 00:19:39,040 --> 00:19:42,640 Speaker 3: where they stand. According to Hirschbach, Motor Lines Chief financial 368 00:19:42,640 --> 00:19:46,720 Speaker 3: Officer Andrew Hadland. There are signs of growing opportunities for 369 00:19:46,760 --> 00:19:49,920 Speaker 3: trucking in twenty twenty six, but only if fleets can 370 00:19:49,960 --> 00:19:55,480 Speaker 3: maintain discipline nibble operations. The operational truck cost of trucking 371 00:19:55,680 --> 00:19:59,080 Speaker 3: and the customized report well receive as participants are an 372 00:19:59,080 --> 00:20:02,840 Speaker 3: important inputs for ensuring healthy performance in our costs and 373 00:20:03,000 --> 00:20:07,880 Speaker 3: operations despite economic headwinds. The four higher truck carriers are 374 00:20:07,920 --> 00:20:11,639 Speaker 3: invited to participate by Friday, April to twenty fourth, twenty 375 00:20:11,680 --> 00:20:14,520 Speaker 3: twenty six. Data for the year twenty twenty five can 376 00:20:14,560 --> 00:20:18,120 Speaker 3: be submitted online by PDF or Both forms are available 377 00:20:18,119 --> 00:20:22,560 Speaker 3: on our atri's website and again that's Truckingresearch dot org. 378 00:20:22,800 --> 00:20:25,080 Speaker 3: And again I will put this on my Facebook page 379 00:20:25,160 --> 00:20:26,399 Speaker 3: so that you can take a look at it and 380 00:20:26,440 --> 00:20:28,480 Speaker 3: see if you want to participate it. But I would 381 00:20:28,520 --> 00:20:31,439 Speaker 3: highly recommend that you do that. In talking to people 382 00:20:31,520 --> 00:20:34,720 Speaker 3: last year, they were saying that, you know, there's a 383 00:20:34,720 --> 00:20:37,920 Speaker 3: little bit of reluctance because again it's tedious. I mean, 384 00:20:37,920 --> 00:20:42,520 Speaker 3: it's not fun. You know, I've much rather be out there, 385 00:20:43,000 --> 00:20:46,120 Speaker 3: you know, having a drink by the pool. But this 386 00:20:46,320 --> 00:20:50,000 Speaker 3: is some time well worth your while to make sure 387 00:20:50,240 --> 00:20:53,399 Speaker 3: that you are within operational and get an idea of 388 00:20:53,480 --> 00:20:56,960 Speaker 3: where you stand compared to your peers out there, and 389 00:20:57,000 --> 00:20:59,040 Speaker 3: it's a very easy way to do that. Coming up, 390 00:20:59,040 --> 00:21:04,320 Speaker 3: we're going to talk about the got the roadside checks 391 00:21:04,359 --> 00:21:06,879 Speaker 3: coming up in a couple of months. I'm Kevin Gordon, 392 00:21:06,840 --> 00:21:10,280 Speaker 3: America's truck in Network seven hundred WLW. 393 00:21:10,440 --> 00:21:15,960 Speaker 1: Again, here's your trucking forecast for the Try State and 394 00:21:16,000 --> 00:21:18,040 Speaker 1: the rest of the country. In the Try State, Overnight, 395 00:21:18,080 --> 00:21:19,800 Speaker 1: mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and the chance 396 00:21:19,840 --> 00:21:22,400 Speaker 1: of snow near daybreak, the low down to thirty one, 397 00:21:22,640 --> 00:21:25,159 Speaker 1: chance of really snow. Thursday, otherwise mostly sunnay in a 398 00:21:25,240 --> 00:21:27,760 Speaker 1: high of fifty one Sunday, Friday and a high year 399 00:21:27,880 --> 00:21:31,359 Speaker 1: sixty Mostly sunnay Saturday, with highs again topping out in 400 00:21:31,400 --> 00:21:34,720 Speaker 1: the lower sixties. Nationally, the Northeast scene like effect snow 401 00:21:34,720 --> 00:21:37,360 Speaker 1: from a clipper system, while Thursday brings showers and storms 402 00:21:37,400 --> 00:21:41,040 Speaker 1: to the Southeast, above average temperatures and drying conditions continuing 403 00:21:41,040 --> 00:21:43,679 Speaker 1: for much of the West before precipitation returns in the 404 00:21:43,720 --> 00:21:46,040 Speaker 1: northern plains and rockies by the end of the week. 405 00:21:46,200 --> 00:21:49,800 Speaker 1: Wednesday brought critical fire weather conditions in the southern plains. 406 00:21:52,880 --> 00:21:57,040 Speaker 3: Seven hundred WLW. I'm Kevin Gordon. This is America's struck 407 00:21:57,040 --> 00:21:58,919 Speaker 3: In Network. I want to tell you a little bit 408 00:21:58,920 --> 00:22:04,320 Speaker 3: about CBS he may road check. By the way, on 409 00:22:04,359 --> 00:22:07,119 Speaker 3: our previous segments talking about the Mid America Trucking Show 410 00:22:07,359 --> 00:22:11,879 Speaker 3: and the American Transportation Research Institute that operational cost of 411 00:22:11,960 --> 00:22:14,600 Speaker 3: operating a truck. If you miss any part of that 412 00:22:14,640 --> 00:22:16,520 Speaker 3: program or any of our other shows, make sure you 413 00:22:16,560 --> 00:22:18,919 Speaker 3: hit up that iHeartRadio app brought to you by our 414 00:22:18,920 --> 00:22:23,320 Speaker 3: friends at Rush Truck Centers. Now coming up in May, 415 00:22:23,800 --> 00:22:28,640 Speaker 3: Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance Annual International Road Check in May 416 00:22:29,000 --> 00:22:33,520 Speaker 3: will focus on drivers who falsify or tamper with electronic 417 00:22:33,920 --> 00:22:38,359 Speaker 3: logging devices to manipulate hours of service. Now, I got 418 00:22:38,359 --> 00:22:40,160 Speaker 3: to tell you, if you've been listening, if you've listened 419 00:22:40,200 --> 00:22:43,280 Speaker 3: to this show a lot, you will know that one 420 00:22:43,280 --> 00:22:48,000 Speaker 3: of the things I really rail against. The more I 421 00:22:48,040 --> 00:22:53,640 Speaker 3: see and well, I am normally opposed to roadside checks. 422 00:22:55,160 --> 00:22:59,560 Speaker 3: I hate these sobriety checkpoints that they do because again, 423 00:22:59,720 --> 00:23:04,080 Speaker 3: it is going out there and assuming that everybody out 424 00:23:04,119 --> 00:23:08,520 Speaker 3: there is intoxicated, and you're just weeding out the people 425 00:23:08,840 --> 00:23:12,040 Speaker 3: that are as opposed to the people, and it's an inconvenience. 426 00:23:12,520 --> 00:23:17,359 Speaker 3: If you're not intoxicated, it is an inconvenience. I understand 427 00:23:17,400 --> 00:23:20,359 Speaker 3: the safety component of that, but there are ways of 428 00:23:20,440 --> 00:23:23,320 Speaker 3: doing that. You know that there are certain areas and 429 00:23:23,320 --> 00:23:26,760 Speaker 3: I'm not saying park outside of a bar, follow the 430 00:23:26,800 --> 00:23:29,000 Speaker 3: people and all this sort of stuff, but you know 431 00:23:29,080 --> 00:23:32,600 Speaker 3: the major routes, you know the major areas where people drive, 432 00:23:33,119 --> 00:23:36,080 Speaker 3: and you don't have to set up sobriety checkpoints and 433 00:23:36,080 --> 00:23:39,639 Speaker 3: pull people over. Just be out on the highway and 434 00:23:39,880 --> 00:23:43,960 Speaker 3: observe what people are doing and pull them over. So again, 435 00:23:44,720 --> 00:23:48,240 Speaker 3: there's other ways of doing these CBSA, roadside checks and 436 00:23:48,280 --> 00:23:50,440 Speaker 3: all this sort of stuff. I think to a certain 437 00:23:50,480 --> 00:23:53,399 Speaker 3: extent it's a little overkill when they talk about some 438 00:23:53,480 --> 00:23:56,800 Speaker 3: of the violations that they have versus the number of 439 00:23:56,800 --> 00:23:59,520 Speaker 3: people that they pull over. I'm kind of questioning those 440 00:23:59,560 --> 00:24:04,400 Speaker 3: numbers this year, in particular, with what we have been seeing, 441 00:24:04,800 --> 00:24:09,000 Speaker 3: especially from the Trump administration beginning last year, trying to 442 00:24:09,080 --> 00:24:13,800 Speaker 3: shut down some of these well enforcing the English language proficiency, 443 00:24:14,080 --> 00:24:18,200 Speaker 3: which is part of the law, part of the FMCSA regulations, 444 00:24:18,400 --> 00:24:20,720 Speaker 3: part of the rules and regulations in order to get 445 00:24:20,720 --> 00:24:24,160 Speaker 3: a CDL license. The fact that you have, as we've 446 00:24:24,200 --> 00:24:27,280 Speaker 3: talked about yesterday, and as I talked about with a 447 00:24:27,320 --> 00:24:31,320 Speaker 3: friend of mine on WLW on his program in the 448 00:24:31,359 --> 00:24:33,320 Speaker 3: after he was filling in for one of the hosts, 449 00:24:33,359 --> 00:24:35,439 Speaker 3: and he called me up and said, Hey, you know, 450 00:24:35,480 --> 00:24:37,600 Speaker 3: we've got this situation. We want to talk about these 451 00:24:37,680 --> 00:24:43,119 Speaker 3: chameleon trucks out there, the falsification of data in terms 452 00:24:43,160 --> 00:24:47,160 Speaker 3: of people going to these CDL mills and getting these 453 00:24:47,680 --> 00:24:51,600 Speaker 3: falsified CDL licenses and so on. And part of this 454 00:24:51,760 --> 00:24:55,800 Speaker 3: with the chameleon trucking companies, the way they set them 455 00:24:55,920 --> 00:24:58,560 Speaker 3: up and they if they have some sort of violation 456 00:24:58,680 --> 00:25:01,240 Speaker 3: with that particular truck, all of a sudden they assigned 457 00:25:01,280 --> 00:25:05,280 Speaker 3: that truck to another LLC and they try to skirt 458 00:25:05,280 --> 00:25:08,119 Speaker 3: the law and get around this. And we're seeing a 459 00:25:08,160 --> 00:25:11,720 Speaker 3: lot of illegal immigrants that have come into this country 460 00:25:11,960 --> 00:25:14,960 Speaker 3: and that are doing that. It's part of an overall network. 461 00:25:15,320 --> 00:25:18,119 Speaker 3: And so one of the things that they do is 462 00:25:18,160 --> 00:25:22,560 Speaker 3: they figure out a way of manipulating the ELD and 463 00:25:22,640 --> 00:25:25,400 Speaker 3: so that they can expand their hours of service. I mean, 464 00:25:25,400 --> 00:25:30,840 Speaker 3: they're not employed by certain companies. I guess if you 465 00:25:31,119 --> 00:25:34,000 Speaker 3: could compare it to anything kind of what the unions 466 00:25:34,000 --> 00:25:36,960 Speaker 3: would call a scab out there, and with these people 467 00:25:37,040 --> 00:25:40,919 Speaker 3: not having the proper training and violating these hours of 468 00:25:40,960 --> 00:25:44,119 Speaker 3: service and driving, I mean, there are I mean, let's 469 00:25:44,119 --> 00:25:46,399 Speaker 3: face it, there are some people that can drive a 470 00:25:46,440 --> 00:25:50,080 Speaker 3: little bit more, a little and well and not get 471 00:25:50,119 --> 00:25:53,640 Speaker 3: too tired beyond what the normal hours of service are, 472 00:25:54,440 --> 00:25:57,919 Speaker 3: let's face it. But where the hours of service are 473 00:25:58,080 --> 00:26:01,840 Speaker 3: for the majority of people, it's probably not that bad 474 00:26:02,000 --> 00:26:03,160 Speaker 3: or probably. 475 00:26:02,720 --> 00:26:03,840 Speaker 2: Within a good range. 476 00:26:04,320 --> 00:26:06,760 Speaker 3: But if these people are out there and are going 477 00:26:07,080 --> 00:26:10,960 Speaker 3: way above that, they are a danger on the road, 478 00:26:11,119 --> 00:26:14,359 Speaker 3: not only because they don't have the qualifications properly as 479 00:26:14,440 --> 00:26:17,560 Speaker 3: a CDO license holder, they don't have the experience as 480 00:26:17,600 --> 00:26:20,960 Speaker 3: far as being on the road and operating an eighteen wheeler, 481 00:26:21,600 --> 00:26:24,440 Speaker 3: and they don't speak the language. And so with the 482 00:26:24,560 --> 00:26:26,960 Speaker 3: danger that that's out there and what we have seen 483 00:26:27,280 --> 00:26:30,439 Speaker 3: through numerous accidents, I mean almost every week there is 484 00:26:30,480 --> 00:26:33,879 Speaker 3: an accident involving an illegal alien or somebody that got 485 00:26:33,960 --> 00:26:38,160 Speaker 3: a falsified CDO license. And so this year in particular, 486 00:26:38,200 --> 00:26:42,399 Speaker 3: I'm probably not so incensed about roadside checks as I 487 00:26:42,520 --> 00:26:43,960 Speaker 3: normally am in the past. 488 00:26:44,040 --> 00:26:45,840 Speaker 2: So let me just get that out there. 489 00:26:46,440 --> 00:26:49,840 Speaker 3: Last year, falsification of records of duty status was the 490 00:26:49,880 --> 00:26:55,200 Speaker 3: second most sided driver violation at fifty eight thousand, three 491 00:26:55,359 --> 00:26:58,840 Speaker 3: hundred and eighty two violations, and five out of the 492 00:26:58,880 --> 00:27:01,679 Speaker 3: top ten driver vile relations were related to hours of 493 00:27:01,760 --> 00:27:06,080 Speaker 3: service or eleds of this CBSA noted in a February 494 00:27:06,119 --> 00:27:10,360 Speaker 3: twelfth press release. For a seventy two hour period from 495 00:27:10,480 --> 00:27:15,040 Speaker 3: May twelfth through the fourteenth, CBSA roadside inspectors will fan 496 00:27:15,160 --> 00:27:18,639 Speaker 3: out across the nation at way and inspection stations and 497 00:27:18,760 --> 00:27:21,800 Speaker 3: spot check areas. The main goal is to conduct a 498 00:27:21,920 --> 00:27:26,320 Speaker 3: thirty seven step North American Standard Level one inspection on 499 00:27:26,440 --> 00:27:31,800 Speaker 3: commercial vehicles, examining a driver's operating requirements and evaluating a 500 00:27:31,880 --> 00:27:36,680 Speaker 3: vehicle's mechanical fitness. Now me talking about this now in 501 00:27:36,800 --> 00:27:42,720 Speaker 3: February gives you an opportunity to check get your vehicle checked, 502 00:27:42,920 --> 00:27:45,439 Speaker 3: make sure that you're in compliance. Gives you plenty of 503 00:27:45,480 --> 00:27:48,560 Speaker 3: time to get that maintenance done between now and May 504 00:27:48,640 --> 00:27:51,720 Speaker 3: the twelfth again, because that will creep up on you 505 00:27:51,880 --> 00:27:55,719 Speaker 3: very quick. The spotlight this time is on ELD fraud. 506 00:27:56,080 --> 00:28:00,119 Speaker 3: This year's drivers focus area will center on eled manipula 507 00:28:00,359 --> 00:28:05,360 Speaker 3: falsification and tampering tampering. Roadside inspectors will review the driver's 508 00:28:05,400 --> 00:28:08,280 Speaker 3: record of duty status in the past years, but with 509 00:28:08,600 --> 00:28:13,439 Speaker 3: specific scrutiny to determine if ELD tampering has occurred. CBSA 510 00:28:13,600 --> 00:28:18,440 Speaker 3: noted inaccurate ELD entries may result from a driver's lack 511 00:28:18,520 --> 00:28:21,240 Speaker 3: of understanding of federal regulation and exemptions. 512 00:28:21,600 --> 00:28:23,240 Speaker 2: However, in some. 513 00:28:23,119 --> 00:28:28,480 Speaker 3: Cases, inaccurate entries are purposely used to conceal hours of 514 00:28:28,520 --> 00:28:31,600 Speaker 3: service violations. And again, as I talked about, with a 515 00:28:31,600 --> 00:28:34,320 Speaker 3: lot of these illegal alien drivers out there on the 516 00:28:34,400 --> 00:28:36,919 Speaker 3: road that are creating all these and let's face it, 517 00:28:37,280 --> 00:28:40,200 Speaker 3: these are the people out there. If they're causing these accidents, 518 00:28:40,280 --> 00:28:43,600 Speaker 3: they're giving you a bad name. You the good drivers 519 00:28:43,640 --> 00:28:45,440 Speaker 3: out there, You that have been in the business for 520 00:28:45,480 --> 00:28:47,840 Speaker 3: a number of years, You that play by the books 521 00:28:47,840 --> 00:28:50,880 Speaker 3: and obey the rules. These people are out there violating them. 522 00:28:51,040 --> 00:28:53,680 Speaker 3: And then when they cause an accident, everybody says, well, 523 00:28:53,760 --> 00:28:55,600 Speaker 3: those eighteen wheelers don't know what the hell they're doing. 524 00:28:56,280 --> 00:28:58,320 Speaker 3: You know, they're not as safe as they used to be. 525 00:28:58,840 --> 00:29:01,000 Speaker 3: You guys are still safe out there. You've got one 526 00:29:01,000 --> 00:29:04,640 Speaker 3: of the best track records out there in terms of 527 00:29:04,880 --> 00:29:08,800 Speaker 3: truck safety, handling your vehicles and lack of getting in accidents. 528 00:29:09,000 --> 00:29:11,840 Speaker 3: How many number of people out there have these million 529 00:29:11,920 --> 00:29:18,640 Speaker 3: mile certifications that they've traveled one million miles accident free, 530 00:29:19,880 --> 00:29:23,120 Speaker 3: and you guys are a professional group out there, and 531 00:29:23,160 --> 00:29:26,040 Speaker 3: you deserve the respect that you that you need. 532 00:29:26,680 --> 00:29:28,360 Speaker 2: You deserve the respect that you get. 533 00:29:28,880 --> 00:29:31,480 Speaker 3: You had an awful lot of respect during the pandemic 534 00:29:31,640 --> 00:29:32,840 Speaker 3: when people were desperate. 535 00:29:32,880 --> 00:29:34,840 Speaker 2: You got an awful lot of respect back then. 536 00:29:35,040 --> 00:29:38,120 Speaker 3: But things have kind of come back to the different 537 00:29:38,160 --> 00:29:40,800 Speaker 3: way because over the years, you guys haven't gotten the 538 00:29:40,840 --> 00:29:45,480 Speaker 3: respect that you deserve. And with these people out there 539 00:29:45,680 --> 00:29:48,600 Speaker 3: that are creating these accidents, that are causing these problems, 540 00:29:48,720 --> 00:29:51,920 Speaker 3: it's giving you a bad reputation. And the sooner we 541 00:29:51,960 --> 00:29:54,440 Speaker 3: get that fixed and the sooner we eliminate that, the 542 00:29:54,480 --> 00:29:57,720 Speaker 3: better it is. However, in some cases, in accurate entries 543 00:29:57,720 --> 00:30:01,880 Speaker 3: and purposely conceal hours of service violations, some records are manipulated, 544 00:30:02,080 --> 00:30:05,960 Speaker 3: concealed driving time with no indication the record was edited 545 00:30:06,280 --> 00:30:08,560 Speaker 3: or required as required by the regulation. 546 00:30:10,000 --> 00:30:11,680 Speaker 2: Now they go into detail here, they say. 547 00:30:11,760 --> 00:30:16,920 Speaker 3: Last year, Jeremy disbro cbsa roadside inspection specialists, told this 548 00:30:17,520 --> 00:30:22,400 Speaker 3: publication that inspectors in many states were reporting new eled 549 00:30:22,920 --> 00:30:27,240 Speaker 3: falsification methods by drivers, carriers or other third parties and 550 00:30:27,320 --> 00:30:31,000 Speaker 3: make it difficult for roadside safety inspectors to identify when 551 00:30:31,080 --> 00:30:35,160 Speaker 3: driving in the rest breaks. Give this example. The falsifications 552 00:30:35,200 --> 00:30:39,640 Speaker 3: are often many hours or days off from what actually occurred. 553 00:30:39,960 --> 00:30:43,520 Speaker 3: For example, a fuel receipt and bill of lighting may 554 00:30:43,560 --> 00:30:47,200 Speaker 3: say the driver was in Fargo, North Dakota on January 555 00:30:47,400 --> 00:30:52,040 Speaker 3: first at eleven am, but the record of duty status 556 00:30:52,080 --> 00:30:55,640 Speaker 3: shows the driver picking up in Fargo on December the 557 00:30:55,760 --> 00:30:59,640 Speaker 3: thirtieth and was in Santa Fe, New Mexico on January 558 00:30:59,720 --> 00:31:02,239 Speaker 3: the first. So you can't be in two places at 559 00:31:02,240 --> 00:31:04,920 Speaker 3: one time. And some of these violations that they are 560 00:31:04,920 --> 00:31:08,040 Speaker 3: looking at, those are what they're trying to uncover. By 561 00:31:08,080 --> 00:31:13,520 Speaker 3: this roadside check. The inspector can prove the inspector can 562 00:31:13,600 --> 00:31:17,360 Speaker 3: prove rod is falsified, but cannot determine when the driver 563 00:31:17,520 --> 00:31:21,360 Speaker 3: was actually driving or resting because of the entire record 564 00:31:21,360 --> 00:31:24,440 Speaker 3: as inaccurate. Many of these elds are not showing any 565 00:31:24,440 --> 00:31:27,920 Speaker 3: indication that they were edited, which is really dangerous. So 566 00:31:28,040 --> 00:31:30,000 Speaker 3: we'll talk a little bit more about this coming up. 567 00:31:30,040 --> 00:31:32,080 Speaker 3: And I want to add something to this when we 568 00:31:32,200 --> 00:31:34,360 Speaker 3: get to the end of the story. I'm Kevin Gordon, 569 00:31:34,400 --> 00:31:41,120 Speaker 3: America's Trucking Network seven hundred WLW. This is America's Trucking 570 00:31:41,160 --> 00:31:47,560 Speaker 3: Network seven hundred WLW again talking about this, CBSA will 571 00:31:47,600 --> 00:31:52,360 Speaker 3: target ELD tampering in May road check again. The hours 572 00:31:52,440 --> 00:31:54,960 Speaker 3: or the dates for that is maye the twelfth through 573 00:31:55,080 --> 00:31:59,040 Speaker 3: the fourteenth, And unlike most years where I kind of 574 00:31:59,120 --> 00:32:02,520 Speaker 3: rail against this, what I've been reading, what I've been 575 00:32:02,600 --> 00:32:06,720 Speaker 3: seeing in terms of some of the illegal truckers out there, 576 00:32:07,160 --> 00:32:12,400 Speaker 3: these chameleon trucks, these falsification of ELD records. When we're 577 00:32:12,440 --> 00:32:18,040 Speaker 3: seeing the number of falsified CDLs out there, this is 578 00:32:18,160 --> 00:32:21,880 Speaker 3: just the number of schools that are being closed because 579 00:32:22,200 --> 00:32:26,080 Speaker 3: they are what do they call them, They're self regulating. 580 00:32:26,440 --> 00:32:31,800 Speaker 3: They're determining whether they are meeting the qualifications. Rather than 581 00:32:31,840 --> 00:32:35,240 Speaker 3: an overall entity saying okay, this is what needs to 582 00:32:35,240 --> 00:32:37,800 Speaker 3: be taught at your school, they're saying, oh, well, we'll just 583 00:32:37,840 --> 00:32:40,480 Speaker 3: come up with our own curriculum. Basically, pay a fee 584 00:32:40,480 --> 00:32:43,360 Speaker 3: and you'll get your license. That kind of stuff is 585 00:32:43,440 --> 00:32:48,440 Speaker 3: just it's not good for the trucking industry, and it's 586 00:32:48,480 --> 00:32:51,680 Speaker 3: sure as hell isn't good for the driving public out 587 00:32:51,680 --> 00:32:55,880 Speaker 3: there that are en danger of these falsified records and 588 00:32:55,960 --> 00:32:59,360 Speaker 3: these people that aren't qualified for driving a truck ELD 589 00:32:59,520 --> 00:33:03,320 Speaker 3: tampering ranked among the top seven issues that bad actors 590 00:33:03,360 --> 00:33:06,840 Speaker 3: exploit in the industry, recently identified by a group of 591 00:33:07,280 --> 00:33:11,360 Speaker 3: state trucking associations. The group released a plan in December 592 00:33:11,400 --> 00:33:16,120 Speaker 3: with solutions to eliminate fraud and illegal operators, called the 593 00:33:16,160 --> 00:33:19,840 Speaker 3: Fight for Fairness and Safety, Paving the way for the 594 00:33:19,880 --> 00:33:24,080 Speaker 3: trucking resurgence. The plan emphasizes that what can be done 595 00:33:24,560 --> 00:33:26,160 Speaker 3: without new. 596 00:33:26,200 --> 00:33:27,840 Speaker 2: Legislation or rules. 597 00:33:28,280 --> 00:33:33,840 Speaker 3: This is so important because if certain things, because they're enforced, 598 00:33:34,000 --> 00:33:37,320 Speaker 3: you're not saying that, Okay, well we need this new luaw, 599 00:33:37,440 --> 00:33:39,240 Speaker 3: we need this new regulation. 600 00:33:38,880 --> 00:33:39,760 Speaker 2: We need to do this. 601 00:33:40,880 --> 00:33:43,600 Speaker 3: No, if you do the certain things that are on 602 00:33:43,760 --> 00:33:48,800 Speaker 3: the books already, if you are properly doing these inspections, 603 00:33:48,920 --> 00:33:53,400 Speaker 3: if the enforcement is there and it's applied equally, these 604 00:33:53,440 --> 00:33:57,200 Speaker 3: things will disappear. They will be better, and it will 605 00:33:57,240 --> 00:34:00,760 Speaker 3: make things a lot safer for everybody out there. Again, 606 00:34:00,920 --> 00:34:05,479 Speaker 3: as they emphasize within the industry, the plan emphasizes what 607 00:34:05,640 --> 00:34:07,680 Speaker 3: can be done without new. 608 00:34:07,720 --> 00:34:09,920 Speaker 2: Legislation or rules. 609 00:34:10,320 --> 00:34:13,400 Speaker 3: It noted that electronic log integrity is needed to end 610 00:34:13,480 --> 00:34:18,440 Speaker 3: eled manipulation and hours of service. This year, they're talking 611 00:34:18,440 --> 00:34:23,280 Speaker 3: about vehicle inspection focused this year CBSA inspectors will also 612 00:34:23,400 --> 00:34:28,440 Speaker 3: we'll check a driver's qualifications license, record of duty status, 613 00:34:28,760 --> 00:34:34,600 Speaker 3: medical examiner certificate, seat belt usage skill performance Evaluation certificate 614 00:34:34,719 --> 00:34:38,680 Speaker 3: if available, and the status of Drug and Alcohol clearinghouse 615 00:34:39,000 --> 00:34:43,320 Speaker 3: if driving in the US. Additionally, CVSA inspectors plan to 616 00:34:43,360 --> 00:34:47,800 Speaker 3: see if drivers display apparent signs of alcohol or drug impairment. 617 00:34:48,440 --> 00:34:51,799 Speaker 3: Let's not forget back in California, back there in what 618 00:34:51,960 --> 00:34:54,040 Speaker 3: was it September or October? 619 00:34:54,840 --> 00:35:01,320 Speaker 2: That illegal person from India who did not was not qualified? 620 00:35:01,320 --> 00:35:02,719 Speaker 2: Who was he had? 621 00:35:02,960 --> 00:35:05,400 Speaker 3: Was he the one that had failed to pass the 622 00:35:05,440 --> 00:35:09,360 Speaker 3: CDO exam ten times in a row and still managed 623 00:35:09,400 --> 00:35:14,080 Speaker 3: to get a CDO license in California? And the company 624 00:35:14,120 --> 00:35:16,560 Speaker 3: that worked for was one of those chameleon companies that 625 00:35:16,719 --> 00:35:21,200 Speaker 3: kept changing their numbers and stuff plowed into the bay. 626 00:35:21,239 --> 00:35:22,000 Speaker 2: He was impaired. 627 00:35:22,360 --> 00:35:25,520 Speaker 3: I mean, you see the dash cam video of this 628 00:35:25,560 --> 00:35:29,600 Speaker 3: thing was the most horrific accident I've seen in a 629 00:35:29,719 --> 00:35:33,000 Speaker 3: long time. This guy comes roaring up on stop traffic, 630 00:35:33,320 --> 00:35:36,640 Speaker 3: hits the back end of this cut car right into 631 00:35:36,680 --> 00:35:39,600 Speaker 3: a cut a truck that was carrying some lumber, and 632 00:35:39,680 --> 00:35:41,840 Speaker 3: then into the back end of a semi that was 633 00:35:41,920 --> 00:35:45,319 Speaker 3: parked off to the right side, a car exploded, there 634 00:35:45,360 --> 00:35:48,800 Speaker 3: were flames coming up, and it was just a horrible accident, 635 00:35:48,960 --> 00:35:53,160 Speaker 3: and this guy was here illegally and impaired. 636 00:35:53,680 --> 00:35:57,480 Speaker 2: Unbelievable. This year's CBS and especially check drivers. 637 00:35:57,520 --> 00:36:01,120 Speaker 3: I just mentioned that additionally CVSA, if inspectors identify a 638 00:36:01,200 --> 00:36:04,440 Speaker 3: driver out of service, they will place the driver out 639 00:36:04,480 --> 00:36:08,480 Speaker 3: of service, restricting that driver from operating their vehicle. Vehicle 640 00:36:08,560 --> 00:36:12,120 Speaker 3: checks this year will focus on cargo securement due to 641 00:36:12,200 --> 00:36:17,480 Speaker 3: safety risk posed by drivers and their motorists. Improper inadequate 642 00:36:17,840 --> 00:36:22,720 Speaker 3: cargo securement can adversely affect the commercial driver's vehicle maneuverability 643 00:36:23,120 --> 00:36:27,319 Speaker 3: or cause an unsecured load to fall or become dislodged, 644 00:36:27,440 --> 00:36:31,000 Speaker 3: resulting in roadway hazards and crashes. We've seen a lot 645 00:36:31,040 --> 00:36:34,640 Speaker 3: of those videos as well. In twenty twenty five, eighteen thousand, 646 00:36:34,760 --> 00:36:39,279 Speaker 3: one and eight violations were issued because cargo was not 647 00:36:39,400 --> 00:36:45,560 Speaker 3: secured to prevent leaking, spilling, blowing, falling, and sixteen thousand, 648 00:36:45,680 --> 00:36:50,280 Speaker 3: fifty four violations were issued for vehicle components or dunage 649 00:36:50,600 --> 00:36:54,680 Speaker 3: not being secured. Specters will also check a vehicles brake systems, 650 00:36:54,760 --> 00:36:59,880 Speaker 3: coupling devices, drive line and drive shaft components, driver's seat belt, 651 00:37:00,160 --> 00:37:06,279 Speaker 3: fuel and exhaust systems, frames, light, lightning devices, steering mechanically, 652 00:37:06,360 --> 00:37:08,840 Speaker 3: all this kind of stuff. If out of service vehicles 653 00:37:09,120 --> 00:37:12,080 Speaker 3: are found, the inspection of the vehicle will be restricted 654 00:37:12,120 --> 00:37:14,359 Speaker 3: from movement. Now, I would like to add to this. 655 00:37:14,800 --> 00:37:16,520 Speaker 3: What we're seeing is that some of these out of 656 00:37:16,560 --> 00:37:21,520 Speaker 3: service situations where these trucks they have to have a 657 00:37:21,560 --> 00:37:25,799 Speaker 3: certain US you know, Department of Transportation registration number on 658 00:37:25,880 --> 00:37:28,759 Speaker 3: the side of the vehicle, and we've seen in one 659 00:37:28,800 --> 00:37:31,880 Speaker 3: of the signs of this that kind of is a 660 00:37:31,920 --> 00:37:35,279 Speaker 3: suspicious sign. If those signs on the side of the 661 00:37:35,320 --> 00:37:39,880 Speaker 3: truck are magnetic, then you know, if that truck is 662 00:37:39,920 --> 00:37:43,400 Speaker 3: in violation, they will just slap on a different registration 663 00:37:43,520 --> 00:37:47,640 Speaker 3: number and slap that magnetic sign up there, and now 664 00:37:47,640 --> 00:37:49,720 Speaker 3: it's all of a sudden, good to go, same truck, 665 00:37:49,920 --> 00:37:54,239 Speaker 3: same driver, same type of violations or possible violations, but 666 00:37:54,239 --> 00:37:59,560 Speaker 3: they're under a different notification or registration. Rather to end that, 667 00:38:00,120 --> 00:38:02,360 Speaker 3: I think that if some of these vehicles, one of 668 00:38:02,400 --> 00:38:04,960 Speaker 3: the things they need to do is check if these 669 00:38:05,000 --> 00:38:09,000 Speaker 3: registration numbers are actually matching up with the VIN and 670 00:38:09,040 --> 00:38:11,520 Speaker 3: if that's not, if the VIN is not part of that, 671 00:38:11,960 --> 00:38:14,360 Speaker 3: then it should be and you should be able to 672 00:38:14,400 --> 00:38:19,040 Speaker 3: match that registration up with that vehicle identification number of 673 00:38:19,080 --> 00:38:22,719 Speaker 3: the VIN number, and if it doesn't match, that would 674 00:38:22,760 --> 00:38:25,319 Speaker 3: be a good sign right there that something fishy is 675 00:38:25,360 --> 00:38:28,480 Speaker 3: going on and somebody is operating a vehicle which possibly 676 00:38:28,520 --> 00:38:32,520 Speaker 3: shouldn't be on the road, or that driver has certain qualifications. Again, 677 00:38:32,560 --> 00:38:35,839 Speaker 3: they're also checking in a consideration here in terms of 678 00:38:36,280 --> 00:38:41,040 Speaker 3: English language proficiency, and which is again extremely important. How 679 00:38:41,040 --> 00:38:43,680 Speaker 3: can you have somebody out on an American road who 680 00:38:43,760 --> 00:38:47,439 Speaker 3: doesn't speak the language, can't read the signs, and they're 681 00:38:47,480 --> 00:38:50,400 Speaker 3: operating a vehicle going from point A to point b. 682 00:38:50,920 --> 00:38:53,040 Speaker 3: How are they reading the road signs in terms of 683 00:38:53,440 --> 00:38:56,640 Speaker 3: what what you know? What exit to take? You know, 684 00:38:56,680 --> 00:38:59,040 Speaker 3: if it's you know here in the greatest in name 685 00:38:59,120 --> 00:39:02,120 Speaker 3: Northern Kentucky area, you got I seventy one, I seventy five, 686 00:39:02,200 --> 00:39:05,520 Speaker 3: I seventy four, which which ramp you is supposed to 687 00:39:05,560 --> 00:39:07,920 Speaker 3: go on to go north south east west, you're going 688 00:39:07,960 --> 00:39:09,839 Speaker 3: to go on the two seventy five loop, or you're 689 00:39:09,840 --> 00:39:13,240 Speaker 3: going to go here. You know, it's never it's hardly 690 00:39:13,280 --> 00:39:15,960 Speaker 3: ever on a truck or on a route that you're 691 00:39:16,000 --> 00:39:18,840 Speaker 3: going from point A to point B in a straight 692 00:39:18,920 --> 00:39:21,160 Speaker 3: line on the same road. There may have to be 693 00:39:21,719 --> 00:39:24,279 Speaker 3: going onto a state highway, back onto a state to 694 00:39:24,360 --> 00:39:28,279 Speaker 3: a different freeway, to a different interstate highway, something along 695 00:39:28,320 --> 00:39:31,680 Speaker 3: the and the person can't read the signs, and I 696 00:39:31,719 --> 00:39:34,960 Speaker 3: don't care if they've got the the what is it 697 00:39:35,000 --> 00:39:38,560 Speaker 3: that app on a phone that converts the linguish language 698 00:39:38,560 --> 00:39:42,640 Speaker 3: to their native tongue. That's being distracted driving right there. 699 00:39:42,920 --> 00:39:45,880 Speaker 3: And if the dispatcher is having to communicate with this 700 00:39:45,960 --> 00:39:49,080 Speaker 3: person along the road, that's a distraction as well. That's 701 00:39:49,120 --> 00:39:51,200 Speaker 3: why the rules and regulations say that you have to 702 00:39:51,239 --> 00:39:54,440 Speaker 3: have English language proficiency, and if you don't, you shouldn't 703 00:39:54,440 --> 00:39:57,680 Speaker 3: be on the highway. Again, if you you know you're 704 00:39:58,120 --> 00:40:01,879 Speaker 3: in a foreign country, you are a guest here well 705 00:40:02,760 --> 00:40:05,799 Speaker 3: in some cases, and if you're here illegally, you're not 706 00:40:06,000 --> 00:40:08,600 Speaker 3: a guest, and you were not entitled to the rights 707 00:40:08,640 --> 00:40:12,680 Speaker 3: and privileges of a citizen, and you should not certainly 708 00:40:12,719 --> 00:40:16,600 Speaker 3: have the right to drive a one or eighteen thousand 709 00:40:16,680 --> 00:40:20,600 Speaker 3: pounds missile driving down the highway, which is a danger 710 00:40:20,760 --> 00:40:24,000 Speaker 3: to the American citizens out there. So again this time 711 00:40:24,120 --> 00:40:30,120 Speaker 3: this year, I'm not so upset about this vehicle inspection 712 00:40:30,480 --> 00:40:33,080 Speaker 3: period that's going to take place May the twelfth to 713 00:40:33,200 --> 00:40:36,600 Speaker 3: the fourteenth, because I think the more and more of 714 00:40:36,680 --> 00:40:38,919 Speaker 3: these bad actors that we can get off the road, 715 00:40:39,160 --> 00:40:42,360 Speaker 3: the better we will be up against clock here, folks, 716 00:40:42,520 --> 00:40:44,719 Speaker 3: stay tuned for red Eye Radio Top the are I'm 717 00:40:44,800 --> 00:40:50,480 Speaker 3: Kevin Gordon, americastruct A Network seven hundred WLW. 718 00:40:50,840 --> 00:40:58,120 Speaker 2: News, Traffic and Weather. 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