All our appreciation to the guests on the show this week, including:
- Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain of Arizona;
- Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois;
- Rick Craig, OOIDA’s Director of Regulatory Affairs;
- Herb Schmidt of ConWay Truckload;
- Rod Nofziger, Mike Joyce and Laura O’Neill of OOIDA’s Washington, DC, office;
- Registered dietitian Debbie Latham of DiabeticTrucker.com;
- Dr. John McElligott of the PDMD Clinics;
- OOIDA Life Member Chance Rodgers;
- OOIDA Regulatory Affairs Specialist Joe Rajkovacz;
- Robert Englar, a scientist at the Research Institute at Georgia Tech;
- Jeff McConnell and James Mennella of Road Law;
- Tom Weakley, director of operations at the OOIDA Foundation;
- John Turner of the Truckers’ Accountant;
- Mollie Freebairn, a chemist with the Missouri Department of Natural Resources;
- Amy Bhesania of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency;
- Eric Curtit of the Missouri DOT;
- Sgt. Chuck Mulligan of the Sheriff’s Office in St. Johns County, FL;
- OOIDA member Ken Ricci;
- Steven Williams of Little Rock, AR-based Maverick USA;
- Economist Jerald Miller at Rockhurst University in Kansas City, MO;
- California Highway Patrol Officer Todd Newman;
- Trans-Texas corridor critic Terri Hall;
- And all of you who called our listener comment line.
Our stories this past week on speed limiters and pay; tail drag reduction; and state legislation were all the work of Reed Black, who also writes and voices our daily newscast.
Terry Scruton reported on a new medical partnership; Chance Rodgers; compliance reviews; and per diem.
Jami Jones joined Terry for Roses and Razzberries.
Mark Reddig reported on fixing the Highway Trust Fund; the TRUCC Act; the price of diesel fuel; congressional efforts to lower fuel prices; energy bills in the U.S. House; and a meeting between federal, state and local environmental and transportation officials and OOIDA.
Our theme music is performed by Webb Wilder and his band out of Nashville, Tennessee.
And we’d like to thank the other members of the Land Line Magazine staff who write and research stories used on our show, including:
- Managing Editor Sandi Soendker;
- Copy Chief Coral Beach;
- State Legislative Editor Keith Goble;
- Staff writers David Tanner, Clarissa Kell-Holland and Charlie Morasch;
- And copy editor Elizabeth Andersen.
Thanks also to the lady who keeps the trains running on time, our own traffic coordinator, Sherry Murry, and to the Laurel and Hardy of Harmony, Producer and Senior Sound Engineer Barry Spillman, and Second Engineer James Fetzer.
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