We’d like to thank the guests on our show this past week, including:

 

• Rod Nofziger, Mike Joyce and Laura O’Neill of OOIDA’s Washington, DC, office;
• Jill Long Thompson, Democratic candidate for governor in Indiana;
• Jeff McConnell and James Mennella of Road Law;
• Mary Nichols, the head of the California Air Resources Board;
• Dr. John McElligott of the PDMD Clinics;
• OOIDA Life Member Diesel Dave Sweetman;
• Caroline Bonifas, assistant research director of TRIP;
• John Turner of the Truckers Accountant;
• Registered dietitian and diabetes expert Debbie Latham;
• Rachele Champagne of the Convoy for the Cure;
• New Jersey state Sen. Phil Haines;
• Andrew Smith, CEO of AT-Dynamics;
• Utah state Rep. Mel Brown;
• Barb Ivanov, director of the freight systems division at the Washington DOT;
• Don Anair, senior vehicles analyst with the Union of Concerned Scientists;
• And all of you who called our listener comment line.

Our stories this past week on Pennsylvania’s anti-idling plan, a New Jersey opponent of toll increases, a candidate for Indiana governor, a maker of aerodynamic devices for trucks, ice on trucks in New York, the Convoy for the Cure and South Dakota highway funding options were all the work of Reed Black, who also writes and voices our daily newscast.

 

Terry Scruton reported this week on logbook violations, bariatric surgery, compliance reviews, per diems, the price of diesel fuel, dealing with negative people and diabetes advice. He also brought us some Roses and Razzberries.

 

Jami Jones joined Terry for Roses and Razzberries. She also offered her opinion on good versus bad brokers.

 

David Tanner wrote our coverage of Maine toll increases.

 

Mark Reddig reported on the economic stimulus package, political campaign spending, political fund-raising groups and a press conference by the Union of Concerned Scientists.

 

Our theme music is performed by Webb Wilder and his band out of Nashville, TN.

 

And we’d like to thank the rest of the Land Line Magazine staff, who write and research stories used on the program, including:

 

• Managing Editor Sandi Soendker;
• Copy Chief Coral Beach;
• State Legislative Editor Keith Goble;
• Staff writers 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, as well as the ghosts in our machine, Producer and Senior Sound Engineer Barry Spillman and Second Engineer James Fetzer.