States fighting ticket quotas

<p><strong>LLN (1/26/21) –</strong> Several states are acting to curb ticket quotas, while Arkansas lawmakers consider how to overcome a technicality so they can free up some road funding. Also, because the bulk of trucking as a job is behind the wheel, truckers are forced to spend a lot of their time seated. And that can lead to all kinds of health problems. And Congress plans to take a look next week at what lessons can be learned from the pandemic – especially concerning what was done to protect transportation workers, such as truckers.</p> <p>0:00 – Newscast.</p> <p>9:44 – Hazards of being sedentary.</p> <p>24:37 – Ticket quotas; road funding.</p> <p>39:46 – How could Congress have protected truckers better?</p>