White House reaches out to trucking

<p><strong>LLN (12/22/21) –</strong> The White House met with trucking stakeholders, and held a listening session in South Carolina. OOIDA’s Todd Spencer explains what happened at the White House meeting; Lewie Pugh discusses the South Carolina event. Also, spot market volumes and rates typically start to settle down this time of year. Stephen Petit of DAT tells us if that’s holding true before telling us which routes are hot, which are not. And a stalemate in the Senate has developed over the president’s Build Back Better bill – and at the center of the storm is Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia. We’ll have an update – including why it matters to you.</p> <p>0:00 – Newscast.</p> <p>10:03 – White House talks trucking.</p> <p>24:40 – What’s hot and what’s not in freight.</p> <p>39:33 – Build Back Better blockage.</p>