COVID-19: Survival for business, people

Published: July 16, 2020, midnight

LLN (7/15/20) – An owner-operator who survived COVID-19 is now fighting to fully recover; we’ll have an update. Also, a company that’s played a big part in many truckers’ lives is looking back at its contributions to the tire industry on its 150th anniversary. Freight and rates are still slowly climbing, but growing uncertainty over COVID-19 could slow things down even more. And the U.S. House took yet another step toward approving this year’s transportation funding; plus, we’ll review a presidential candidate’s infrastructure plan.

0:00 – Newscast.

9:44 –  COVID-19 survivor; a tire company’s big anniversary.

24:39 – Pandemic may slow recover for freight, rates.

39:08 – Update on spending bill; Biden infrastructure plan.