How safe is safety tech?

Published: Aug. 12, 2020, midnight

LLN (8/11/20) - Truckers think the bulk of new safety technology isn’t so great for safety. Meanwhile, another study says more experienced truckers with treated medical conditions are among the safest on the road. Also, local governments, like government at all other levels, are struggling to fund basic transportation needs. And Massachusetts and Michigan are among the states acting to solve the problem. And the clock is ticking toward the deadline to have a new highway bill in place. We’ll explain what Congress is doing to meet that deadline.

0:00 – Newscast.

10:14 – Truckers on truck tech.

25:09 – Local road funding efforts.

39:53 – Highway bill update, other deadlines.