Federal, News
Truck driver concerns relayed to MCSAC
Listening to truckers is critical to improving highway safety and maintaining an efficient supply chain, OOIDA President Todd Spencer says.
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Florida gas tax holiday? Maybe, but not for diesel
Florida’s governor wants state lawmakers to provide motorists with a gas tax holiday, and Michigan eyes speed cameras in work zones.
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A coronavirus timeline: How we got here
Land Line Media provides a timeline of the events related to the coronavirus dating back to Dec. 31, 2019, when the first reports came out of China.
Federal, News
Truck driver concerns relayed to MCSAC
Listening to truckers is critical to improving highway safety and maintaining an efficient supply chain, OOIDA President Todd Spencer says.
News, State
Wyoming panel backs plan for 15-cent fuel tax boost
A Wyoming state legislative panel voted to move forward with pursuit of a fuel tax increase to be phased in over three years.
News, State
Slot-like skill games get reprieve in Virginia
Games resembling slot machines that were banned from truck stops and other places in July in Virginia can be plugged back in, a judge says.
News, OOIDA
OOIDA’s tradition of giving continues
Truckers for Troops has been a successful charitable endeavor. Since it started in 2007, OOIDA has given military veterans over $700,000.
News
Ambest donates $21K to St. Christopher Fund
Ambest, the nationwide network of independent truck stops, has donated $21,000 to the St. Christopher Fund to help truck drivers in need.
Fuel prices, News
Significantly lower diesel prices reported
Diesel is nearly five cents lower than last week, according to a weekly report from the Energy Information Administration released on Dec. 6.
Federal, News
MCSAC seeks data on last-mile delivery vehicles
FMCSA’s Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee wants more information on how smaller last-mile delivery vehicles are affecting safety.
Federal, News, OOIDA
OOIDA: Truckers, tell FHWA best ways to make infrastructure investment
OOIDA’s latest Call to Action encourages truckers to tell FHWA how to spend funds from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
News, State
Effort underway to repeal Missouri fuel tax increase
Multiple Missouri state lawmakers have launched pursuit of a repeal of the state’s first fuel tax rate increase in nearly 30 years.
Crime & Courts, Federal, News, OOIDA
Hours-of-service lawsuit targets short haul, break provisions
A lawsuit challenging the FMCSA’s changes to the hours of service targets provisions involving short-haul operations and the 30-minute break.
