For more than a month, professional drivers attended listening sessions, logged in online, and submitted comments to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to voice their opinions about possible changes to the hours-of-service rules.

It took over a decade, but the FMCSA cut the last bit of regulatory red tape that stood between those with diabetes and a job behind the wheel of a truck.

FMCSA moves forward with an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking aimed at suspending insolvent brokers who can't meet the $75,000 bond.

Perhaps the most significant change in trucking from the Automated Vehicles 3.0 document: a CMV driver is no longer assumed to be "human".

A U.S. Senate bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to explain why hair testing guidelines for truckers haven’t been issued.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration released preliminary figures on 2017 fatal crash statistics. Large truck crashes are on the rise.

The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement will replace the North American Free Trade Agreement. What does the new trade deal mean for truckers?

A coalition of lawmakers led by U.S. Rep. Bill Posey, R-Fla., want the Environmental Protection Agency to delay compliance with GHG Phase 2 for glider kits.

OOIDA's State Watch for November 2018 recaps what governors signed into law recently and the latest activity on other notable efforts.

Two new laws in California have been under the watchful eye of the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association.

Oregon’s Task Force on Autonomous Vehicles has submitted its final report to the Legislature, paving the way for potential new rules and regulations guiding self-driving cars and trucks.

Without delay and with very little notice, Indiana’s truck-only toll increase went into effect on Oct. 5, shunning any input from the public.

Are bridges included in South Dakota’s overweight harvesting truck exemptions? On Sept. 26, the South Dakota Supreme Court said that they are not.

Nine more two-lane highway segments soon will have higher speed limits posted in Minnesota's Twin Cities area.

Travelers driving on Interstate 74 better pay attention to the speed limit signs. Speed limit reductionstook place the end of August.

The former president of Pilot Flying J has been sentenced to more than 12 years in prison and fined $750,000 for his role in a rebate scheme.

A more than 10-year-old wage lawsuit against J.B. Hunt Transport neared the end as the company and a class of drivers agreed to a $15 million settlement.

Although the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 eliminates Affordable Care Act’s tax penalties, those changes do not take effect until the 2019 tax year.

The St. Christopher Truckers Fund is continuing its vaccine voucher program for CDL holders. OOIDA contributes to this annual effort.

In February, the Supreme Court granted the petition to hear the case between the Springfield, Mo.-based trucking company and truck driver Dominic Oliveira.

Has the capacity crisis made shippers smarter? Have they finally stumbled upon the obvious?

At least one logistics business magazine is trying to help. Inbound Logistics is a well-established magazine written for corporate shippers and third-party logistics providers. The most important issue for most of them these days is capacity.

When the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association’s Collin Long testified in front of a House subcommittee in September, he made numerous compelling and well-founded points regarding the negative effects created by the regulation of glider vehicles.

Take a look back at some of the important and interesting milestones in trucking and transportation in November's This Month in Trucking History.

OOIDA Board Secretary Bob Esler brings a half-century's worth of trucking experience to the Association.

The professional work of the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association that includes behind-the-scenes efforts on countless issues, educating lawmakers through testimony and grassroots meetings and recognizing the support of lawmakers who go to bat for small-business truckers.

OOIDA's Collin Long gives a first-hand account of The Association's advocacy in action, as he recalls testifying during a House hearing on glider kits.

You never really know who you might run into when attending a trucking-related event.

When it’s time to say “thank you,” sometimes a phone call just isn’t enough.
That was the attitude OOIDA Board Member Miles Verhoef took when an opportunity presented itself for him to meet his local congressman, Montana Republican Rep. Greg Gianforte.

OOIDA celebrated its 45th anniversary in September, but the Association’s leaders used the event to voice the concerns of truck driver

“It speaks volumes for the success of GBATS and the 45th anniversary celebration of OOIDA. We were proud to sponsor the show.”

Since 2001, truck drivers around the nation have helped generate millions of dollars for Special Olympics. A truck convoy in Joplin, Mo., raised $191,175.

I made my third trip north to South Dakota for the Sioux Falls leg of the South Dakota Convoy for Special Olympics this year. It was my second trip with my now-20-year-old son Jake.

The Wreaths Across America on Land Line Now segment inspired Crouse to volunteer for the nonprofit charity that places wreaths on the graves of veterans.

Call it a modern-day Noah’s Ark. Tony Alsup, an OOIDA member from Greenback, Tenn., goes into storm zones to save pets from hurricanes and floods.

Goodyear honors truck drivers who risk their own safety with its Highway Hero Award.The company is calling on nominations of this year’s heroic truckers.

Deb LaBree thought the trip from Shell to New York City to appear on “Megyn Kelly Today” was plenty of a thank you for Truck Driver Appreciation Week.

Mack Trucks had six Anthem trucks with three engine specs on the road to test their fuel efficiency. Starting in Greensboro, N.C., the Mack convoy made a 1,000-mile trip to New Orleans

If you haven’t already begun shopping for gifts, don’t worry. Staff Writer Tyson Fisher searched high and low for ideal gifts for professional drivers.

The road can be a wild and wonderful place. It’s like the internet come true, only with fewer cats and more “nekkid as hell” characters

None of us have time to be sick and often choose to ignore symptoms that would make the average person run for the med center. Some of us take better care of our trucks than we do ourselves.

OOIDA life member Doug Smith of Bountiful, Utah, offers up some ROSES for Sherri Hansen of Utah’s Towing Enforcement Office.

Perhaps the most significant change in trucking from the Automated Vehicles 3.0 document: a CMV driver is no longer assumed to be "human".

Steve Viscelli, a professor of sociology at the University of Pennsylvania and author of “The Big Rig, Trucking and the Decline of the American Dream,”

A Pennsylvania professor was fascinated by trucks and truckers growing up in Rome, N.Y. With his father running a scale, Steve saw many trucks growing up.

It wasn’t much to write home about when The Barons Inc. co-owner J.R. Schleuger from Britt, Iowa, bought it back in June 2014.

Original equipment manufacturers like Paccar and Daimler tout the benefits of AMT transmission over strictly manual transmissions

What’s shiny and new and bold and ready to rumble down the road? You’re right if you guessed the freshly introduced Kenworth W990.

It wasn’t much to write home about when The Barons Inc. co-owner J.R. Schleuger from Britt, Iowa, bought it back in June 2014.

Have you toyed with the idea of becoming an owner-operator but aren’t sure where to start? OOIDA is hosting a two-plus day class on all you need to know.

If you’re having drive gears replaced as part of a maintenance procedure, it may not be an issue. But if you’re changing just to save fuel, the payback period may be many years.

Though the economy seems to be improving, I understand that obtaining a bank loan is a nightmare. How should I best approach financing the new rig?

Also, you’re assuming that Kansas law and procedures are the same as California’s law and procedures.