OOIDA asks members to register to attend celebration of life for Jim Johnston

On March 23, members of the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association will be joining together to celebrate the life and career of the Association’s late President and CEO Jim Johnston.

The free open house event will be from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Ky., in conference room B101/102 in the south wing of the Kentucky Expo Center. All OOIDA members are invited to attend.

Johnston, 78, died on Jan. 8, 2018, following a battle with cancer. OOIDA started in 1973, and Johnston became president in 1975. He continued to serve in that role until his death.

All members are invited to meet OOIDA board members, staff and fellow members as the Association acknowledges the extraordinary contribution Jim Johnston made to all professional truckers and to OOIDA’s 45-year history and its growth into the nation’s largest trucker organization.

The speakers at the event will include Jim’s wife, Karen Johnston, as well as OOIDA Acting President Todd Spencer, OOIDA Board of Directors General Vice President Woody Chambers, OOIDA Members George and Wendy Parker, and OOIDA Chief Operating Officer Rod Nofziger. The speakers are scheduled to start at 11:30 a.m.

There will also be a video presentation, finger foods, and refreshments.

For those planning to attend the event, OOIDA asks that you register here.