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Business, News, Products & Services

FleetPride acquires Harland Diesel Service

FleetPride Inc. has acquired Harland Diesel Service Inc. in Ponca City, Okla. This is the company’s 11th acquisition this year.

Crime & Courts, News

Joliet, Ill., faces class action lawsuit over trucker ticketing practices

Joliet, Ill., is snaring truck drivers in a ticket-writing scheme, attorneys claim in a lawsuit they want certified as a class action.

Federal, News

Biden announces bailout of trucker, warehouse worker pension plans

Biden announces a $36 billion pension fund bailout targeting multi-employer funds that handle the pensions of truck drivers and others.

Federal, News, OOIDA

OOIDA asks members to push truck parking bills across the finish line

OOIDA is asking its more than 150,000 members to encourage lawmakers to support the Truck Parking Safety Improvement Act.

Fuel prices, News, State

California bills call for fuel cost relief

Continuing concern over fuel costs in California has state legislators in both chambers considering relief efforts, including a fuel tax cut.

Federal, News, OOIDA

‘Data Driven’ explores use of Big Brother in trucking

OOIDA says requiring electronic IDs on trucks would be another example of “Big Brother.” A new book explores tech surveillance in trucking.

Fuel prices, News

EIA forecasts increased global inventories

The Energy Information Administration’s December outlook says global oil inventories to rise and retail diesel prices are expected to fall.

News, State, Tolls

Toll revenue’s way off in Louisiana, thanks to Hurricane Ida

Hurricane Ida kept the Louisiana Transportation Authority from covering its debt obligations for fiscal year 2022 and probably 2023 too.

News, OOIDA

OOIDA tour trailer visits Kenly 95 Truckstop

Marty Ellis takes the OOIDA tour trailer to the Kenly 95 Truckstop in North Carolina, one of the Iowa 80 Group truck stops.

Crime & Courts, News

Trucking company files lawsuit after being ‘wrongfully denied’ access to trailers

An Alabama trucking company is suing Wells Fargo over access to impounded trailers. A lawyer says the bank’s holding the trailers “hostage.”