Federal, News
NHTSA denies petition on rear-impact guard final rule
NHTSA denied a petition from trucking safety groups to reconsider a 2022 final rule aimed at improving rear-impact guards.
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Podcast: When roads go down, truckers pay the price
A closure on U.S. 50 in Colorado prompts talk on resiliency and practicality – and the effect infrastructure problems have on truck drivers.
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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.”
Federal, News, OOIDA
FMCSA proposes limits on emergency declarations
FMCSA plans to place limits on the amount of regulatory relief that is granted when an emergency declaration is issued.