News
OOIDA encourages support of bill to stop freight fraud
A bipartisan bill introduced in the House on Wednesday, May 22 aims to fight back against freight fraud, and OOIDA is lending its support.
Listen Now
Podcast: Volvo pioneers a possible replacement for diesel
It’s called hydrotreated vegetable oil – something entirely different from biodiesel and similar to the diesel you run in your truck now.
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Business, Products & Services
Western Kansas Wildlife Center offers a unique draw to truck stop
The Western Kansas Wildlife Center helps the Mitten Inc. truck stop in Oakley, Kan., retain its identity and independence as a TA franchise.
News, State
New Michigan laws fund patrols on rural roads
A bill package signed into law in Michigan boosts funding for police patrols on rural roads throughout the state.
Federal, News, Truck Parking
Buttigieg: ‘We owe our truckers a safe place to rest’
The nation’s lack of truck parking isn’t a problem confined to the trucking industry, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says.
News, State
Best roads, worst roads listed in new study
An Upper Midwest state has the best rating for best roads in the U.S., and one in the eastern U.S. was ranked worst in a new study.
News, State
North Carolina, Virginia issue emergency orders due to Hurricane Ian
Emergency orders continue to be issued as Hurricane Ian impacts the Southeast. North Carolina and Virginia are the latest states.
News, State
Maryland expands ‘Move Over’ law to include all road users
Oct. 1 marks the start of Maryland’s expanded “Move Over” rule to require drivers to make room for all roadway users.
Federal, News
National Propane Gas Association says hours-of-service waiver needed to meet demand
The National Propane Gas Association seeks an hours-of-service exemption to respond to high demand and to recover from emergency conditions.
Elections, News, State
Voters in three Colorado locales to decide transportation funding questions
Transportation funding is a topic of local measures on fall ballots in Colorado. Two counties and a city are looking at sales tax revenue.
News
Drivers asked to list the top issues facing the trucking industry
What are the trucking industry’s top issues? The American Transportation Research Institute want drivers to tell them in a survey.
News, OOIDA
OOIDA tour trailer heads to Edgerton, Kan.
Marty Ellis takes the OOIDA tour trailer to the outskirts of the Kansas City metro area, stopping Saturday and Sunday in Edgerton, Kan.