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Move toward electric trucks ‘ignores operational realities’
The EPA’s efforts toward electric trucks are unworkable and ignore operational realities, a trucking executive told a House subcommittee.
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Podcast: Truckers on board discuss driver training, fraud, EVs and more
What needs to be done to improve driver training? It was one of several topics – including fraud, EVs and more – discussed by OOIDA’s Board.
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Elections, News, State
Three Florida county ballots include transportation tax questions
Voters in three Florida counties will decide this fall on proposed countywide sales taxes to benefit transportation work.
Crime & Courts, News
Truck drivers’ misclassification case against Diakon to resume
A truck drivers’ lawsuit resumes against over contractor/employee classification as the court settles an Illinois-or-Virginia dispute.
Business, News, Products & Services
TravelCenters of America opens South Dakota truck service center
TravelCenters of America has a new truck service center in Summit, S.D. The four-bay center is at Exit 207 on Interstate 29.
Business, Products & Services
Heartland Express cuts deal for Joplin, Mo.-based CFI
Heartland Express is buying the headquarters, trucks and trailers of a second company this year, Joplin, Mo.-based Contract Freighters Inc.
News, State
Spotted lanternfly egg-laying season starts soon
Spotted lanternflies are laying eggs, so be on the lookout for smears of mud in Pennsylvania and an increasing number of other states.
OOIDA
The OOIDA tour trailer stops in Gee Cee’s at Toledo, Wash.
Marty Ellis has parked the OOIDA tour trailer at Gee Cee’s Truck Stop in Toledo, Wash. Some OOIDA life members have checked in recently.
News, State
Port of Oakland blames AB5 protest on 28% decline
A weeklong protest over California’s Assembly Bill 5 led to a 28% decrease in container volume, the Port of Oakland says.
Business, Equipment
Cummins, Paccar announce natural gas engine partnership
Paccar big truck nameplates Kenworth and Peterbilt are being developed using Cummins’s new X15N natural gas engine to cut exhaust emissions.
Business, News, Products & Services, State
Love’s Travel Stops adds location in Minnesota
Love’s Travel Stops has opened a new location in Columbus, Minn. The newest location – the fourth in the state – adds 84 truck parking spots.
News, State
Pennsylvania commission approves updated 12-year transportation plan
Pennsylvania’s 12-year program includes billions of dollars for highway and bridge projects, as well as funding for transit and other modes of transport.
