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OOIDA Member, Truck Parking

The Parking Zone – April 2022

Washington state, the province of Ontario and the U.S. federal government are all opening up their wallets for more truck parking.

News, State

Michigan moves forward with plans for 25-mile automated vehicle corridor on I-94

Plans for a 25-mile connected and automated vehicle corridor on I-94 in Michigan are moving forward. Project now moves to analysis and planning phase.

Federal, News, OOIDA

OOIDA to EPA: Don’t make truckers guinea pigs

OOIDA wants its members to tell the Environmental Protection Agency how its emission standards proposal could hurt small-business truckers.

Opinion

Driverless trucks tech echoes the big tech frenzy of two decades ago

Many companies ballyhoo the age of driverless trucks these days, but this isn’t the first tech frenzy the trucking industry has seen.

News, OOIDA

The OOIDA tour trailer rolls into Battle Creek, Mich.

Starting Monday, Marty Ellis takes the OOIDA tour trailer to Battle Creek, Mich. Then he’s got some Midwest Pride in Your Ride plans.

COVID-19, Federal, News

Report: Trump administration ‘intervened’ to approve Yellow Corp. CARES Act loan

A Congressional report reveals Trump’s administration defied recommendations from the Defense Department to deny Yellow Corporation’s massive $700 million CARES Act loan.

Federal, News, OOIDA

Speed limiters would do more harm than good, OOIDA says

Speed limiters could become a requirement for commercial motor vehicles. OOIDA says the FMCSA has the wrong idea.

News, OOIDA, State

Colorado bill would make available to owner-operators occupational accident insurance

A Colorado bill would give owner-operators the option to purchase an occupational accident insurance policy instead of workers’ compensation.

Federal, News

Buttigieg: 300,000 truckers leave industry every year

Responding to supply chain questions, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg pointed to driver retention problems in the trucking industry.

Crime & Courts, News

Woman gets probation in New Orleans staged-crash fraud scheme

A woman involved in a large New Orleans staged-crash fraud scheme has been ordered to pay $4.7 million in restitution and serve probation.