Federal, News
EPA criticized for ‘torrent of regulation’
Senate Republicans criticized the EPA for “a torrent of regulation” that led to higher costs at a committee hearing on Wednesday, May 8.
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Podcast: Veterans Community Project has gone to the dogs – and it’s a good thing
The Veterans Community Project is unique among similar programs. It doesn’t just allow dogs into its communities – it welcomes them.
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Business, Products & Services
Load posts up 23% last week; truck posts down 16% as truckers sit out Roadcheck
Load posts last week shot up on the DAT MembersEdge load board while the number of available trucks dropped. Call it the Roadcheck effect.
Federal, News, OOIDA
TSA bill would streamline security threat assessment applications
U.S. Sens. Roger Wicker and Deb Fischer have introduced a bill aimed at streamlining the application process for TSA security threat assessments.
Federal, News, OOIDA
FMCSA grants request to extend speed limiter comment period
OOIDA and ATA asked the agency for more time to comment on a controversial speed limiter proposal. FMCSA obliged.
Crime & Courts, News, State
ExxonMobil accuses California county of unlawfully denying trucking operation permit
ExxonMobil is suing Santa Barbara County, accusing officials of using unsupported public comments to unlawfully deny trucking operations.
News, State
Maryland expands ‘Move Over’ law to apply to all vehicles
Action taken in Maryland expands the state’s “Move Over” rule to require drivers to make room for all roadways users.
Features, News
Annual ‘Bandit Run’ celebrates 45th anniversary of ‘Smokey and the Bandit’
Over 150 cars roll out of Texarkana for the annual Bandit Run. The week-long event follows same route made famous by trucker classic “Smokey and the Bandit”..
Crime & Courts, News
Truck driver faces 45 charges from Nashville crash
Forged and falsified logbooks have led an indictment on 45 charges for a truck driver after a June 2021 crash in Nashville, Tenn
News, OOIDA
OOIDA tour trailer has stops in Wisconsin through Memorial Day
Marty Ellis says the hot topic at the OOIDA tour trailer is the speed limiter mandate and truckers need to keep explaining the problems with it.
Crime & Courts, Federal, News, State
Solicitor general tells Supreme Court to decline AB5 petition
The U.S. Supreme Court shouldn’t hear the California Trucking Association’s case against AB5, the Office of the Solicitor General says.
News, State
New Oklahoma law authorizes autonomous vehicles
A new law in Oklahoma permits the use of fully autonomous vehicles on state roadways. The rule also applies to commercial vehicles.