Crime & Courts, News
Trucking groups appeal AB5 ruling to Ninth Circuit
Maintaining the stance that California’s AB5 violates the U.S. Constitution, two trucking groups have appealed to the Ninth Circuit.
Listen Now
Podcast: What’s behind the increase in weigh-in-motion scales?
Weigh stations are a regular part of life for truck drivers, but more and more scales are virtually invisible to those who drive over them.
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Federal, News
Review of FMCSA survey on Mexico carriers to be conducted
The Office of Inspector General will determine if FMCSA met requirements in authorizing Mexico-domiciled carriers.
News, OOIDA
OOIDA weighs in on updates to Trucking Action Plan, Hutcheson nomination
An update to the Biden administration’s Truck Action Plan and an official nomination for FMCSA administrator gave OOIDA plenty to address this week.
Fuel prices, News, State
New York and New Mexico latest states to offer fuel tax relief
Five states approve fuel tax relief efforts. Others near deals while some states resist pursuing relief for motorists and truckers.
Business, News
New Walmart program boosts pay and benefits
Walmart announced increased pay and benefits for drivers through a new program offered through the Walmart private fleet.
OOIDA
Come Sunday, the OOIDA tour trailer will be in Rochelle, Ill.
Marty Ellis plans to park the OOIDA tour trailer at the Rochelle, Ill., Petro. After this stop, he heads to the OOIDA spring Board meeting.
Federal, News
FMCSA extends Women of Trucking board application deadline
Female truckers interested in applying for FMCSA’s new Women of Trucking Advisory Board have another week to do so.
Federal, News, State
NHTSA investigating autonomous truck tech company following crash
Following a crash involving an autonomous vehicle, NHTSA is looking into whether Pony.ai was compliant with its crash reports.
Federal, News
Hutcheson receives FMCSA administrator nomination
President Joe Biden has pegged Robin Hutcheson to be the next permanent leader of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
Opinion
The ATA says driver churn is good for you
High driver turnover gets a bad rap, the ATA says. Driver churn is good for drivers. Maybe if you ignore the real world, John Bendel says.
News, State
Four states take action on ticket cameras
Ticket cameras are a topic under review in multiple statehouses as legislators discuss rule changes to the revenue-generating devices.
