OOIDA
Time’s running out to participate in Truckers for Troops 2019
OOIDA’s Truckers for Troops campaign ends on Nov. 15. Find out how you can be a part of the Association’s efforts to support U.S. military veterans at home and abroad.
Listen Now
Simple things can mean a lot to vets
Simple things like warm socks seem trivial – unless you don’t have any. And that’s where Truckers for Troops steps in. It’s Day 4 of our annual effort.
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Featured: OOIDA
Salute the military by taking part in Truckers for Troops
Veterans Day’s an appropriate day to start OOIDA’s Truckers for Troops campaign, a salute to U.S. military service personnel, active duty and also veterans.
News, State
OOIDA suggests lower limit in Colorado’s occupational accident proposal
OOIDA has weighed in on a proposal in Colorado that would set occupational accident medical expense limits exceptionally high.
State
Utah task force’s tax reform package raises sale, fuel taxes
A Utah legislative panel has unveiled a plan to boost transportation funding via a tax reform package that includes higher costs for fuel purchases.
OOIDA
Truckers for Troops 2019 begins Veterans Day
OOIDA’s Truckers for Troops 2019 campaign launches on Veterans Day. Here’s what’s on deck for Land Line Now’s telethon and how you can help.
Crime & Courts, State
Wilson Logistics seeks exemption from learner’s permit rule
A trucking company wants to be exempt from the requirement of CDL holders being in the passenger seat while a permit holder drives.
News, Products & Services
Omnitracs says 99.9% of malfunctioning ELDs now working properly
Omnitracs says drivers who had been on paper logs due to a malfunction with some of the company’s devices can start using their ELDs again.
Tolls
Connecticut governor unveils transport plan; other states discuss toll rates, roads
Gov. Ned Lamont revealed his new transportation plan, including 14 new toll locations. Meanwhile, other states are raising rates or considering new tolls.
Elections, State
UPDATE: Voters in locales across the country decide on transportation aid
Nov. 5 ballots in communities around the country included questions to authorize funding to help get needed road and bridge work done. Here are the results.
News, Products & Services
Light-bulb moment leads to low-ash-producing oil from Chevron
Sometimes a simple question can lead to a giant leap forward in technology. That’s the story behind Chevron’s new game-changing oil, Delo 600 ADF.
State
Voters in three states settle transportation questions
On Tuesday, voters throughout the states of Colorado, Maine, and Washington decided whether to boost transportation spending via taxes, fees and bonds.
Crime & Courts
Household goods movers indicted for extorting customers
Owners of several household good moving companies have been indicted in a federal court for their role in a fraud scheme that involved extorting customers.
