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.
Listen Now
Podcast: FMCSA to cars – time to share the road
FMCSA is undertaking a project to alert the general public about sharing the road with large trucks. OOIDA’s Jay Grimes has the details.
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News, State, Tolls
New law sets stage for gateless Ohio Turnpike tolling
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has signed into law a bill to remove a stumbling block for the implementation of gateless tolling on the Ohio Turnpike.
Opinion
Left lane cruising to gaming while driving: AVs need regulations
From left lane cruising to playing video games while driving, the time to heavily regulate the autonomous vehicle industry was yesterday.
News, OOIDA
Louisiana is calling the OOIDA tour trailer
Marty Ellis, OOIDA tour trailer skipper, heads to Cajun country, with the next two stops in Louisiana. Stop and point him to the good food.
Coronavirus, Federal, News, OOIDA
OOIDA asks Biden, Trudeau to exempt truckers from vaccine mandate
OOIDA asked U.S. and Canadian leaders to exempt truck drivers from the countries’ arbitrary cross-border vaccination requirements.
News, State
Electric-powered trucks rule nears approval in Pennsylvania
A bill nearing passage at the Pennsylvania statehouse would adopt a federal weight exemption for electric-powered trucks.
Analysis, News
Poaching truck freight by rail, water and air
Railroads, airfreight and barge shipping all want to divvy up truck freight. John Bendel gauges how much mojo is there beneath the ballyhoo.
News, State
Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas issue emergency orders
Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas are the latest states to declaring emergencies waiving FMCSA regulations due to hazardous winter weather.
News, OOIDA
Driver retention issues and other concerns change the narrative in ‘driver shortage’ conversation
OOIDA Board Member Dick Pingel brings driver retention and other issues to the forefront of the conversation on driver shortages.
News, State
Left lane truck rules a topic at statehouses
Elected officials in statehouses around the country have offered bills to single out trucks from left lane use on interstates
News
Revised data reveals improved trucking employment situation
The federal government has updated the last five years of trucking employment data, but Convoy urges stakeholders to be cautiously optimistic.