News
DRIVE Act speeds up while speed limiter proposal slows down?
The DRIVE Act is gaining support as rumblings build that FMCSA’s speed limiter proposal may not be released in 2024.
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Podcast: Truckers on board discuss driver training, fraud, EVs and more
What needs to be done to improve driver training? It was one of several topics – including fraud, EVs and more – discussed by OOIDA’s Board.
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News, OOIDA
OOIDA’s tradition of giving continues
Truckers for Troops has been a successful charitable endeavor. Since it started in 2007, OOIDA has given military veterans over $700,000.
News
Ambest donates $21K to St. Christopher Fund
Ambest, the nationwide network of independent truck stops, has donated $21,000 to the St. Christopher Fund to help truck drivers in need.
Fuel prices, News
Significantly lower diesel prices reported
Diesel is nearly five cents lower than last week, according to a weekly report from the Energy Information Administration released on Dec. 6.
Federal, News
MCSAC seeks data on last-mile delivery vehicles
FMCSA’s Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee wants more information on how smaller last-mile delivery vehicles are affecting safety.
Federal, News, OOIDA
OOIDA: Truckers, tell FHWA best ways to make infrastructure investment
OOIDA’s latest Call to Action encourages truckers to tell FHWA how to spend funds from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
News, State
Effort underway to repeal Missouri fuel tax increase
Multiple Missouri state lawmakers have launched pursuit of a repeal of the state’s first fuel tax rate increase in nearly 30 years.
Crime & Courts, Federal, News, OOIDA
Hours-of-service lawsuit targets short haul, break provisions
A lawsuit challenging the FMCSA’s changes to the hours of service targets provisions involving short-haul operations and the 30-minute break.
News, OOIDA
OOIDA encourages members to return nomination forms
The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association is reminding its members that the time is now to make nominations for the OOIDA Board of Directors.
Features, Truck Shows
Lucas Oil designs semitruck for Monster Jam events
Lucas Oil has designed a Monster Jam truck that resembles a Peterbilt cab on steroids. It first hits the track in January.
News
Trucking jobs nearing pre-pandemic numbers
With increases in trucking jobs nearly every month this year, the industry is poised to end 2021 with more drivers than it had in February 2020.
