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Rep. Collins: Minimum insurance increase would ‘destroy’ trucking
A bill that would increase carriers’ minimum insurance to $5 million would “destroy the trucking industry,” a member of Congress said.
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Podcast: Will congressional action shut down push for electric vehicles?
Four members of Congress are working to blunt the Biden administration’s push for electric vehicles. But will they have a real effect?
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News, State, Tolls
Maryland board approves private partner agreement for I-270/495 tolls
The Maryland Board of Public Works approved of a private partnership agreement, keeping the ball rolling for the Capital Beltway toll project.
News, State
Texas fall elections to include transportation questions
Voters in Texas locales around the state will decide during fall elections whether to use taxes or bonds to aid road and bridge work.
Crime & Courts, News
PAM Transport faces another class action wage lawsuit
A former driver for PAM Transport has filed a wage lawsuit similar to one that the trucking company settled for $16.5 million last year.
Federal, News, OOIDA
Senate infrastructure bill: the good and the bad
OOIDA looks at the trucking provisions in the Senate infrastructure bill, breaking down the good and the bad.
News, State, Tolls
Pennsylvania legislator offers alternative to bridge tolls
A leading Pennsylvania state lawmaker has announced a transportation funding plan that would replace pursuit of bridge tolls.
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Glenwood Canyon, I-70 in Colorado to reopen this weekend
After mudslides shut down I-70 in Glenwood Canyon, Colo., for three weeks, state officials announced it will partially reopen on Saturday.
Crime & Courts, News
Trucker’s CBD lawsuit gutted after RICO claims dismissed
A trucker who was fired for testing positive for THC after taking a CBD product has had his RICO claims against the maker dismissed.
Crime & Courts, News
Two lawsuits filed against trucking companies for fatal I-65 crash in Alabama
Two lawsuits stemming from an I-65 crash in Alabama have been filed However, NTSB’s investigation has not yet ruled a probable cause.
News, OOIDA, Truck Shows
GBATS is back; plus the latest on AB5 and the PRO Act
OOIDA’s internet talk show debuted at its new 7 p.m. Central time slot with a GBATS preview and updates on AB5 and the PRO Act.
OOIDA, Truck Shows
OOIDA’s tour trailer heads to Waupun Truck-n-Show
Marty Ellis, skipper of the OOIDA tour trailer, takes the Spirit of the American Trucker to the 32nd Waupun Truck-n-Show in Wisconsin.