Federal, News
Buttigieg updates Senate on NHTSA’s impaired-driving rulemaking
A rulemaking aimed at taking impaired drivers off the road received more than 18,000 comments, DOT Secretary Pete Buttigieg said.
Listen Now
Podcast: A private approach to truck parking
Trent Cameron, CEO and co-founder of Outpost, shares his company’s ambitious plan to dot the nation with private truck parking lots.
The Latest
News, State
Pennsylvania bills call for local speed radar use
The pursuit of new authority for local law enforcement departments to use speed radar considered in Pennsylvania House and Senate.
Truck Shows
American Truck Historical Society plans June show
OOIDA’s tour trailer, its skipper Marty Ellis, and OOIDA Executive Vice President Lewie Pugh are slated to attend the ATHS show in Virginia.
News, OOIDA
Questions remain about the PRO Act and AB5
OOIDA insiders walk listeners through the PRO Act and AB5 legislation on the latest edition of “Live From Exit 24.”
Truck Shows
Expedite Expo returns in July
Expedite Expo focuses on rush-order freight hauling. It’s set for July 16-17 in the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Ind.
Federal, News, OOIDA
Truck-only VMT tax a ‘discriminatory’ option, OOIDA says
OOIDA told the Senate Finance Committee that truckers will not stand for “discriminatory” funding practices, such as a truck-only VMT.
Crime & Courts, News
Nearly 13,000 illegally issued traffic tickets in Iowa will not be refunded
After a 2018 ruling that the Iowa DOT illegally issued thousands of tickets, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled the state does not owe refunds.
News, State
Pennsylvania House panel approves electric-powered trucks rule
A Pennsylvania House committee has advanced a bill that would adopt a federal weight exemption for electric-powered trucks.
Features, News
Former NFL player rescues trucker from fiery wreck
A drive to the office became a rescue effort as former NFL defensive lineman Brandon Bair pulled a trucker from a fiery wreck on May 6.
OOIDA
OOIDA’s tour trailer stops in New Hampshire
OOIDA’s tour trailer stops off the Blue Star Turnpike (I-95) in New Hampshire at the Greenland TA. Stop to say hello to skipper Marty Ellis.
OOIDA
Don’t miss the next ‘Live From Exit 24’
Call in to the next “Live From Exit 24” on May 19 as host Mike Matousek welcomes experts on the PRO Act and the AB5 law in California.
