News, Safety & Security
Higher truck driver pay linked to fewer crashes
A researcher’s body of work has quantified what truckers have intuitively known for decades: Better truck driver pay will lead to safer highways.
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Podcast: Efforts designed to combat highway protests
A handful of states are considering measures that are meant to deter protesters from exercising their First Amendment rights on highways.
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Jon Osburn’s last stop as The Spirit’s skipper is in Concordia, Mo.
Just a few miles from OOIDA headquarters, Jon Osburn makes his last stop at skipper of OOIDA’s tour trailer in Concordia, Mo. Stop by to wish him well.
Federal, News
Worker classification comments accepted through April 12
A few days remain for the public to comment on the Department of Labor’s decision to withdraw a final rule regarding worker classification.
Federal, News
TSA eyes updates to hazmat endorsement process
The TSA is looking to update the rules on how commercial driver’s license holders can renew or obtain their hazmat endorsements.
News
TA & Petro to announce Citizen Driver winners on SiriusXM
TravelCenters of America will announce the 2021 Citizen Driver winners on “The Dave Nemo Show on SiriusXM 146, April 19 at 9 a.m.
Federal, News
Report: Time to end ban on commercial services at rest areas
The Reason Foundation says it’s time to end the ban on commercial services at rest areas, for a number of reasons. OOIDA concurs.
News, State
Oklahoma bills would revise state’s truck size and weight rules
Multiple Oklahoma bills moving through the statehouse would shift responsibility for enforcement of truck size and weight rules.
Business, Equipment
Peterbilt announces new conventional-cab midrange models
Peterbilt Motors offers new medium-duty truck models with a new automated eight-speed transmission and upgraded interior finishes.
News
Report: Zoom meetings and masks are new distracted driving factors
A study by Root Insurance shows that in addition to checking phones while driving, video conference fatigue may also cause distracted driving.
Federal, News
Rules to combat noncompliant Mexican cross-border carriers finalized
The International Trade Commission has published a final rule regarding investigations of Mexican carriers under new USMCA provisions.
News, OOIDA
Survey seeks to pinpoint the impact of rising insurance costs
ATRI’s Research Advisory Committee, which the OOIDA Foundation is a member of, wants feedback from motor carriers on rising insurance costs.
