Federal, News
FMCSA grants TIA’s petition on training for brokers
FMCSA has granted a petition from the Transportation Intermediaries Association regarding training requirements for brokers.
Listen Now
Podcast: Economist – pay and safety go hand-in-hand in trucking
A well-paid trucker is a safe trucker. Michael Belzer of Wayne State University concluded that about intrastate and interstate truckers.
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News
Time gets wasted at traffic signals; report explores how much
Ever wonder how much time is being spent waiting on that traffic signal to turn green? A new report by Inrix crunched the numbers to find out.
Federal, News
FMCSA: Most large truck fatal crashes don’t cite truck driver
The FMCSA released 2019 statistics showing that more than 90% of truck drivers didn’t commit a moving violation in fatal crashes involving large trucks.
Federal, News
Self-driving trucks will impact trucking jobs, report says.
How will self-driving trucks affect truckers in the future? A new report from the Department of Transportation gives insight to that question.
News, State
Time change debated in 30 states
The practice of making changes to the clock for daylight saving time is under review in statehouses around the country, and in D.C.
Crime & Courts
Rhode Island trucking company owner sentenced for bank fraud
The owner of a trucking company has been sentenced for defrauding the FMCSA and bank fraud totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Federal, News
Department of Labor proposes to withdraw worker classification rule
The U.S. Department of Labor wants to withdraw the previous administration’s final worker classification rule, citing weakened protections.
Crime & Courts, State, Tolls
Federal appeals court upholds dismissal of Indiana truck toll lawsuit
The Seventh Circuit upheld a lower court’s dismissal of OOIDA’s lawsuit claiming the Indiana Toll Road’s truck rate hike is unconstitutional.
Crime & Courts
Whiff of pot leads to declaring driver an imminent hazard
A whiff of pot during a Vermont safety inspection wound up putting a Minnesota truck driver out of service and declared an imminent hazard.
News, OOIDA
Standard Carrier Alpha Code covered in newest OOIDA Foundation video
The OOIDA Foundation released the latest video in its series titled “Getting Your Own Authority” detailing Standard Carrier Alpha Code
OOIDA
OOIDA’s tour trailer stops in Hammond, La.
OOIDA’s tour trailer stops Hammond, La, in bayou country. Skipper Jon Osburn wonders if he’ll meet some “Swamp People” alligator hunters.
