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.
Listen Now
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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OOIDA
OOIDA’s tour trailer calls at Santa Nella, Calif.
Jon Osburn, skipper of OOIDA’s tour trailer, has some toasty memories of Santa Nella, Calif., the next stop for him and The Spirit.
Federal, News, OOIDA
OOIDA calls for repeal to overtime exemption on ‘Live From Exit 24’
OOIDA Executive Vice President Lewie Pugh discussed on “Live From Exit 24” why he believes the truck driver overtime exemption should be repealed.
News, State
Indiana, South Carolina bills address left lane use
Legislators in multiple states have introduced bills they are hopeful will result in more drivers limiting their use of the left lane.
News, Safety & Security
Potential protests pose safety, insurance concerns for truckers
A leaked FBI bulletin warns of increased risks for armed protests at all 50 state capitals and in Washington D.C. ahead of Inauguration Day.
Driver Fitness, News
St. Christopher Truckers Relief Fund announces diabetes prevention program
The St. Christopher Truckers Relief Fund wants to help truck drivers ‘Drive Down Diabetes’ with a CDC-approved program that starts Feb. 1.
Business, Products & Services
Load and truck posts jump after the holidays, DAT reports
Load and truck posts increased in the first week of 2021, as shippers worked through freight backlogged during the holidays, DAT reports.
Business, Products & Services
TravelCenters of America pushes for more franchises
TravelCenters of America plans to add 20 franchises this year. The first new franchise to open in 2021 was Jan. 12 in Huntington, Ore.
Federal, News
FMCSA pitches some changes to vision standards
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is proposing a rule that would update its vision standards for some individuals.
Opinion
AV manufacturers need to abandon the word ‘self-driving’
The autonomous vehicle industry is functioning mostly unregulated, and one word encapsulates a problem with that: self-driving.
News, State
Wyoming bill would implement road user charge
A new bill at the Wyoming statehouse would begin the process of relying less on fuel tax collection in favor of a road user charge.
