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: Baltimore bridge collapse update – parking issues
As Baltimore recovers from the recent bridge collapse, a number of issues need to be resolved – and one of the big ones is truck parking.
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Crime & Courts, News
Feds indict personal injury lawyer in staged crash scheme
A New Orleans attorney is the latest to be federally indicted in an extensive staged crash conspiracy targeting commercial trucks and buses.
Federal, News, OOIDA
Hair testing guideline comments due Nov. 9
A notice of guidelines regarding hair testing in federal workplaces is open to public comment through Nov. 9.
News
Trucking jobs advance growth for sixth straight month in October
After taking unprecedented hits earlier this year due to the pandemic, trucking jobs log another month of steady growth.
News, OOIDA
OOIDA’s tour trailer rolls into Columbia, S.C.
Jon Osburn, skipper of OOIDA’s tour trailer, may play a game of bowling at the next stop for The Spirit at the Columbia, S.C., Petro.
Business, Products & Services
PrePass expands PrePass Alerts system to 48 contiguous states
PrePass has extended its PrePass Alerts system across the 48 contiguous United States. It notifies drivers of high-risk areas on the road.
Elections, News, State
Statehouse elections reveal minimal change
More than 80% of state legislative seats were on fall ballots, but there was minimal shifting of party control in statehouse elections.
News, Tolls
Alberta Legislature considers allowing tolls on new highway projects
A bill introduced to the Alberta Legislature would allow tolls to be collected to finance new or expanded highway and bridge projects.
Features, OOIDA Member
Sleigh Bells and Santa seeking donations
Sleigh Bells and Santa, a program from Truckers Final Mile, is collecting donations for the children of deceased truckers.
OOIDA
Next stop for OOIDA’s tour trailer is Kenly, N.C.
OOIDA’s tour trailer next stops Nov. 5-7 in Kenly, N.C., where skipper Jon Osburn will get a chance to shop at a “trucker’s toy store.”
News
OOIDA raises concerns over Tesla’s Full Self-Driving system
In a letter to NHTSA, OOIDA sounded the alarm on Tesla’s Full Self-Driving system, calling it a significant threat to small-business truckers.
