News
DRIVE Act speeds up while speed limiter proposal slows down?
The DRIVE Act is gaining support as rumblings build that FMCSA’s speed limiter proposal may not be released in 2024.
Listen Now
Podcast: Truckers on board discuss driver training, fraud, EVs and more
What needs to be done to improve driver training? It was one of several topics – including fraud, EVs and more – discussed by OOIDA’s Board.
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OOIDA
The Spirit heads to Summit, S.D.
Ag hours of service and media just don’t get trucking – two discussion topics at The Spirit’s stops in North Dakota. Next stop: Summit, S.D.
OOIDA
Truck to Success course includes instruction of financing
Financing will be covered in OOIDA’s Truck to Success course for drivers considering becoming owner-operators. It’s offered via web conferencing on Oct. 26-28.
Opinion
How ‘intelligent’ do you have to be to know a pickup from a CMV?
Making distinctions between pick-’em-up truck drivers and commercial truck drivers seems difficult for the “intelligent drivers” and the national news.
News, State
Arkansas voters to decide on continuation of road tax
Arkansas voters will decide in November whether to make permanent a sales tax collected to help cover costs for road and bridge work.
Crime & Courts, News
California man faces charges in foiled $294K nut heist
A Fresno, Calif., man is behind bars after county law enforcement officers say they foiled a cargo theft plot that resulted in a pistachio nut heist.
News
Hurricane Laura shuts down I-10 and numerous highways
After making landfall as a Category 4 storm, Hurricane Laura has left a wake of destruction, including the closure of Interstate 10.
News
Driving jobs with safest drivers include trucking, study reveals
A study looking into various driving jobs shows that truckers have one of the lowest rates of driving violations and low incident rates.
Opinion
The lease-purchase trap is a problem large carriers won’t fix
A trucker’s cautionary tale of falling into the lease-purchase trap is another reminder that what ails the trucking industry won’t fix itself, writes John Bendel.
State, Tolls
Oregon petition effort to have voters decide on tolls sidelined
Pursuit in Oregon of a petition effort to allow voters to decide whether the state should toll existing infrastructure must wait to qualify for ballot.
Coronavirus, Tolls
Traffic on toll facilities up from April but still down from last year
A report from a toll facility association reveals that traffic is up significantly from April but remains lower compared to last year.