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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Business, Products & Services
Spot rates keep climbing into August, DAT reports
Spot rates were higher last week as the supply chain pushed more freight to the spot market, causing demand for truckload capacity to increase.
Opinion, Truck Parking
Welcome to the trucking life, RV drivers
RV drivers are getting a taste of the trucking life now that many Walmart stores are no longer allowing them to park in their lots.
OOIDA, Truck Shows
OOIDA’s tour trailer’s ready for Tower Tree Truck Classic
OOIDA’s tour trailer will be set up Friday and Saturday, Aug. 7-8, at the Decatur County Fairgrounds in Greensburg, Ind., for the Tower Tree Truck Classic.
Federal, News
ELD mandate called into question at Trucking Safety Summit
As part of FMCSA’s 2020 Trucking Safety Summit on Aug. 5, an online commenter questioned the success of the ELD mandate.
News, State
New Jersey Senate bill would make camera enforcement ‘impossible’
A Senate panel has advanced a bill to forbid New Jersey from working with other states to provide information on drivers cited via camera enforcement.
Features, Opinion
If you can’t buy ’em, we’ll tell you how to make ’em
Clorox’s CEO says stores won’t be fully stocked with its wipes until 2021. Sanitizing wipes of any type have been unavailable to truck drivers for a while.
Federal, News, OOIDA
OOIDA at Trucking Safety Summit: It’s time to listen to truckers
Participating in FMCSA’s Trucking Safety Summit, OOIDA Executive Vice President Lewie Pugh said truckers are the best resource for improving highway safety.
Safety & Security
California trucking company ordered to reinstate whistleblower trucker
OSHA has ordered JHOS Logistics and Transportation to reinstate the employment of a whistleblower trucker who refused to haul an overweight load.
News, OOIDA
‘Live From Exit 24’ episode to feature FMCSA’s Joe DeLorenzo
Joe DeLorenzo, FMCSA’s acting associate administrator for enforcement, will be a guest on “Live From Exit 24” at 11 a.m. Central time on Wednesday, Aug. 12.
Federal, News, Safety & Security
OOIDA hopes truckers’ voices will be heard at Trucking Safety Summit
OOIDA said a safety summit conducted by the FHWA in 1995 didn’t lead to much change. The Association hopes for different results this time.
