Crime & Courts, News
Trucking groups appeal AB5 ruling to Ninth Circuit
Maintaining the stance that California’s AB5 violates the U.S. Constitution, two trucking groups have appealed to the Ninth Circuit.
Listen Now
Podcast: What’s behind the increase in weigh-in-motion scales?
Weigh stations are a regular part of life for truck drivers, but more and more scales are virtually invisible to those who drive over them.
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State
Mississippi bills would revise commercial driving rules
Mississippi bills focus on commercial driving rules that cover commercial driver licensing renewals, household goods movers, and super load escorts.
Opinion
No transparency in meetings about broker transparency
It was real nice of them to invite us trucking journalists from Land Line Media to a party at which OOIDA and the “OOIDA protest” was clearly a topic of interest.
News
March NAFTA truck freight up from previous month
Despite disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic, March NAFTA truck freight increased compared to February. However, freight was down year-to-year.
News
Cargo theft numbers spike in Q1 2020
In the first three months of 2020, cargo theft numbers surged 49% in volume compared to the same time in 2019, according to the latest reports.
News, Truck Shows
ATHS kicks off virtual truck show on May 28
The American Truck Historical Society’s National Convention and Truck Show had to move to a virtual format but has a record 1,455 entries from 10 countries.
News, State
Cincinnati-area voters approve sales tax for roads, transit
Voters in the Cincinnati area cast ballots this spring on a question to raise the local sales tax to benefit road, bridge and transit work.
Business, News, Products & Services
Spot truckload rates rise ahead of Memorial Day
Spot truckload rates surged slightly heading into the Memorial Day weekend. Load-to-truck ratios show freight is picking up, DAT Solutions reports.
Fuel prices, News
Slide in U.S. average diesel fuel price stops
Though the U.S. average price for a gallon of diesel fuel has been dropping since early January, a weekly federal report says the slide has stopped.
News, State
Portland, Ore., voters approve gas tax extension
Voters in Portland, Ore., made their voices heard on a question to extend collection of a local gas tax that is touted to benefit transportation improvement projects.
Federal
OOIDA clarifies broker transparency misinformation in message to Congress
Continuing its efforts for more transparency in transactions with brokers, the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association reached out to every congressional office on Tuesday morning to clear up any misinformation to the contrary. On Tuesday, May 26, OOIDA Director of Government Affairs Collin Long sent an email to each Congress member’s office to dispel any information […]
