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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Crime & Courts
Owner of Flame Trucking in Georgia allegedly used PPP loan for jewelry, Rolls-Royce
Maurice Fayne, owner of Flame Trucking, was indicted for allegedly using money from a PPP loan for personal use. However, the company may not even exist.
News, OOIDA
Brokers association lashes out after OOIDA’s push for more transparency
The Transportation Intermediaries Association is undermining OOIDA’s push for transparency by telling brokers how to avoid giving info to owner-operators.
Coronavirus, Federal, OOIDA
OOIDA to Sen. Wicker: ‘no place’ for drivers to fight COVID-19 on the road
Sen. Roger Wicker, chairman of the Senate committee that oversees transportation, had questions about COVID-19’s impact on trucking. OOIDA provided answers.
State
Ohio bill may let more townships patrol interstates, add speed traps
In Ohio, lawmakers are considering a bill allowing more township police officers onto interstates to enforce traffic rules, raising the fear of speed traps.
OOIDA
The Spirit heads to Oklahoma City, Okla.
Jon Osburn, skipper of OOIDA’s tour trailer, plans to spend the weekend in Oklahoma City, Okla. Let Jon know what you are seeing on the road.
Coronavirus, Truck Shows
Walcott Truckers Jamboree in Iowa goes virtual this year
Restrictions because of the coronavirus crisis have caused the Iowa 80 truck stop to make its Walcott Truckers Jamboree an online virtual event this year.
Coronavirus, State
Wisconsin Supreme Court overturns statewide stay-home order
In a 4-3 decision, the conservative majority of the Wisconsin Supreme Court overruled a statewide stay-home order issued by Gov. Tony Evers.
Crime & Courts, Federal
Environmental, health groups lend support to trailer emissions standards
Environmental and health groups filed a brief in federal court in support of emissions standards that trailer manufacturers are trying to avoid.
State
Bill would boost truck weight enforcement on NYC expressway
Pursuit is underway at the New York statehouse to implement a program to boost truck weight enforcement along a stretch of the Brooklyn Queens Expressway.
Breaking, Federal
UPDATED: FMCSA releases final rule on hours of service
A final rule that promises to add flexibility to the hours-of-service regulations was announced by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
