Federal, News
Buttigieg updates Senate on NHTSA’s impaired-driving rulemaking
A rulemaking aimed at taking impaired drivers off the road received more than 18,000 comments, DOT Secretary Pete Buttigieg said.
Listen Now
Podcast: A private approach to truck parking
Trent Cameron, CEO and co-founder of Outpost, shares his company’s ambitious plan to dot the nation with private truck parking lots.
The Latest
Coronavirus, Federal, OOIDA
OOIDA: It’s time for truck weight exemptions to expire
OOIDA told the leaders of the Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration that COVID-19 weight exemptions need to end.
Fuel prices
Average U.S. diesel fuel price drops; price rises in some regions
While the U.S. average price for diesel fuel dropped for the 18th week, in some regions the average price actually rose, according to a federal report.
State
New Jersey bill would restrict ticket camera enforcement
A New Jersey bill is intended to limit the effect of red-light and speed cameras by prohibiting the state from working with other states to issue tickets.
Truck Parking
PennDOT reopens indoor facilities at three more rest areas
Indoor facilities at three more rest areas will reopen, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation announced on Monday.
OOIDA
The Spirit swings into Carl’s Corner, south of Dallas-Fort Worth
Carl’s Corner is a great place to stop in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, even it isn’t the same as it once was. OOIDA’s tour trailer will be there May 11-14.
Features
Jersey Jim starts a trucking business
Jersey Jim Davis was a fast-talking character with big plans to grow his trucking business in the unregulated days of the late 1970s.
OOIDA, Products & Services
OOIDA advises truckers to regularly maintain ELD records
As some ELD providers plan to discontinue service, OOIDA reminds truck drivers that they need to download and keep those records in case of an audit.
Truck Parking
Survey about rest areas in four Northeast states needs truckers’ input
With COVID-19 highlighting the truck parking crisis, officials in four Northeast states need input from truckers in a survey about rest areas in the region.
TRACER Alert
TRACER reports theft of white 2008 Freightliner in Florida
A $500 reward is offered through OOIDA’s TRACER Alert network for information on a stolen white 2008 Freightliner Cascadia in Miami Gardens, Fla.
News
More than five years of truck employment growth erased in one month
COVID-19 caused the greatest disruption to employment since the Great Depression, including the trucking industry, which saw its largest loss on record.
