Federal, News
FMCSA grants TIA’s petition on training for brokers
FMCSA has granted a petition from the Transportation Intermediaries Association regarding training requirements for brokers.
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Podcast: Economist – pay and safety go hand-in-hand in trucking
A well-paid trucker is a safe trucker. Michael Belzer of Wayne State University concluded that about intrastate and interstate truckers.
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Alabama trucking company fined $3M for illegal hazmat haul
An Alabama trucking company was ordered to pay $3 million for illegally transporting hazardous materials in California on at least three separate occasions.
News
Michigan bill would nix speed limit differentials
An effort in the Michigan statehouse would eliminate the state’s speed limit differentials between cars and semis. OOIDA supports the legislative push.
News
Speed limiter mandate bill reintroduced in Senate
A bill to create a speed limiter mandate for big trucks has been introduced in the U.S. Senate. OOIDA says it takes highway safety “in the wrong direction.”
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Hours of service target date moves to July 31
July 31 is the new projected date for the FMCSA’s revised hours-of-service proposed rule to be officially published, according to a U.S. DOT report.
Crime & Courts, Federal, News, State
Supreme Court to hear New Jersey ‘Bridgegate’ case
The U.S. Supreme Court announced on Friday, June 28, that it will hear an appeal of a case involving two former New Jersey officials convicted in a scandal dubbed “Bridgegate.”
Fuel prices, News, State
Fuel rate changes implemented in 15 states on July 1
The first of July marks changes in fuel tax collections in more than one dozen states. The tax rate changes range from a 21.5-cent increase on diesel in Illinois to a fractional price increase for gas and diesel in Nebraska.
News, State
The Parking Zone – June 2019
Trucks banned at new rest area, Nevada will actually add parking spaces, Love’s had one heck of a month, and nearly 1,000 parking spaces were added in June.
Federal, News
Livestock transportation bill gradually gaining support
A bill that would provide livestock haulers some relief from hours-of-service regulations is gradually gaining support in the House and the Senate.
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OOIDA recognizes drivers for safe driving records
Sponsored by Shell Rotella, OOIDA’s Safe Driving Award program recognizes truckers for years of driving excellence.
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The skipper of The Spirit heads home to Boise, Idaho
Jon Osburn guides OOIDA’s tour trailer back to Boise, where he can make sure the plaque commemorating his being named 2016 Citizen Driver is well polished.
