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NHTSA denies petition on rear-impact guard final rule
NHTSA denied a petition from trucking safety groups to reconsider a 2022 final rule aimed at improving rear-impact guards.
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Flooding to force Kentucky DOT to close Cairo Bridge
The Kentucky Department of Transportation is closing the Cairo Bridge because of flooding, a spokesman confirmed. The bridge was set to close on the night of Friday, March 2, and could be shut down for at least a week. Keith Todd, a spokesman for the Kentucky DOT, said the detour will require an 80-mile trip […]
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Missouri bills offer road funding mechanisms, including fuel tax increases, vehicle fees, tolls
Talks are on-going at the Missouri statehouse for a solution to the state’s $825 million gap in annual road and bridge funding. A 23-member task force of state officials and private citizens released transportation funding recommendations to the General Assembly early this year. Among the recommendations is a fuel tax increase. Specifically, the state’s 17-cent-per-gallon […]
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OOIDA recognizes drivers for safe driving records
OOIDA recently announced honorees in the Association’s Safe Driving Award program. The following drivers have been recognized by the Association for truck driving excellence: Jerry S. Northam of Camden, Del., has been recognized for 42 years of safe, accident-free driving. Ernie Broyles, Jr. of Great Cacapon, W.Va., has been recognized for 36 years of safe, […]
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Trucker rescued from Indiana flood
A truck driver had to be rescued after attempting to drive more than a mile through flood waters on Feb. 27 in Indiana, a public information officer for the Indiana Department of Natural Resources District 8 said. “The truck driver drove through a mile or two of high waters,” the Indiana DNR’s Jim Schreck said. […]
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The Spirit is headed to Beaumont, Texas
Jon Osburn is driving OOIDA’s Spirit of the American Trucker tour truck to the Petro truck stop in Beaumont, Texas. That is Exit 848 at Walden Rd on I-10. Jon expects to be at the Beaumont Petro March 3-5. Take time to stop and visit with Jon about the Association’s activities and current issues. You […]
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OOIDA members invited to celebrate the life of Jim Johnston at MATS
The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association will be hosting an event on Friday, March 23, at the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Ky., to celebrate the life of its former president and CEO, Jim Johnston. All OOIDA members are invited to attend. Johnston, 78, died on Jan. 8, following a battle with cancer. OOIDA started in […]
News, Tolls
Connecticut DOT and economic report back governor’s plan for tolls and fuel taxes
Shortly after Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy proposed an increase in fuel taxes and tolls to pay for transportation, the state’s Department of Transportation echoed that idea during a Transportation Committee meeting on Monday. However, some state lawmakers are opposed to more taxes, including tolls. Earlier this year, Gov. Malloy proposed an increase in fuel taxes, […]
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Martinez begins tenure as FMCSA administrator
Raymond P. Martinez was officially sworn in as the sixth administrator for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on Wednesday, Feb. 28. Raymond Martinez is sworn in as administrator of the Federal Motor Carriers Safety Administration by Transportation Secretary Elane Chao. Martinez’s wife, Marin Gibson, holds the Bible. “Ray’s years of experience promoting traffic safety […]
Crime & Courts, News
Supreme Court to decide if independent truckers are exempt from arbitration
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case that will decide whether labor disputes brought by independent contractors in the trucking industry are exempt from arbitration. On Feb. 26, the Supreme Court granted the certiorari petition to hear the case between trucking company New Prime Inc., which is based in Springfield, Mo., and truck driver […]
Crime & Courts, News
OOIDA requests rehearing in sleep apnea case
The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association filed a petition in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit for a rehearing in its lawsuit that claimed the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration bypassed the rulemaking process in order to regulate obstructive sleep apnea. OOIDA’s petition for either a panel rehearing or a rehearing en banc […]
