Federal, News
Buttigieg calls for policies to protect truckers against predatory towing
Policies to protect truckers from predatory towing fees are crucial, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttiegig said during a recent meeting.
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Podcast: FMCSA holds public meeting on predatory towing, healthy debate ensues
FMCSA hosted a healthy debate between those in trucking calling for greater protections, and those in towing listing their concerns.
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News, OOIDA
Comment on OOIDA’s ELD exemption before midnight EST Feb. 1
Drivers and the public have only a limited amount of time left to share their thoughts on a proposal that would exempt small trucking businesses with a history of safe operation from the electronic logging device mandate. The deadline to file comments on an ELD exemption request put forth by the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association […]
News, OOIDA
OOIDA pens letter to Senate opposing underride guard bill
A bipartisan bill introduced in the Senate in December dubbed Stop Underrides Act of 2017 could add another mandate for truckers: underride guards. In a letter to Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., and Marco Rubio, R-Fla., the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association is calling for a stop to the Stop Underrides Act. Senate bill S2219 and mirrored […]
News, State
Colorado road funding effort clears Senate committee
A major initiative at the Colorado statehouse to help get transportation work done has taken its first step toward possible passage. The GOP-controlled Senate Transportation Committee voted along party lines to advance the major transportation effort of the session. Sponsored by Republican Sens. Randy Baumgardner of Hot Sulphur Springs and John Cooke of Greeley, SB1 […]
News
FMCSA mulls extending exemption for Old Dominion, other fleets using PeopleNet ELDs
Having already granted a limited waiver to Old Dominion and other similarly-situated motor carriers until March 18, FMCSA is now considering an exemption request that would last until Dec. 18 of this year. In its petition, Thomasville, N.C.-based Old Dominion notes that it was “an early adopter” of automatic on board recording devices in its fleet of […]
News, Safety & Security
More than 54,000 U.S. bridges deemed ‘structurally deficient’ in report
Of the more than 600,000 bridges across the nation, more than 54,000 are considered “structurally deficient,” according to American Road and Transportation Builders Association’s annual deficient bridge report. Approximately one-third of bridges need repairs. ARTBA’s report calculated that motorists cross these structurally deficient bridges 174 million times each day. According to the report, there are […]
Features, Truck Shows
Shell Rotella SuperRigs heads to White’s Travel Center in Virginia
The big daddy of show truck competitions, 36th annual Shell Rotella SuperRigs, is scheduled for June 14-16 at White’s Travel Center in Raphine, Va., just off I-64/I-81. The Shell Rotella SuperRigs Truck Beauty Contest began back in 1982 as a way to bring together and recognize hard-working drivers from throughout the trucking industry. This year, […]
News, OOIDA
Deadline to submit comments on OOIDA’s ELD exemption is Feb. 1
Drivers and the public have only a limited amount of time left to share their thoughts on a proposal that would exempt small trucking businesses with a history of safe operation from the electronic logging device mandate. The deadline to file comments on an ELD exemption request put forth by the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association […]
News
Two Koch brothers groups urge Trump to reject a gas tax increase; no mention of diesel
Freedom Partners and Americans for Prosperity, both funded by the Koch brothers, are urging the Trump Administration to oppose any increase in the gas tax. The appeal to Trump comes before expected announcements from the administration regarding the highly anticipated infrastructure bill and how it will be funded. In a letter to President Trump, the […]
News, OOIDA
NFIB files comments in support of OOIDA’s ELD exemption request
The National Federation of Independent Business is throwing its support behind OOIDA’s ELD exemption request for small trucking businesses. In comments filed as part of the docket for the exemption request, NFIB asks the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to grant OOIDA’s request. Based in Washington, D.C., NFIB represents more than 325,000 small businesses in the U.S. […]
Opinion
Two pro-ELD Arkansas lawmakers get a lunch for their troub
The American Trucking Associations is taking two Arkansas lawmakers to lunch as a thank-you for their support of the electronic logging device mandate. Rep. Rick Crawford and his colleague Rep. Bruce Westerman will be the guests of honor on January 30, as ATA celebrates its relationship with the two Republican lawmakers, according to an article […]
