Federal, News, Truck Parking
Approps bill includes truck parking funding, speed limiter prohibition
The annual THUD appropriations bill was released Wednesday, June 26. Truckers’ top concerns of parking and speed limiters are addressed.
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Podcast: A look into the ‘driver shortage’ uncovers something else
A Georgia state senator discusses an effort to look into the “driver shortage” and what sorts of trucking problems came to light instead.
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Las Vegas mass shooting death toll hits 58 with more than 500 injured
In the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, at least 58 people are dead and 515 injured when a lone gunman opened fire Sunday night from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Hotel onto an outdoor country music festival below in Las Vegas. Clark County, Nev., Sheriff Joseph Lombardo said that “right […]
Federal, News
Highway agency revamps self-driving car guidelines
The USDOT has released new federal guidelines for self-driving vehicles. critics are worried about the voluntary nature of the guidelines.
Features, OOIDA Member
Citizen Driver Marty Ellis leads by example
For 2017 Citizen Driver Marty Ellis, being recognized for his professionalism and community service in trucking is a surreal experience.
Features, OOIDA Member
Hansen sets great example for grandson
OOIDA life member Idella Hansen was honored with the Citizen Driver Award on May 20, 2017, in North Little Rock, Ark.
Features, OOIDA Member
Me and Muggsy: Macaw serves as trucker’s highway companion
Larry Leckrone gets lots of attention as he travels the highways, thanks to his vintage Kenworth C523 and his 36-year-old macaw named Muggsy.
Federal, News
OOIDA asks Chao to include truckers on automation committee
The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association is asking Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao to reopen the nominating process for a federal committee tasked with addressing automation within the transportation industry. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s federal advisory committee on automation has 25 members from the realms of manufacturing, politics, education, retail, insurance and Silicon Valley. But […]
Opinion
Driver-facing cameras: There’s a downside for carriers
The entire trucking industry is stampeding to driver-facing cameras, right? Maybe not.
Opinion
New gadgets move us closer to a world of ‘RoboTruckers’
The latest gadgets for drivers have vests that track heart rates, driver-facing cameras that monitor their eyes, and GPS-activated jeans that tell them which way to turn. Staff Writer Mark Schremmer asks if it’s gone too far.
Opinion
Reminder – In New Zealand, even dogs get on-road driver training
The return of a viral video from a few years back showing dogs driving cars by themselves is surreal reminder that FMCSA’s driver training statute, while a step in the right direction, is still woefully inadequate.
Truck Parking
Trucker’s ‘oasis’ proposal in British Columbia withdrawn
A “trucker’s oasis” in Surrey, British Columbia, has been killed. The company has withdrawn its application for the 77-acre truck parking facility.