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Features, OOIDA Member

Taylors considered ‘All-Pro truckers’

Even though Bill and Robyn Taylor don’t play professional football, their recent induction to the 2016 Citizen Driver Award class makes them All-Pros of the trucking industry.

Features, OOIDA Member

Litalien calls Citizen Driver ceremony ‘the best day of my life’

OOIDA Life Member and longtime truck driver Denis Litalien is fine with remaining anonymous. However, the winner of a 2016 Citizen Driver Award recently was in the spotlight when the TA in Greeland, N.H., was named after him.

Features, OOIDA Member

‘Granny Glitter’ and her heart of gold

TA Petro Citizen Driver Honoree “Grandma” Candy Bass has been trucking for more than 40 years. Along the way, her big heart has made her a fixture in charitable and service organizations, including Trucker Buddy and Special Olympics, as well as with veterans.

Features, OOIDA Member

Citizen Driver honoree Jon Osburn all about helping others

From his years as a Navy medic and EMT to now a truck driver, OOIDA Senior Member and “Skipper of the Spirit” tour truck, Jon Osburn is all about being of service to others.

News, Truck Parking

Weed, Calif., is high on trucks

The small, California town of Weed has gone above and beyond in providing truckers with parking spaces, staff writer Tyson Fisher reports.

News, Truck Parking

City of Elmira, N.Y., solves truck parking problem

While some cities are putting up a fight against truck parking, other cities like Elmira, N.Y., are quite accommodating.

Opinion

Cheating on logs, not just for paper anymore

What does an eggshell “baby” have to do with cheating on electronic logs? Managing Editor Jami Jones takes on the notion that more and more technology will eliminate cheating on electronic logs.

Features, OOIDA Member, Truck Shows

ATHS Golden Achievement Award goes to OOIDA Life Member John Taylor

One of OOIDA’s first members received ATHS’s Golden Achievement Award for over 66 years and 7 million safe miles in trucking.

Features, OOIDA Member

Hat’s off to you, Mouse

Robert “Mouse” Fernald, an OOIDA Life Member, is one of the 2015 TA Petro Citizen Driver honorees for his distinguished trucking career.

News, Opinion

From the cab: Freightliner’s autonomous truck

The Freightliner Inspiration truck drove itself down the winding road and across the historic concrete arch-gravity Hoover Dam on the evening of May 5. At that moment, the term “AV” was probably jumped 10 places on the industry’s list of buzzwords. Just remember, autonomous vehicle doesn’t mean driverless. The driver is responsible for the safe […]