Federal, News
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.
Listen Now
Podcast: CDL training with Chester the chicken
A truck driving school has a unique instructor on staff – a chicken. Plus, we’ll share what goes into planning for a series of superloads.
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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Trucker’s ‘oasis’ proposal in British Columbia withdrawn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 The company has withdrawn its application for the 77-acre truck parking facility.
Opinion
New ATA honcho calls speed limiter mandate ‘flawed’
You already know OOIDA staunchly opposes a speed limiter mandate, but now the new head of the American Trucking Associations has issued a statement calling the plan “flawed” and saying the lobbying group won’t support the proposal as it is written.
Features, OOIDA Member
DOT official’s day in the cab an eye-opening experience
Truckers and the people who regulate them don’t always have to have an adversarial relationship. A recent ride-along between OOIDA Life Member Tilden Curl and a transportation department official in his home state of Washington proved illuminating for both parties.
Features
OOIDA prez remembers Pvt. Presley
This week, media outlets have tributes and everyone who ever met Elvis has a story. The King of Rock and Roll died on Aug. 16, 1977, at his Graceland home in Memphis. OOIDA’s president has one, too. In response to a longtime member who has asked for Jim Johnston’s Elvis story, here it is.
News, State
Another trucker stuck in Smugglers’ Notch. Seriously?
Despite increased fines and all the signs, another commercial vehicle found itself stuck on Smugglers’ Notch.
Truck Parking
Above and beyond
Cities that are causing problems for truckers regarding parking – e.g., North Bend, Wash., are getting plenty of attention in the press. But what about the municipalities that go above and beyond for the trucking industry? Surely they exist. They do, and two cities from opposite ends of the country have made headlines with their […]
