2022 started off well enough in trucking. Spot rates were decent, historically speaking. Operating costs were elevated, but reasonable. Yet by the end of the year, things had flipped. Rates were way down and operating costs were way up – and as the OOIDA Foundation’s Freight Rate Survey recently found, that double-whammy is having a sizeable impact on owner-operators.
Today’s news: A new call to FMCSA for more split-sleeper berth options
Plus, the plan for a massive construction project in Texas is unveiled, thousands of Kenworth and Peterbilt trucks get the recall treatment, and more.
The Parking Zone
The federal government is dragging its feet on big, impactful changes to the truck parking crisis – but fortunately, states are picking up some of the slack.
Designated swearers and show chains
Food for thought about driver compensation struggles, and a couple new contributions to trucker lexicon: “designated swearers” and “show chains.”
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- A draft list of traffic projects has been approved by the Ohio Transportation Review Advisory Council. Get more information and see a full list here.
- Marty Ellis and the Spirit of the American Trucker are on a break. In the meantime, OOIDA is offering membership for two years at $50. Join or renew online or call 816-229-5791.
- For results of the 2022 OOIDA Foundation Freight Rate Survey, click here.
- Remember, it’s never too late to contact your lawmakers.
- You can donate to the Truckers for Troops fund all year.
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