What the Veterans Community Project is building at its campus in Sioux Falls, S.D., is changing lives, one veteran at a time. Also, truckers being coerced into violating the regulations have a place where they can report that to the federal government – and we’ll explain how to use it. Then, OOIDA tour truck driver Marty Ellis says there used to be a sense of camaraderie among truckers, but that feeling has – for several reasons – faded from the industry over time.
10:21 – VCP changing one life at a time in South Dakota
24:52 – Reporting when someone tries to get you to violate the regulations
39:51 – Is the sense of community fading from trucking?
Links, email addresses, phone numbers and more information
- OOIDA’s Truckers For Troops campaign is in full swing! Start or renew your membership here. Or you can make a direct donation here. The campaign runs through Nov. 17.
- If someone tries to coerce you into violating the regulations, document the coercive act, then call 888-368-7238 or file a complaint online to the National Consumer Complaint Database.
- To file your beneficial ownership information, click here.
- Learn more about the OOIDA Safe Driving Award Program.
- It’s now even easier to contact your elected officials and stay up to date on current trucking issues. Visit OOIDA’s Fighting For Truckers website.
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Is the sense of community fading from trucking?
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