Podcast: AI and predatory towing – OOIDA says remember truckers when crafting regulations
OOIDA’s Todd Spencer and Lewie Pugh discuss the Association’s efforts to fight for truckers on issues such as AI and predatory towing. Also, OOIDA’s Truckers For Troops sends some needed supplies to benefit homeless veterans through the Veterans Community Project in St. Louis. And truckers who have long parked their rigs at home are fighting a new ban on the practice in two Florida towns. We’ll talk with one of them.
10:22 – AI and predatory towing: OOIDA says remember truckers when crafting regulations
25:10 – Truckers For Troops lends a hand to homeless vets in St. Louis
40:08 – Truckers fight towns’ ban on parking at home
Links, email addresses, phone numbers and more information
- Visit the Veterans Community Project website to find out more about the program.
- You can donate to the Truckers For Troops fund all year.
- Marty Ellis and the Spirit of the American Trucker will be at the Great Salt Lake Truck Show in Lehi, Utah, Aug. 16-17. Stop in and join OOIDA for $35.
- 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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AI and predatory towing: OOIDA says remember truckers when crafting regulations
OOIDA’s mission has been the same since the start – fighting for the rights of all truckers. And there’s been a lot to fight about in recent months. President and CEO Todd Spencer and Executive Vice President Lewie Pugh swing by Studio A to highlight the Association’s efforts to make sure truckers are considered when regulators craft regulations on artificial intelligence and predatory towing. Pugh also tells Land Line Now about his recent trip to Washington, D.C., to testify before a Congressional subcommittee.
Truckers for Troops lends a hand to homeless vets in St. Louis
The Veterans Community Project continues to expand. The organization that provides homes and services for vets in need opened up a new location in St. Louis late last year. OOIDA’s Truckers For Troops program recently stopped by with a check and goods as an extension of gratitude for our nation’s veterans.
Truckers fight towns’ ban on parking at home
Over the years, we’ve reported several times on communities that have prevented truckers from parking their rigs at their homes. One recent example is in Florida, where two communities – Loxahatchee and The Acreage – changed their rules after many years. Now, some of those truckers are fighting back – and it’s been a struggle.