Truck parking bill heads to House floor

A U.S. House committee has given its stamp of approval to the truck parking bill, which means the effort starts to get it on the House floor. We’ll find out what’s next from Collin Long of OOIDA’s Washington, D.C., office.

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A U.S. House committee has given its stamp of approval to the truck parking bill, which means the effort starts to get it on the House floor. We’ll find out what’s next from Collin Long of OOIDA’s Washington, D.C., office. Also, for the past four years, Ed and Deborah Kingdon have spent nearly every waking moment – and most sleeping moments – together as a driving team for a North Carolina trucking company. So when they were picked to haul the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree, it presented them with a unique opportunity. And container import levels have set another record, this time for the second-busiest month on record. Dean Croke of DAT explains.

Catch up on the news with Scott Thompson

A truck parking bill passes through the House Transportation Committee. A new system is being used on I-40 in Oklahoma to alert wrong-way drivers. And a former Texas official is sentenced in a scheme to fraudulently issue CDLs.

Couple to haul Capitol Christmas Tree

For the past four years, Ed and Deborah Kingdon have spent nearly every waking moment – and most sleeping moments – together as a driving team for a North Carolina trucking company. So when they were picked to haul the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree, it presented them with a unique opportunity.

Container imports soar

Container import levels have set another record, this time for the second-busiest month on record. Dean Croke of DAT explains.

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• OOIDA has issued a Call to Action to notify members that the House Transportation Committee has advanced the Truck Parking Safety Improvement Act. Get the details and show your support here.
• Only a couple of days remain to register for the Safe Driver Apprenticeship Pilot Program webinar. The webinar takes place July 25. You can register for the event here.
• CVSA has updated its emergency declarations website. Learn more at the emergency declarations website.
• Starting Friday, Marty Ellis and OOIDA’s tour truck, the Spirit of the American Trucker, will be at the Commercial Chaos for a Cure event. That takes place at 106 Eastern St. in Sanborn, Iowa. Find upcoming Spirit stops here.
• Get more information about the freight market. And you can find loads at OOIDA MembersEdge.
• Remember, it’s never too late to contact your lawmakers. You can do that via the Fighting for Truckers website or by calling 202-224-3121.
• Find out how to listen to Land Line Now on TNC Radio.
• You can donate to the Truckers for Troops fund all year.
• OOIDA has an online resource to provide access to information needed to operate in the coronavirus pandemic. Click on the COVID-19 menu at the top of the page on the Land Line Media website.