Truck parking on Congress’s radar
Congress is taking a solid interest in several trucking issues, starting with one of the most urgent – truck parking – as part of a regular spending bill.
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Congress is taking a solid interest in several trucking issues, starting with one of the most urgent – truck parking – as part of a regular spending bill. Also, guaranteeing overtime pay for truckers doesn’t seem like a big ask, but a bill that would do just that is getting a lot of pushback from certain organizations. They have been using talking points to express their concerns, but Andrew King of the OOIDA Foundation explains why some of their arguments don’t quite hold up. And carrier equipment posts increased again last week to the highest number in the past six years. We’ll have that, and an overall look at this week’s freight market.
Catch up on the news with Scott Thompson
OOIDA airs out its grievances with the Unified Carrier Registration Plan. U.S. lawmakers are calling on the U.S. DOT to streamline the licensing process for fuel haulers. And a staple of the Omaha landscape finds a new home at a Nebraska truck stop.
Overtime for truckers – fact vs. fiction
Guaranteeing overtime pay for truckers doesn’t seem like a big ask, but a bill that would do just that is getting a lot of pushback from certain organizations. They have been using talking points to express their concerns, but Andrew King of the OOIDA Foundation explains why some of their arguments don’t quite hold up.
Lots of equipment out there
Carrier equipment posts increased again last week to the highest number in the last 6 years. We’ll have that, and an overall look at this week’s freight market.
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- Learn more about the OOIDA Safe Driving Award Program.
- Starting Friday, Marty Ellis and the Spirit of the American Trucker will be at the TA in Matthews, Mo. That’s at Exit 58 off Interstate 55. Find upcoming Spirit stops here.
- If you’d like a copy of the OOIDA Foundation fact sheet on the Guaranteeing Overtime for Truckers Act send an email to Andrew_King@ooida.com.
- 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.