Truckers for Troops 2022 – Day 1
It’s Day 1 of the OOIDA Truckers for Troops Telethon, our annual effort to raise money to send care packages to U.S. troops overseas and support efforts of the Veterans Community Project to end veteran homelessness.
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It’s Day 1 of the OOIDA Truckers for Troops Telethon, our annual effort to raise money to send care packages to U.S. troops overseas and support efforts of the Veterans Community Project to end veteran homelessness. Also, as part of our series marking OOIDA’s 50th anniversary, Ashley Blackford reports on where we’re at in the fight for truckers to get paid overtime. And Tuesday is election day, and all 435 members of the U.S. House and one-third of the U.S. Senate will face the voters, along with a host of ballot issues in different states. We’ll discuss what’s likely to happen and how it might shape policy.
Catch up on the news with Scott Thompson
More than 200,000 trucks are under a new NHTSA recall. Time is running out to comment on possible changes to ELD requirements. And what winning the Powerball jackpot could buy you, besides just about everything.
The fight over the Fair Labor Standards Act
As part of our series marking OOIDA’s 50th anniversary, Ashley Blackford reports on where we’re at in the fight for truckers to get paid overtime.
Election preview
Tuesday is election day, and all 435 members of the U.S. House and one-third of the U.S. Senate will face the voters, along with a host of ballot issues in different states. We’ll discuss what’s likely to happen and how it might shape policy.
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- FMCSA wants to take another look at some of the regulations in the electronic logging device mandate. The public has until Nov. 15 to submit comments. You can do that here.
- Get the details on Daimler Trucks most recent recall here.
- Watch OOIDA’s video on Truckers for Troops, and be sure to read Line Magazine’s article: 16th annual Truckers for Troops campaign begins Nov. 7.
- Marty Ellis and OOIDA’s Tour Truck, the Spirit of the American Trucker, are at the TA in Barstow, Calif. That’s at Exit 178 on Interstate 15. Find upcoming Spirit stops here.
- 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.
- You can donate to the Truckers for Troops fund all year.
- Find out how to listen to Land Line Now on TNC Radio.