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Newsby Deborah LockridgeFebruary 18, 2022

ATA, OOIDA Urge DOT to Address Truck Parking Shortage

Two major trucking organizations have joined up to urge the federal government to do something about the shortage of truck parking.

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Newsby Vesna BrajkovicApril 16, 2021

Bill to Increase Carrier Insurance Reintroduced

OOIDA opposes the legislation, saying it would lead to a dramatic increase in insurance premiums for small-business truckers.

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Newsby StaffMarch 29, 2021

Truck Parking Capacity Bill Reintroduced

The Truck Parking Safety Improvement Act would dedicate federal funding for the expansion of truck parking capacity through the construction of new parking facilities and expansion of existing rest areas.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeMarch 4, 2021

ATA, OOIDA Square Off on Speed Limiters

The debate about mandating speed limiters in trucks is on again.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeAugust 19, 2020

FMCSA Asks for Comments on Broker Transparency Petitions

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is asking for public comment on a proposal backed by owner-operator/small-fleet groups to address the transparency of broker rates.

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Newsby Jim ParkAugust 3, 2020

OOIDA to Congress: Suspend HVUT for One Year

A one-year suspension of the HVUT would be the best way to provide economic relief to all motor carriers, according to OOIDA

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeMay 14, 2020

OOIDA Asks Congress to Help Small-Business Truckers

The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association is continuing its push the federal government to address the needs of truck drivers and small-business trucking companies as they struggle with the many challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Articlesby Deborah LockridgeMay 6, 2020

Do Low Spot Freight Rates Mean Brokers Are Gouging Truckers?

Freight rates on the spot market in April plunged to five-year lows, thanks to plummeting demand caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. It's so bad, owner-operators have been protesting all over the country, calling for more broker regulation. But is it really a broker problem? Or classic supply and demand?

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Newsby StaffMay 6, 2020

ATRI, OOIDA Research Identifies COVID-19 Impacts

The American Transportation Research Institute and the Owner-Operator Independent Driver Association Foundation have released research on the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on all aspects of trucking operations.

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Newsby Jack RobertsMarch 20, 2020

The Pandemic Highway: Drivers Report in as COVID-19 Rages On

Drivers say life is a strange new mixture of both good and bad as they keep their trucks rolling to move critical freight during the COVID-19 outbreak.

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