Sep 30, 2022

LLN (9/29/22) – OOIDA is asking the FMCSA to respond to a petition from more than two years ago regarding broker transparency, a fee paid by hazmat haulers may be increasing, and FMCSA may require trucks to have electronic identification technology onboard. Also, a program in Wisconsin is encouraging refugees to...

Sep 29, 2022

LLN (9/28/22) – In an effort to show drivers just how much they're appreciated, Truckstop set a new Guinness World Record during National Truck Driver Appreciation Week. It took more than 2,000 toy trucks, 30 employees, and some mathematics to claim the title of the largest toy truck sentence in the world. Also, how...

Sep 28, 2022

LLN (9/27/22) – We’ll discuss some specifics about hotshotting and the hours of service, as well as several other topics, with Tom Crowley and Joe Biggs of OOIDA’s Business Services Department. Also, David Stevens, managing director of the Tire Retread & Repair Information Bureau, says it may be time to give...

Sep 27, 2022

LLN (9/26/22) – Later this week, the National Coalition on Truck Parking will gather to discuss progress on addressing the national shortage of truck parking spaces. Also, the OOIDA Foundation recently began offering members an update on market conditions. Andrew King, a research analyst at the Foundation, stops by to...

Sep 24, 2022

LLN (9/23/22) – This week, a federal judge said OOIDA could serve as an intervenor in the ongoing legal case against California’s AB5. Todd Spencer, president and CEO of OOIDA, drops by to explain what’s happening and what could happen as we look at the uncertainty about the confusing and controversial worker...