OOIDA; FMCSA Electronic-Log Mandate Will Have Negative Impact
In official comments to federal regulators, the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association says a proposed mandate for electronic logging devices on all trucks would have negative consequences on drivers’ health, privacy, safety and economic interests.
The...
L.A. And Long Beach Port Strike Has Mayor’s Attention
Port Strike Update
Truck drivers at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach agreed Saturday to a cooling-off period following five days of striking that briefly shut the massive ports.
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti...
Truck Drivers Look For Answers From FMCSA’s Failed Cross Border Pilot Program
Cross Border Pilot Program Inaccurate?
Grain Valley, Mo., Oct. 1, 2014 – In a letter to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, an association that represents professional truck drivers asked the agency to provide details...
Total Transportation Drivers To Make More Money
Total Transportation, a trucking company based in Mississippi, has increased rates across the board with drivers. Total Transportation also operates in Texas, Ohio, Tennessee, Georgia, North Carolina, Louisiana, Maryland and New York. The company has announced...
National Fraternal Order Of Police Endorse Restart Amendment
The National Fraternal Order of Police Thursday came out in support of the amendment to the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies (THUD) appropriations bill that would suspend two key provisions of...
OOIDA Announces New Director Of Regulatory Affairs
The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association has announced that longtime trucker and owner-operator Scott Grenerth has joined OOIDA as Director of Regulatory Affairs.
Photo by: Nikohle Ellis
Scott Grenerth
Grenerth spent 13 years as a trucker based out...
LTL Shipping: The 5 Core Benefits
If you find yourself with a package that is too large for the regular post but not big enough to fill up an entire truck, you might wonder what you can do. Less than...
Port Strike Could Cost Economy $2.5B Daily
Negotiations were scheduled to expire soon for a new contract agreement covering nearly 14,000 dockworkers at 30 ports stretching from San Diego, Calif., to Bellingham, Wash., and a new study claims the nation’s economy could take...
Hells Angels’ Trucking Companies Banking Big On Fuel
Outlaw bikies have used trucking companies to defraud the federal government of millions of dollars in fuel rebates, according to an Australian Taxation Office investigation.
But Tax Office insiders say federal law enforcement agencies have failed...
Truck Driver Shortage Could Stress Industry
30,000 Truck Drivers Needed
A shortage of truck drivers, ripple effects from an extraordinarily harsh winter, new federal trucking regulations, more items needing to be transported and higher fuel costs are why some companies are...