Distractions in Washington will not deter OOIDA’s Todd Spencer from keeping the focus on his members, he said at FreightWaves’ Small Fleet and Owner-Operator Summit.
After experiencing two years of record growth during the COVID-19 pandemic, Jacksonville, Florida-based Surge Transportation, a digital freight brokerage, sought to find a buyer and slashed its rates nearly a year before it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Monday.
The EPA’s new tailpipe emissions standard raises implementation concerns from engine makers — and cost concerns from truckers.
Owner-operators are warning the FMCSA that shortages at drug-testing clinics are threatening truck driver livelihoods.
The Senate bill introduced requiring automatic brakes would apply to new trucks starting two years after the final rule.
A member of Congress bets on getting his truck parking expansion proposal included in the highway bill.
New 25-driver subcommittee will give FMCSA direct feedback on safety issues.
Trucking groups OOIDA, WSTA and ATA condemn the violent attack on the U.S. Capitol, call for truckers to focus on policy, not politics.
Minimum coverage would increase from $750,000 to almost $5 million.
Labor Department says drivers do not have to be paid for time spent in sleeper berth.
Capitol Hill hearing took on lease-purchase agreements, truck size and weights
FreightWaves reached out to OOIDA for their perspective on the current state of affairs in trucking. We also want to engage in a dialog from the fragmented industry interests, seeking points of agreement, as well as naming points of contention.
