Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association
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Driver issues
OOIDA presses regulators on detention time pay, truck parking
FHWA calls trucking parking a “major transportation safety problem.”
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Owner-operators seek one-year suspension of heavy vehicle tax
OOIDA warns suspending federal excise tax would hit Highway Trust Fund.
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ELD risk gets new scrutiny after FBI warnings
Most small-company truckers are equipped with ELDs despite exemptions.
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Lawmakers reintroduce trucking company hiring standards
TIA supporting bill it says will close truck safety loophole.
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Owner-operators flag USMCA’s scrutiny of Mexican cross-border trucking
$3.8 billion in U.S. trucking revenue at stake in U.S.-Mexico cross-border freight.
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FMCSA weighing broker-bond enforcement action
Facing possible FMCSA action, brokers contend responsibility for nonpayment of motor carrier claims should fall on financial backers.
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House lawmakers vote to raise mandatory insurance coverage to $2 million
Amendment more than doubles current minimum of $750,000 for commercial trucks
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What lawmakers intend to do about driver detention
Rulemaking would require making detention time data public
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House Democrats propose delay of hours-of-service rules
Postponement until completion of safety study part of $494 billion highway bill
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No business like show business: Film production drivers get clearinghouse exemption
OOIDA opposes FMCSA’s approval for motion picture group.
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