OOIDA Fights N.Y. over Taxes and Wins $44.4 Million

The Owner Operator Independent Drivers Association has won $44.4 million in a class action lawsuit against the State of New York’s Department of Taxation and Finance over unconstitutional registration and decal fees.

Air-Weigh Updates LoadMaxx Trailer Scale

Air-Weigh announced the next generation of its LoadMaxx Trailer Scale that combines its previous LoadMaxx and Quickload trailer scales into a single scale with two options: LoadMaxx base model and LoadMaxx with ComLink.

European shippers face SOLAS-style truck weight rules

Existing business practices should be sufficient to meet the requirements of the rule.

An EU regulation obliging shippers to declare the weight of goods in containers and swap bodies transported by trucks across Europe comes into force next month.
The new law is modeled on the International Maritime Organization’s Safety of Life…

In 25 years we’ll be having same conversation as we do today

All those theatre classes in university appear to have paid off. I moderated my first panel discussion – with the help of the magazine’s director of business development, Lou Smyrlis, I should add – during the Manitoba Trucking Association’s AGM

Air-Weigh introduces new trailer scale

Eugene, Oreg. — Air-Weigh rolled out its new LoadMaxx Trailer Scale this week. According to the company, the new scale combines the best of previous LoadMaxx and Quickload trailer scales into one trailer scale with two options: LoadMaxx base model,