OOIDA member to Congress: Keep highway funds for highways
Kris Kane, an OOIDA life member from Oakland Mills, PA, told Congress Tuesday that “drivers’ time is not accounted for in the supply chain.” Kane gave testimony before the U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure’s subcommittee…
Uniform speeds in Texas one step closer to reality
Keeping track of the speed limit while driving through Texas could soon be a whole lot easier. A Texas House panel has advanced a bill that would also allow trucks to travel at the same speed as other vehicles.
Charges filed against Fort Worth driver involved in fatal crash on I-30
Fort Worth police have charged the driver involved in the wrong-way crash on Interstate 30 with intoxication manslaughter after he admitted to having “about 10 beers” before getting behind the wheel of his pickup truck.
Wyoming law increases large truck fines
Gov. Matt Mead signed into law a bill to boost fines in Wyoming for oversized and overweight trucks. It takes effect July 1.
Washington trucking company adds aerodynamic skirts
A Seattle-area trucking company has announced plans to put aerodynamic skirts on another 2,000 of its trucks – and that’s in addition to the 2,200 it has already outfitted with skirts.
Trucking community mourns driver’s loss in Wyoming crash
Investigators are still trying to piece together what led to the death of a truck driver in a fiery crash involving two tractor-trailers on Interstate 80 between Laramie and Cheyenne on March 25.
Diesel tax ballot effort heads to Arkansas governor
Truckers in Arkansas could soon be footing more responsibility to help make sure roads are in good shape. A bill on its way to Gov. Mike Beebe would let voters decide whether to boost the 22.5-cent diesel tax by 5 cents per gallon. The increase is one-…
OOIDA, Land Line media land in Louisville
The Mid-America Trucking Show is THE buzz this week. For those who can’t make the show and for those who are there, OOIDA media are pushing out show happenings and trucking news via multiple formats on multiple platforms on a multitude of devices.
A challenge to Aker funding ends
A shipping company has ended its challenge to Pennsylvania funding a $42 million bailout of the Aker Philadelphia Shipyard, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports.
Kenworth offers improved truck specs
The new T660 configuration removes the standard under-cab chassis fairing and replaces it with a cab-mounted extension of the hood fender.