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FMCSA presses forward with EOBR mandate for all trucks

All truckers subject to the hours-of-service regulations are targeted by a proposal by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to mandate electronic on-board recorders in all trucks. OOIDA continues to challenge the agency’s insistence that E…

Midwest braces for ‘historic’ winter storm

The National Weather Service, the Federal Emergency Management Administration, and governors of the Midwestern states are telling residents and travelers it’s time to hunker down before a “historic” winter storm hits.

UCR enforcement to begin Tuesday, Feb. 1

Truckers who haven’t paid their Unified Carrier Registration Program fees yet are running out of time. Nationwide enforcement of the 2011 Unified Carrier Registration program fees will begin Feb. 1.

Scholarship applications must be postmarked by Feb. 1

High school seniors have one more day to submit their applications for financial assistance from the OOIDA-Mary Johnston Scholarship committee. Scholarship applications must be postmarked by Tuesday, Feb. 1, for the 2011-2012 school year.

Unrest in Egypt fuels talk of higher energy prices

Political unrest in Egypt and a weakening U.S. dollar are putting upward pressure on global oil prices, analysts from Reuters said Monday, Jan. 31. Analysts said it’s a matter of time before diesel prices follow. Monday’s average for on-highway die…

New Hampshire panel advances idling incentive

An incentive to reduce truck idling is on the move at the New Hampshire statehouse. The House Transportation Committee unanimously approved a bill that would increase the maximum weight limits for large trucks equipped with idle-reduction technology. I…

Gentry Man Suffers Severe Leg Injury

A Gentry man suffered a severe injury to his lower left leg Saturday afternoon when he placed his leg on the track in front of an oncoming Kansas City Southern freight train, according to a preliminary police report.