OOIDA members testify on fuel and regulatory issues
OOIDA Life Member Dick Pingel has 28 years experience and 3 million safe miles to his credit. The one-truck owner-operator from Plover, WI, recently shared some facts and opinions about trucking during a congressional hearing on the effects of fuel pri…
Can CARB make out-of-state reefer owners upgrade equipment?
Tony Ahlers Ahlers, a 33-year-old owner operator and OOIDA member from Laurens, IA, was caught in February at a Bakersfield scale house while running a 2001 model year engine reefer. Yes, the air quality agency would accept his $1,000 fine. However, CA…
States address changes to ‘move over’ rules
Officials in at least a half dozen states are addressing a commonsense rule of the road. The legislation being pursued covers a requirement that travelers make way for vehicles, typically emergency personnel, during roadside stops. According to AAA, 49…
Big changes for the MeRV team
There’s a new plan for the MeRV. So what’s up? Boardman Medical Supply shares its plan for the Medical Resources Vehicle and its road team.
Wisconsin lowers auto liability minimums
Truckers will be interested to know that a new law in Wisconsin will soon roll back mandated increases in auto insurance coverage.
Open for business: Delaware opens 24 truck electrification spaces
Truckers without APUs now have another alternative to idling when stopping at the Smyrna Rest Area in Delaware.
PGT driver wins new F-150
Raymond Virden, a Lisbon, Ohio, resident, received a 2011 Ford F-150 pickup from PGT Trucking as winner of the company’s Shift Gears and Win contest.
ATD names KW T700 Commercial Truck of Year
The Kenworth T700 with the Paccar MX engine is the 2011 Heavy Duty Commercial Truck of the Year, the American Truck Dealers announced.
Ontario dealership named tops in 2010 by Volvo
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Expressway Trucks of Waterloo and Windsor, Ont. has been named the top dealership in Canada for 2010 by Volvo Trucks North America. [Full Story]
Truckers with prior crashes, convictions 50% more likely to crash again: study
ARLINGTON, Va. — Truck drivers with prior crashes, violations and convictions are more susceptible to being involved in a future truck crash those with clean driving records, according to a recently released report from the American… [Full Story]