OOIDA Member Tilden Curl honored as 2010 Goodyear Highway Hero
From among four finalists, trucker Tilden Curl accepted the 2010 Goodyear North America Highway Hero award at the Truck Writers of North America awards event during the Mid-America Trucking Show Thursday night. He was awarded a $10,000 U.S. Savings Bon…
Indemnity protections advance at statehouses
Efforts to help level the playing field for truck drivers are gaining traction at statehouses around the country. Lawmakers in Arizona and Utah are moving forward with bills to do away with indemnification clauses in motor carrier transportation contra…
Colorado to take action on I-70 short-term solutions
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper signed a bill into law Wednesday, March 30, that requires the state’s Department of Transportation to make a list of recommendations for state lawmakers to address the growing gridlock along the east-west corridor into…
No jail time for trucking company owner who stole from employees
Last fall a Montana trucking company owner admitted he took retirement fund deductions from his employees’ paychecks but didn’t contribute to the IRA plans. This week, the trucking company owner found out he would serve no jail time for his crime.
Ohio transportation budget authorizes public-private option
Gov. John Kasich signed a $6.8 billion transportation and public safety bill into law Wednesday, March 31. The law permits the state to partner with private groups to complete road work.
Senate expected to consider limiting EPA’s climate change reach
The U.S. Senate is preparing a vote on legislation that would prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency from regulating greenhouse gases as pollutants.
Rockin’ and rollin’: Day Two of the Mid-America Trucking Show
On Friday Shell Rotella announced the first inductee into their Million Mile Haul of Fame. OOIDA Member Jerry Kissinger accepted the honor. Other highlights of the day included the announcement of Arrow Truck Sales’ Back On The Road winner and the Go…
Traffic Deaths Drop 3 Percent in 2010
Americans drove more miles last year, but fewer were killed on the nation’s highways, the Department of Transportation said Friday.
I-70 in Colorado to be closed
Both directions of Interstate 70 at Georgetown Hill will be closed on April 5 and possibly April 6.
Leased operator wins photo contest
Alan Dunham, leased to C.R. England, carries cameras in his truck.