Much more research and data collection is needed, before the U.S. government considers a rule requiring side under-guards on heavy trucks. As the first round of written comments closed July…
Large Opposition to Side Underride Guard Proposal Read more...
The American Trucking Associations and the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association penned a joint letter to U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigiegasking the U.S. DOT for assistance in addressing the nationwide shortage of…
US Trucking Groups Call on DOT for More Truck Parking Read more...
The American Trucking Associations (ATA) and Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) are joining forces to oppose a truck-only vehicle-mile traveled (VMT) tax as part of a national infrastructure package. In…
US Trucking Groups Unite to Oppose Truck Travel Tax Proposal Read more...
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has changed the day-to-day lives of truck drivers while choking off the types of affordable and healthy meal options available to them on the road, according…
Higher Food Costs Challenge Truckers as Dining Options Still Restricted Read more...
A group representing all interests involved in the trucking industry, including drivers, carriers and labour, is asking Ottawa to assist drivers and trucking companies who are struggling to operate through…
Coalition of Trucking Interests Unified in Financial Asks from Ottawa Read more...
It’s still relatively difficult to gauge the full impact of the electronic logging device mandate in the U.S. because of temporary exemptions and a phased-in enforcement period, according to FTR…
FTR: Full Impact of US ELD Rule Still Cloudy Read more...
The US Supreme Court will not hear OOIDA’s lawsuit against the DOT’s ELD mandate, effectively ending the court bid to overturn the impeding regulation. The Supreme Court’s June 12 decision…
US Supreme Court Declines to Hear Lawsuit Against ELDs Read more...
A federal mandate requiring nearly all truck operators operating in the U.S. to use electronic logging devices to comply with hours of service rules has been upheld in court, meaning…
US ELD Mandate Upheld in Court Read more...
Two U.S. trucking associations that don’t always agree on issues both called for Congress to suspend the current 34-hour restart provision in the hours-of-service rules. According to U.S. trade media…
ATA, OOIDA Call for Suspension of 34-Hr Restart Read more...
