Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association
1 NW OOIDA Drive, Grain Valley, MO  64029    
Web site: www.ooida.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Mike Schermoly 
Headquarters: (800) 444-5791

OOIDA legal action against DOT continues

Independent truckers seek review of pilot program with Mexico

(Grain Valley, MO, Sept. 21, 2007) – The lawsuit filed by the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) challenging the cross-border program is moving forward - the only question is what court is going to hear the case.

In an order issued by the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, the request made by OOIDA for an emergency stay of the program was denied. The court also ruled favorably by acknowledging the association had indeed filed within the appropriate timeline of ten days of the beginning of the program start.

“The decision does not reflect the merits of the case against the DOT,” said OOIDA President and CEO Jim Johnston. “The case will still be heard and we are preparing to move forward with that, plus the legislative actions we are taking in Washington DC,” he added.

“We believe we have a very strong case on the merits,” Johnston said. “It’s just a matter now of finding out what court is going to hear them.”

The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association is the national trade association representing the interests of small-business trucking professionals and professional truck drivers. OOIDA was established in 1973 and is headquartered in the greater Kansas City, MO, area. The Association currently has more than 156,000 members from all 50 states and Canada.

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