Click on the links below to see what mainstream media was reporting about OOIDA that month.
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- Proposal in New Highway Bill Would Mandate Trackers on Semis — and Some Truckers Aren’t Happy
The Blaze - Friday, May 18, 2012 - Highway Bill Conferees Face Daunting Schedule
Heavy Duty Trucking - Monday, May 14, 2012 - Trucking firms divided on requiring black boxes
Springfield News Leader - Monday, May 14, 2012 - FMCSA officially rescinds remedial EOBR rule
FMCSA officially rescinds remedial EOBR rule - Monday, May 14, 2012 - FedEx Freight exec: Driver shortage won't spare LTL industry
DC Velocity - Monday, May 14, 2012 - FMCSA formally repeals 2010 rule
Overdrive - Monday, May 14, 2012 - FMCSA formally rescinds 2010 EOBR final rule
Commercial Carrier Journal - Saturday, May 12, 2012 - Stability Control Proposal Nearing Publication
Heavy Duty Trucking - Tuesday, May 08, 2012 - OOIDA slams Teamsters' change of heart on EOBR bill
Truck News - Tuesday, May 08, 2012 - ATA and OOIDA square off over EOBR in transportation bill
Fleet Owner - Tuesday, May 08, 2012 - CSA Data May Indicate Move by Drivers to Independent Owner-Operators
Heavy Duty Trucking - Friday, May 04, 2012
- Safe driver, Ricky Klatt
Green Bay Press Gazette - Monday, April 30, 2012 - ATA rallies up support for EOBRs
Truck News - Thursday, April 26, 2012 - EOBR Debate Re-Ignites
Today's Trucking - Thursday, April 26, 2012 - Highway Bill Conferees Face Tough Funding Issues but Share Some Common Ground on Policy
Heavy Duty Trucking - Thursday, April 26, 2012 - ATA, OOIDA Square Off on EOBR Debate
Heavy Duty Trucking - Thursday, April 26, 2012 - Senate highway bill includes burdensome, $2 billion "big brother" mandate
The Sacramento Bee - Wednesday, April 25, 2012 - Proposed EOBR mandate burdensome, expensive: OOIDA
Truck News - Wednesday, April 25, 2012 - OOIDA objects to ‘big brother’ mandate in Senate highway bill
The Trucker - Wednesday, April 25, 2012 - Letter: Don't blame truckers for bad roads
Memphis Commercial Appeal - Wednesday, April 18, 2012 - Freeways no longer? Highway tolls weighed
Charlotte Observer - Tuesday, April 17, 2012 - NJ Owner-Operators Need IRS Determination for Non-Employee Status
Heavy Duty Trucking - Tuesday, April 17, 2012 - Freeways no longer? Interstates might get more tolls
The Bellingham Herald - Tuesday, April 17, 2012 - Owner-Operators: Today's New Breed
Heavy Duty Trucking - Tuesday, April 17, 2012 - OOIDA issues call to action to oppose toll initiative
Fleet Owner - Monday, April 16, 2012 - Freeways no longer? Interstates might get more tolls
McClatchy News - Monday, April 16, 2012 - Truck driver Piper recognized for safety milestone
MyWebTimes.com - Friday, April 13, 2012 - Truck driver Piper recognized for safety milestone
The Times - Friday, April 13, 2012 - Three Major Oil Companies Settle in "Hot Fuel" Lawsuit
Heavy Duty Trucking - Monday, April 09, 2012 - Third Mexico carrier gets pilot project operating authority
The Trucker - Friday, April 06, 2012
- FMCSA Officials Get Input on EOBRs at Mid-America Trucking Show
Heavy Duty Trucking - Monday, March 26, 2012 - Senate Passes Highway Bill, 74-22
Heavy Duty Trucking - Thursday, March 15, 2012 - Both OOIDA, ATA praise U.S. Senate’s passage of highway bill
The Trucker - Thursday, March 15, 2012 - OOIDA and ATA Praise U.S. Senate on Passing Highway Bill
Today's Trucking - Thursday, March 15, 2012 - Senate passes transport funding bill
DC Velocity - Wednesday, March 14, 2012 - Turnpike toll plan would be costly without E-ZPass
Pittsburgh Post Gazette - Tuesday, March 13, 2012 - Teamsters oppose new border crossing standards for Mexican truckers
Charleston Gazette - Saturday, March 10, 2012 - Teamsters Respond to Government on Mexican Truck Program
PR Newswire - Thursday, March 08, 2012 - Small-business truckers tell Congress about the impact of fuel prices
Layorver.com - Thursday, March 08, 2012 - Trucking must move now to change image, become a ‘yes' industry, TCA Chairman says
The Trucker - Monday, March 05, 2012 - Federal, state governments review owner-operator status
Truckers News - Friday, March 02, 2012 - New Jersey Bill Would Make Owner-Operators Employees
Heavy Duty Trucking - Friday, March 02, 2012 - OOIDA warns against EPA’s ‘next big rig crackdown’
Fleet Owner - Thursday, March 01, 2012 - ATA, FMCSA come together to defend electronic logging proposal
Truck News - Thursday, March 01, 2012 - OOIDA warns against EPA’s ‘next big rig crackdown’
Fleet Owner - Thursday, March 01, 2012
- In first month since toll hike, N.J. Turnpike truck traffic hits a skid
The Star-Ledger, New Jersey - Wednesday, February 29, 2012 - ATA Files Brief in Support of FMCSA on EOBR Challenge
Heavy Duty Trucking - Wednesday, February 29, 2012 - ATA files amicus brief in support of FMCSA on EOBR challenge
The Truckers - Tuesday, February 28, 2012 - ATA Supports EOBR Rule in Court Brief
Transport Topics - Tuesday, February 28, 2012 - DOT Looking for More Participation in Cross-Border Program
Heavy Duty Trucking - Monday, February 27, 2012 - New York Motor Truck Says 'Fair Play Act' Anything But
Heavy Duty Trucking - Monday, February 27, 2012 - FMCSA denies OOIDA’s accusation of EOBR violation
Commercial Carrier Journal - Thursday, February 23, 2012 - FMCSA denies OOIDA’s accusation of EOBR violation
Commercial Carrier Journal - Thursday, February 23, 2012 - Daimler trucks meet 2014 greenhouse gas regs
Overdrive Magazine - Thursday, February 23, 2012 - Filling tanks drains truckers' wallets
Worcester Telegram - Thursday, February 23, 2012 - Missouri lawmakers consider plans to fund Interstate 70 reconstruction
Columbia Missourian - Wednesday, February 22, 2012 - Freight Matching Site Adds Integrated Freight Bill Payment Feature
Sacramento Bee - Wednesday, February 22, 2012 - "No dog in the hunt, "DOT says of OOIDA's, Teamsters" challenge to Mexico pilot
The Trucker - Thursday, February 16, 2012 - Drivers end 2-week protest at Seattle port
Fleet Owner - Thursday, February 16, 2012 - Grupo Behr participation in cross-border plan delayed at least 6 months
The Trucker - Thursday, February 16, 2012 - Trucker travels 4 million miles without accident
Sumter Item - Thursday, February 16, 2012 - Nearly 70 Transportation Associations Sign Letter Opposeing Tolls
Heavy Duty Trucking - Wednesday, February 15, 2012 - FMCSA plans a third proposal to answer EOBR questions
Heavy Duty Trucking - Tuesday, February 14, 2012 - ATA sues FMCSA over HOS
Fleet Owner - Tuesday, February 14, 2012 - FMCSA moving forward with EOBR rulemaking
The Trucker - Monday, February 13, 2012 - OOIDA pushes for uniform Idaho speed limits
Fleet Owner - Monday, February 13, 2012 - Tolls Could Mean a Pricey Trip Through Missouri
Fox 4 Kansas City - Tuesday, February 07, 2012 - Pasadena truck driver recognized for safety milestone
Pasadena Citizen - Friday, February 03, 2012 - Highway bill passes panel without truck weight provision
The Trucker - Friday, February 03, 2012 - Concern in Pa. about weight of trucks on bridges
New Jersey Herald - Thursday, February 02, 2012 - Heavier trucks could cost taxpayers $40M
Springfield News-Sun - Thursday, February 02, 2012 - Taxpayers could pay $40M for heavier trucks
Dayton Daily News - Thursday, February 02, 2012 - House Highway Bill Challenges Hours of Service Restart Provision
Heavy Duty Trucking - Thursday, February 02, 2012 - Heavier trucks would cost taxpayers $40M
The Oxford Press - Wednesday, February 01, 2012 - Truckers Oppose Longer and Heavier Trucks Provision in Highway Bill
The Sacramento Bee - Wednesday, February 01, 2012 - ATA may speak for its members but not entire industry, OOIDA letter says
The Trucker - Wednesday, February 01, 2012
- Trucking groups unite behind ATA petition on Alabama rule
The Trucker - Tuesday, January 31, 2012 - Local truck driver recognized for safety milestone
Times Bulletin - Tuesday, January 31, 2012 - Court extends time for FMCSA to respond to OOIDA brief on EOBR's
The Trucker - Friday, January 27, 2012 - OOIDA urges truckers to speak out against I-95 toll plan
Fleet Owner - Friday, January 27, 2012 - Court orders FMCSA to respond to OOIDA on EOBR motion
The Trucker - Thursday, January 26, 2012 - Missouri gets glimpse of I-70 as toll road
St Louis Today - Wednesday, January 18, 2012 - Local truck driver is recognized for safety milestone
Issaquah Press - Tuesday, January 10, 2012 - US families pay a record $4,200 for gasoline in 2011
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Saturday, January 07, 2012 - Feds ban truckers on handheld phones
Chattanooga Times Free Press - Wednesday, January 04, 2012 - The downside of the upturn: a truck driver shortage
Idaho Statesman - Monday, January 02, 2012
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