OOIDA partners with TAT for NTDAW September 5, 2024 The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association’s will join with TAT (Truckers Against Trafficking) in celebrating National Truck Driver Appreciation Week Sept. 15-21, 2024. Continue Reading OOIDA’s Truckers for Troops® joins Wreaths Across America’s Truckloads of Remembrance August 1, 2024 The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association’s Truckers for Troops® announces its participation in the nationwide Truckload of Remembrance in partnership with the non-profit Wreaths Across America (WAA). Continue Reading Truckers for Troops® visits the St. Louis Veterans Community Project Donations, supplies dropped off thanks to generosity of truckers July 31, 2024 The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association’s Truckers for Troops® took a load of supplies and a donation check to the St. Louis VCP, Veterans Community Project. Truckers for Troops provides care packages for veterans community centers as well as military men and women serving overseas Continue ReadingDoomed Underride Committee report flawed with bias and unauthorized recommendations July 11, 2024 Despite a year of effort, the Advisory Committee on Underride Protection (ACUP) failed to work in a collaborative and consensus-driven manner and therefore most recommendations from a final report should not be advanced. Continue Reading
Trucking, Energy, Farm Organizations File Lawsuit to Stop EPA’s Emissions Rule for New Heavy-Duty Vehicles June 18, 2024 The American Petroleum Institute (API) today filed a lawsuit in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals challenging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) heavy-duty (HD) vehicle emissions standards for model years (MY) 2027-2032. Continue Reading OOIDA Applauds Bipartisan Bill to Fight Freight Fraud May 23, 2024 Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) today announced its strong support for the bipartisan Household Goods Shipping Consumer Protection Act Continue Reading OOIDA Announces 2024 Scholarship Recipients May 14, 2024 The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association announced the recipients of this year’s Mary Johnston Scholarship. Since 1998, the fund has awarded approximately $400,000 to students who are the children, grandchildren or legal dependents of OOIDA members. Continue Reading Truckers for Troops® Mission: Military Appreciation Month May 6-19, 2024 May 1, 2024 The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association is acknowledging Military Appreciation Month with a Truckers for Troops® campaign from May 6-19, 2024. This program focuses on supporting U.S. troops overseas and veterans back home. Continue Reading OOIDA Criticizes EPA Overreach, Effective EV Truck Mandate March 29, 2024 The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) today announced its opposition to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) latest assault on small business truck drivers, which represent 96% of commercial motor carriers. Continue Reading Momentum Builds for Road Safety Legislation with Rep. Finstad Support February 29, 2024 The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) today applauded U.S. Representative Brad Finstad (R-MN) for his cosponsoring the Deregulating Restrictions on Interstate Vehicles and Eighteen-Wheelers (DRIVE) Act (H.R. 3039). Continue Reading