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    OOIDA to Trucking Regulators: Suspend Non-Domiciled Licenses

    The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association sent a letter to Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy requesting suspension of states’ authority to issue non-domiciled commercial driver’s licenses (CDL) for interstate commerce Read More

    Posted on | August 19, 2025

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    Truckers oppose efforts to lower age for CDL holders

    The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association, the largest national association representing professional and small-business truckers, opposes a proposal to launch a pilot program allowing drivers under 21 to participate in interstate... Read More

    Posted on | May 14, 2019

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    Truck driver shortage debunked

    The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association’s research foundation published two new documents debunking the myth of a driver shortage.A fact sheet explains how the industry isn’t afflicted with a shortage of drivers, but... Read More

    Posted on | February 19, 2019

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    Small-business truckers respond to Senate hearing on infrastructure

    Among the many issues raised today at a hearing held by the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, two caught the attention of small-business truckers. One was connected... Read More

    Posted on | February 13, 2019

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    Truckers say plenty of drivers out there, no need to lower CDL age restriction

    The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association, a national association that represents small-business truckers, says that concerns about a driver shortage are largely myth and actually more about high turnover in one... Read More

    Posted on | May 07, 2018

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    Truckers and safety advocates oppose efforts to lower age for CDL holders

    The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association has signed a letter along with other industry stakeholders in opposition to proposals to lower the age requirement for obtaining an interstate commercial drivers license.The letter... Read More

    Posted on | April 17, 2018

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    CDL ban in proposed legislation singles out truckers in global crime of human trafficking

    The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association supports efforts to combat human trafficking but opposes the recently proposed S. 1532 legislation, the No Human Trafficking on Our Roads Act.The bill, introduced by... Read More

    Posted on | July 13, 2017

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