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The next episode of “Live From Exit 24” is scheduled for August 26 and will feature U.S Representative Sam Graves, R-Missouri, 6th District. Graves is the Ranking Member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Host Mike Matousek, OOIDA’s Manager of Government Affairs, encourages listeners to call during the show with questions for Rep. Graves about anything related to the role of Congress in highway funding, transportation and trucking.
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The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association has asked Congress to provide needed economic relief to struggling small-business truckers by way of suspending the Heavy Vehicle Use Tax (HVUT) for one year as part of the next COVID-19 response package.
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The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association announces that they will present a new, internet-based audio talk show which will begin next month.
The first “Live from Exit 24” will air July 15, 11 a.m. to Noon central and will feature host Mike Matousek, Manager of Government Affairs with special guest host, Lewie Pugh, Executive Vice President of OOIDA.