OOIDA HQ OOIDA to launch “Live from Exit 24”

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.

OOIDA HQ OOIDA to Senators: Congress Contributes to Dysfunction in Trucking

The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association is leading a coalition of dozens of influential trade associations to oppose four burdensome, costly, and unsafe trucking mandates. Today the coalition sent a letter to Congress urging them to reject those proposals as they work on the next surface transportation reauthorization.

OOIDA HQ Small-business truckers not surprised survey repeats shortage myth while driver pay is not even a thought

The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association is leading a coalition of dozens of influential trade associations to oppose four burdensome, costly, and unsafe trucking mandates. Today the coalition sent a letter to Congress urging them to reject those proposals as they work on the next surface transportation reauthorization.

OOIDA HQ Truckers say government needs to fix medical certification issues and conflict resolutions

The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association, the nation’s only organization exclusively representing professional and small-business truckers, says that the government needs to create a better system for those seeking to resolve conflicts involving their medical certifications, which are required to get a commercial drivers license.