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Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association<\/strong><\/h5>\n

1 NW OOIDA Drive, Grain Valley, MO\u00a0 64029<\/strong>
\nWeb Site:<\/strong>\u00a0www.www.ooida.com<\/a><\/em>
\nFacebook:<\/strong>\u00a0OOIDA Facebook<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Contact:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>Norita Taylor,\u00a0norita_taylor@ooida.com<\/a>
\nHeadquarters<\/strong>: (816) 229-5791<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

For Immediate Release<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

America’s truckers urge Congress to show support with action, not just words, once COVID-19 crisis is over<\/h3>\n

Thanks to America\u2019s truck drivers and their willingness to risk infection from COVID-19, store shelves remain filled and critical supplies continue to get moved across our nation\u2019s highways. But after this phase of the crisis is over and recovery begins, truckers will still have the same challenges with overregulation, working conditions and pay. The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association sent\u00a0a letter<\/a>\u00a0to Congress today, outlining issues for top priority moving forward.<\/p>\n

\u201cWithout any sort of work-from-home option, truckers are manning the front lines of the industry as they always have done,\u201d said Todd Spencer, OOIDA President and CEO.\u00a0 \u201cThey certainly welcome the public praise from all who have noticed their role in the pandemic response. But they will need more than words to stay afloat in an uncertain future.\u201d<\/p>\n

OOIDA is asking Congress to prioritize the following:<\/p>\n

— H.R. 6104, the Truck Parking Safety Improvement Act, should be passed to address the shortage of\u00a0parking for trucks<\/a>. This bipartisan legislation would provide dedicated funding for projects that expand truck parking capacity.<\/p>\n

— Congress must support the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration\u2019s (FMCSA) efforts to modernize and improve hours-of-service (HOS) regulations. Truckers shouldn\u2019t just get temporary relief when the nation needs their help responding to an emergency.<\/p>\n

— Congress must take steps to address the persistent problem of excessive detention time, which reduces driver wages, slows the movement of freight and has been linked to increased crash rates. Many drivers spend countless unpaid on-duty hours being detained due to the inefficiency of others within the supply chain.<\/p>\n

— Congress must repeal the overtime exemption for employee drivers in the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The average truck driver works 60-70 hours per week, which is rarely, if ever, reflected in their compensation.<\/p>\n

— Congress must waive the 2020 payment of the Heavy Vehicle Use Tax (HVUT) to provide immediate tax relief to owner-operators, many of which are struggling to keep their businesses operational during and after the crisis.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese aren\u2019t necessarily the only issues in trucking that need to change to bring improvements,\u201d added Spencer. \u201cBut memes and applause don\u2019t pay bills or reduce the overregulation that keep them from making a living. These are things that Congress can move quickly on to help truck drivers.\u201d<\/p>\n

Related Press Releases:<\/strong>
\nOOIDA sends urgent message to POTUS, COVID-19 task force<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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.\u00a0Today the coalition sent a\u00a0letter\u00a0to Congress urging them to reject those proposals as they work on the next surface transportation reauthorization.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":357,"featured_media":2301,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[514,517,63,189,475,518,69],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nAmerica's truckers urge Congress to show support with action, not just words, once COVID-19 crisis is over - OOIDA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"OOIDA recognizes the urgency of improving our nation\u2019s infrastructure and looks forward to working closely with lawmakers to make sure a plan is put in place that does not burden small-business truckers.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ooida.com\/2020\/americas-truckers-urge-congress-to-show-support-with-action-not-just-words-once-covid-19-crisis-is-over\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"America's truckers urge Congress to show support with action, not just words, once COVID-19 crisis is over - 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