Owner-operators might be a thing of the past if the PRO Act gets pushed through. The Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act of 2021 implements the ABC test to determine if workers are considered employees of a business or not. The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association has sent a letter…
The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association and close to 60 organizations have teamed up to fight against the possible hike in minimum insurance for carriers. A letter has been sent to the House of Transportation and Infrastructure Committee discouraging the price hike. Last year, the bill made it through the House…
The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association’s Truckers for Troops Telethon will start on November 9th and run through November 15th. The Telethon will take place on OOIDA’s Land Line Now. This annual event will once again raise money to supply troops overseas with care packages and to help homeless veterans get…
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has been asking for comments regarding the transparency in property broker transactions. Petitions have been put forth by the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association and the Small Business in Transportation Coalition asking for transaction records provided by property brokers within 48 hours of the transaction….
For the last few months, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has asked the public to give their opinion regarding a petition put out by the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association regarding transparency in property broker transactions. The OOIDA is asking for property brokers to provide a copy of each transaction…
The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association is against a proposed bill out of North Dakota regarding the allowance of “road trains”. These road trains would allow combining trucks to a length of 200 feet or more. According to the OOIDA Executive Vice President, increasing the size and weight limit of trucks…
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is requesting public comments regarding property brokers being more transparent with their transactions. The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association and the Small Business in Transportation Coalition are asking the FMCSA to require brokers, within 48 hours of service, to provide an electronic copy of each…
The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association will be offering an online class this coming fall for those truck drivers who are thinking of becoming owner-operators. The Truck to Success course was first available in-person March 2019, but the pandemic has changed how they deliver the course and will now be online….
As part of the Moving Forward Act, a highway bill was added that would increase the minimum insurance requirements for carriers from $750,000 to $2 million. Now, Rep. Mike Bost has proposed an amendment to the Act that would get rid of the increased insurance requirements. If there was a…
Truckers have had a hard time this year when it comes to finding a decent meal to eat. Truck shops were shutting down along every highway, drive-thrus don’t allow walk-ups, and now food prices are skyrocketing. The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association teamed up with the Canadian Trucking Alliance and others…