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Business

’10-4 on D.C.’ on National Mall Oct. 3-5

The event kicks off Oct. 2 at the Fredericksburg, Va., Agricultural Fairgrounds. Advance registration for anyone looking to participate with their truck is recommended. After last year, organizers say they’re encourage a positive atmosphere, less a protest than a tribute “that spotlights issues that affect the driver.”

September 13, 2019

Business

Congress eyes trucking insurance changes, mandating automatic emergency braking

Two trucking-focused bills were introduced in the House this week. One aims to boost the required liability insurance coverage required of trucking companies, and the other would mandate that new trucks come equipped with automatic emergency braking systems.

July 18, 2019

Channel 19

Speed limiters: Senate bill to mandate a 65 mph setting a ‘terrible idea’

Voices on the Senate bill from a Georgia Republican that would mandate a 65 mph speed setting for trucks capable of it. And more on the ‘careful what you wish for’ dynamics in regulatory change.

July 10, 2019

Business

Hundreds of truckers descend on Oregon Capitol to protest cap-and-trade emissions bill

Hundreds of truck drivers – many from the logging industry – reportedly descended on the Oregon Capitol on Thursday to protest emissions control legislation in the state’s Senate.

June 28, 2019

Voices

POLL: As state legislatures take up various new abortion restrictions, what’s your view?

Several states where Republicans control legislative and executive branches of government have taken up new abortion restrictions in recent times, most notably Alabama with what amounts to an outright abortion ban. Weigh in via this latest “hot buttons” series poll.

May 21, 2019

Business

Legislation to require side underride guards on trailers reintroduced in Congress

The bill, dubbed the Stop Underrides Act, would require underride guards on the sides and front of a truck and would update the standards for underrides on the back of trailers. It would also add underride guards as part of the required annual inspections for trucks.

March 7, 2019

Overdrive Extra

The time is now: Build truck parking capacity

Bottom line for lawmakers sent by us to the nation’s capitol: We need an infrastructure bill that will open the flow of traffic, make safer merge lanes and truly spur on badly needed truck parking. Please don’t wait for another bridge to collapse, for another trucker trying to provide for his family to be killed for the few dollars in his pocket.

February 18, 2019

Business

Senate bill would expand concealed carry reciprocity

A new bill introduced this month by Sen. John Cornyn would expand concealed carry reciprocity to all states that allow concealed carry, similar to how all states recognize driver’s licenses from other states.

January 23, 2019

Voices

Partial government shutdown: Is the President/House’s $5 billion border-wall demand worth the shutdown result?

With the technical fifth day of a partial federal government shutdown under way (not the bulk of the DOT, which remains open through budgetary-led shutdowns typically), led by a demand for $5 billion in border wall funding, what’s your view: Is such funding demand worth the cost?

December 26, 2018

Business

Federal judge’s opinion presents a twist in California’s independent-contractor status conflict

A new judgement in a federal district court interprets the strict ABC employee/contractor test as pre-empted by federal law when it comes to truck transportation, bucking an April ruling by the California Supreme Court.

December 18, 2018

Channel 19

Mixed reactions to brief highway blockade after 10-4 D.C. event, more

See convoy stop traffic on I-95 ahead of the "That's a Big 10-4 on D.C." event, and learn more about truckers supporting H.R. 5948 here on Overdrive.

October 8, 2018

Business

‘That’s a Big 10-4 on D.C.’ truck show/outreach to stage on National Mall

An October event is planned to highlight trucking’s contribution to the economy and to express concerns over some of trucking's hot issues. Details here.

September 11, 2018