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Business
Pacific Northwest wildfires prompt HOS suspensions, highway closures
Oregon and Washington have issued emergency declarations, suspending hours of service regulations for some truckers providing emergency relief and hauling supplies to the states due to wildfires. Several highways, including a section of I-84, have been closed because of the fires.
September 6, 2017
Channel 19
Shot in the arm for the ELD fight: Mr. Justice joins Mr. Reed, others with sights on D.C.
Trucker-songwriter Tony Justice taking active role in spurring unity around opposition to the ELD mandate â meanwhile, Scott Reed, Justice and others have set their sights on the first couple weeks of October for potential demonstration in D.C.
May 23, 2017
Business
Donât ban me, bro
âThe communities that choose the knee-jerk reaction of banning trucks arenât looking to solve problems, theyâre looking for a band-aid to slap on the gaping wound of parking and big truck issues.â
April 25, 2016
Business
Oregon, Washington areas under state of emergency with flooding, sinkholes and slides
NB I-5 is back open following a landslide near Woodland, Wash., in the Southwest part of the state that closed it entirely on Wednesday; problems elsewhere continue to mount.
December 11, 2015
Voices
Industry-change conversation continues following âRideâ effort
If the Ride for the Constitution did anything, it got drivers, owner-operators and advocates talking more directly about how to pursue industry change. Find a round-up of some of their voices here.
October 15, 2013
Business
Ride for the Constitution rolls, reports say 30 show up to convoy
As the Ride for the Constitution effort got rolling October 11, reports of some participation in its plan to clog the beltway began trickling out.
October 11, 2013
Business
Race to a shutdown
âAttaching a bunch of stuff to a trucking cause that has nothing to do with trucking is the same thing the government does when they attach pork to a bill.â
October 1, 2013
Voices
Hot button: Call a truce with marijuana?
More than 60 percent of Overdrive readers favored some form of marijuana-use legalization or decriminalization, with a majority reflecting three current state ballot initiatives beyond medical use.
October 16, 2012
Truck Stops
TCA holds Wellness Week
TCA and state trucking associations will host health fairs and âcelebrity walksâ during National Truck Driver Appreciation & Wellness Week at 12 TA/Petro locations across the United States from 3 to 8 p.m. local time on Tuesday, Sept. 18.
September 13, 2012
Business
Kenworth plant awarded
The Renton, Wash., Kenworth Truck Company assembly plant recently received honors for its efforts to reduce, reuse and recycle.
August 29, 2012
Channel 19
Will CSA take its first significant hit standing up?
OOIDAâs suit against the FMCSAâs CSA enforcement regime charges the agency with significant mishandling of driver information in the MCMIS database â and lack of an adequate dispute process.
July 18, 2012
Channel 19
More on broker bond increase, highway bill
Given the June 30 hard deadline for the highway reauthorization negotiations ongoing between House and Senate, itâs likely that any highway bill that successfully emerges, whether longer term or another six-month-or-more extension of current priorities, is more or less already finished. Regardless, following my last post on the issues of the EOBR mandate and broker [âŚ]
June 26, 2012
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