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Channel 19
Recalcitrant politicos in sights of anti-mandate rallies kicking off Monday nationwide
Organizers are hopeful that the Dec. 4 âELD media blitzâ in numerous locations nationwide will finally get the attention of lawmakers â some drivers, too â who have become recalcitrant in the face of a growing feeling of inevitability around the mandate.
December 1, 2017
Channel 19
Dec. 4 anti-ELD mandate rallies taking place across the country
This coming Monday, Dec. 4, rallies have been planned in a variety of locations in more than 40 states around the nation in an effort to roll the anti-mandate message east to west across the country and put some sunlight for the general public and local media on security, economic and safety issues.
November 28, 2017
Overdrive Radio
âBringing the cultural diversity of trucking togetherâ: ELD protest outcomes
In this Overdrive Radio podcast, youâll hear ELD protest part organizer Scott Reedâs reflection on outcomes and next steps, and owner-operator Mike Landis offers his narration of what it was like to have been a part of the effort, with his 1999 Peterbilt cabover along for the ride.
October 27, 2017
Channel 19
Rates up: A result of last weekâs ELD protests?
Rates havenât been as good as they were last week since the Snowpocalypse of 2014, notes DATâs Ken Harper. But before you attribute that to the number of owner-operators who shut down last week in solidarity with ELD protests around the country, consider truck posts on DAT boards werenât off by much. Reefer, van demand updates here.
October 11, 2017
Electronic Logging Devices
ELD protests Day 2: Truckers roll in, stage along rigs in front of DOT headquarters
Early Wednesday, roughly 30 trucks rolled into Washington, D.C., bobtail, and parked along Constitution Ave. and in front of Department of Transportation headquarters, where truckers protested the ELD mandate, the hours of service rule and more.
October 4, 2017
Channel 19
No, a truck did not kill a bunch of anti-Trump protestors trying to block a highway in Seattle
A dead giveaway that this little item of fake news is what it is: Though it was purported to have happened in Seattle, the location was I-15. Last time I checked âŚ
January 10, 2017
Business
Trucks caught in Charlotte protests this week as unrest spills onto Interstate 85
Photos and videos from Twitter and other social media show fires that were set near trucks and protesters attempting to loot cargo from trailers.
September 23, 2016
Business
Ride spokesperson says main goal: Impeach Obama
Trucking grievances taking second stage in the Ride for the Constitutionâs effort, according to organizers, who have distanced themselves from a driver involved in planning. Find other updates here.
October 9, 2013
Channel 19
Port haulers on Occupy actions
The Occupy Wall Street movement claimed solidarity with West Coast port haulers yesterday in efforts with varying success to shut down ports in Southern and Northern California as well as farther north in the Pacific Northwest. Some port haulers reciprocated the gesture. This âOpen Letter From Americaâs Port Truck Drivers,â for instance, originating from the [âŚ]
December 13, 2011
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