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Tag: Jason Haggard

Voices
Talk of the road: House bill to hold hours changes
For bill supporters, key to convincing lawmakers to sign on to the effort may well be showing the economic impact of the new rule.
November 5, 2013
With new restart restrictions, the 34-hour restart, depending on what time of day you go off-duty, can take a lot longer than 34 hours. Find info about a handy interactive calculator via this story.
Business
Ride spokesperson says main goal: Impeach Obama
Trucking grievances taking second stage in the Ride for the Constitution’s effort, according to organizers, who have distanced themselves from a driver involved in planning. Find other updates here.
October 9, 2013
Ride promoter Zeeda Andrews, from her appearance on a Fox News program Tuesday, October 8
Channel 19
‘Parking firestorm’ cools into substantive, driver-led effort
Independent owner-operator Jason Haggard is urging able drivers to join him at a June 18 council meeting in Coon Rapids, Minn., to begin the process of meeting with the city to address the parking fiasco there.
June 15, 2013
Click through this image for a larger version of the actual warning issued to violators of Coon Rapids’ parking ordinance, posted on owner-operator Jason Haggard’s website and including the ordinance’s language.
Channel 19
Dear American people: ‘You are about to be tracked 24/7’
Would you install an in-vehicle tracking device for an insurance discount? Most consumers wouldn’t, which makes all the talk of a vehicle-miles-traveled highway tax all the more mystifying.
March 9, 2013
Many owner-operators object to a vehicle-miles-traveled tax, for various reasons including privacy concerns.
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