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POLL: Are you planning to shut down April 12?
With āStand as Oneā slow-roll events over the weekend, movement continued toward the April 12 date on which many slow-roll participants plan to shut down in hopes of bringing greater awareness to the driverās voice on hours of service, parking, training, safety and other issues. Are you shutting down?
March 11, 2019
Business
Nice sentiments
The ELD mandate drawing closer ā¦ āIāve noticed a lot more people deciding to protest the rule. I appreciate the feelings: Iām the first one to say, āStand up to the gubmint,ā but Iāve got one question: Where were yāall all those years ago when we were begging people to make comments?ā ā¦
May 17, 2017
Business
Industry partnerships multiply for Truckers Against Trafficking
An anti-trafficking kickoff Monday, Nov. 12, in Colorado ā and details on a grant-matching program that TAT supporters can take advantage of through yearend.
November 12, 2012
Voices
Owners, drivers: Stand up and be counted
āI know that if our owners and drivers stopped long enough to vote on the issues their voice would be heard.ā āMichael McRae, President of M&M Contractors and Specialized Carriers
September 6, 2012
Channel 19
Truck parking push not over with Jasonās Law
Following the cheers that went up around the trucking community for the āJasonās Lawā truck parking legislationās inclusion in the MAP-21 highway bill in June, owner-operators like Overdrive reader William McKelvie put a quick lid on the possibility of any resulting driver complacency relative to the parking problem. āWhile everyone has jumped on the proverbial [ā¦]
July 17, 2012
Channel 19
Tony the Truck Stop Tiger: Legal limbo
There have been so many back-and-forth motions in the battle over the fate of the Siberian/Bengal tiger, Tony (pictured), at the Tiger Truck Stop in Gross Tete, La., it would be next to impossible for me to summarize them. At once, itās been quite a while since I posted an update, so here goes: The [ā¦]
January 15, 2012
Channel 19
Unity diaries: Jasonās Law lives
Itās been more than two years since New York trucker Jason Rivenburg was slain in South Carolina after being held up while parked at an abandoned commercial property. Itās also been two years since House member Paul Tonko (D-N.Y.) introduced the bill named for Rivenburg, āJasonās Law,ā to provide boosted funding for states to expand [ā¦]
May 12, 2011
Channel 19
Live online CD release party for āWhen the Big Rigs Donāt Rollā
Join the www.AsktheTrucker.com proprietors this Wednesday for a live online exclusive release event for a new record aimed squarely at the politically conscious among you. āWhen the Big Rigs Donāt Rollā is its title, and the country musicians/songwriters behind the 10 songs on the CD, David Ayers and Barry Allen, have birthed several winners in [ā¦]
August 16, 2010
Channel 19
Grassroots victory over proposed NY truck ban
Since the New York State protest convoys of November 2008, organized in part by the Mohawk Valley Truckers and Citizens United chapter, the issue of a big plan of truck-route restrictions on state highways in New York has seen growing opposition, with large groups among various industries joining trucking groups in decrying the stateās plans [ā¦]
April 15, 2010
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