Hello Jason,

Thanks for giving me the opportunity to answer your question. I’ll do my best to give a clear and honest response.

It looks like Trucker Steve is asking what OOIDA has done for employee drivers, so I’ll make my reply specific to those professionals.

We’re very pleased to be able to offer our members the discounts and benefit programs that we’ve put together; however, keep in mind that the real purpose and benefit of the Association is the representation we provide before the state and federal government. Without this representation, professional truckers would be taken advantage of at every turn.

Below is a list of a few of the ways in which OOIDA has worked for employee drivers:

*Pursued solutions to loading/unloading and lumping issues for truckers

*Sued Tennessee over forced searches of cabs and tickets to drivers for refusing to consent

*Elimination of national 55 mph speed limit

*Stood up for drivers (sued DOT) over drug testing regulations

*Sued DOT over their plan to begin random roadside drug & alcohol tests of drivers, essentially killing it.

* At the state level, OOIDA is the only organization for truckers that consistently (and successfully) battles for uniform speed limits

*Lobbied for (and sued DOT) over the absence of meaningful driver education and training for all entry-level truck drivers

*Lobbied and fought for the deductibility of meal expenses and medical insurance

*Oppose toll roads that force drivers to pay often or get routed on less safe roads

*Working to expand the number of safe secure places for trucks to park.

*NAFTA – worked (successfully) to keep the US border closed to trucks from Mexico.

*Work to remove the FLSA exemption from overtime payment that currently exists for truck drivers.

*Sued DAC over using their system to blackball drivers

*Working to assure fairness and privacy in background checks of truck drivers.

*Oppose increases in truck size and weight.

*OOIDA represents the interests of independent owner-operators and professional drivers on all issues that affect truckers.

In regard to our executives pay/bonuses:

The OOIDA Board of Directors (made up of trucker members) oversees and approves pay for the president. Our execs aren’t Wall Street moguls or big bank CEOs who get multi-million dollar bonuses! In the past, bonuses have been given to various employees for exemplary performance or projects that might cause an employee to spend a lot of their own money or time, but no bonuses have been paid in the last couple of years and none are currently planned.

I hope this helps to answer your question.

Best regards,

Donna Ryun

Manager

Communications Department

Owner-Operator Services, Inc.

800-444-5791

816-229-5791

Ext. 1610

Donna_Ryun@ooida.com

OOIDA goes to capitol hill for drivers, OOIDA investigates crazy Out of Service tickets, OOIDA gets things done. The list goes on, as for the Upper Management bonus thought you had, I have emailed OOIDA, with this link and asked them to explain or answer this part for you.

Just curious is all.

Sandy