Truckers Say Obama Should Stand Up to Mexico’s Illegal Tariffs

The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) calls upon the Obama Administration to stand up to Mexico’s bullying tariff tactics and start fighting for the livelihoods of Americans.
Mexico Economic Minister Bruno Ferrari announced yesterday his government would be adding tariffs to more U.S. exports.
“If the U.S. trade representative had called out Mexico for their illegal [...]

Book Review: Street Smarts

In my last article I said: “All the “books” in the world, on truck driving or whatever profession you are doing – won’t mean squat – if you don’t have any common sense.” I will have to take that statement back. Street Smarts is a book written by Sandy Long – a driver of more [...]

No Tolls on Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania

The Department of Transportation has rejected Pennsylvania’s plan to toll interstate eighty.

Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) is relieved by this decision.
As they have protested the proposal ever since it was first introduced as it is essentially double taxation, is unsafe for other roads, and is not in the best interests of all highway [...]

Social media helps Arrow Drivers but brings out the good, bad, and the ugly

Dec. 22nd, 2009 Tulsa, Oklahoma based flat bed carrier Arrow Trucking suddenly shocked its 1400 employees by shutting its doors. They (Arrow Trucking) also shocked the brothers and sisters in trucking by stranding hundreds of drivers all over the US. The drivers found out the hard way by trying to get fuel, but their fuel [...]

Truckers for Troops – 2009

(Grain Valley, Mo., Dec. 7, 2009) – The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) is again working to show appreciation to those who serve our country. The third Truckers for Troops campaign Dec. 7-11, 2009, raises funds to send care packages to military men and women stationed in combat areas overseas, especially Iraq and Afghanistan.
During [...]

OOIDA sues Minnesota over CMV enforcement

More than six years’ worth of citations and out-of-service orders issued to truckers by the Minnesota Highway Patrol aren’t worth the paper they were written on, according to a lawsuit filed by the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association.
OOIDA claims that’s because the state had no authority to enforce federal regulations.
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Clarity on Truck Drivers News and OOIDA

I want to set a few “nitwits, Knuckleheads” out here straight. I am the OWNER of this website. I pick and choose my ADS on this website (except) for Google, they have a mind of their own. My affiliation with OOIDA is ONLY as a member. I placed their “Quit Bitchin -n- Join OOIDA” logo/bumper [...]

Truck Driver gone crazy

No not really but I did get you to read this. I am going to do a little bit of venting in this post. I have not done this in a while. It is good to vent every once in a while. There has been a LOT of stress in my life these past few [...]

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