OOIDA members to get $1,000 discount on Kenworth sleeper trucks

Kenworth and the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) are offering the association’s members a $1,000 discount on qualifying purchases of new Kenworth sleeper trucks through the end of 2026.

Trucking Announcements: OOIDA helps veterans; Fleet Advantage welcomes Van Ahn; Whiting joins Vipar

Each week, trucknews.com lists notable events, promotions and awards in the trucking industry. This week, Fleet Advantage announced that Todd Van Ahn joined the company as its new remarketing sales…

OOIDA’s Truckers for Troops campaign to run Nov. 10-16

The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) will launch its annual Truckers for Troops campaign from Nov. 10-16, beginning the same week as Veterans Day in the U.S. This annual…

OOIDA urges Congress to strengthen training, licensing standards for commercial drivers

The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) is calling on U.S. lawmakers to adopt stronger training, licensing, and qualification standards for commercial motor vehicle drivers and impose tighter oversight over…

OOIDA seeks suspension of U.S. states’ ability to issue non-domiciled CDLs

The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) has asked the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) to immediately suspend states’ ability to issue non-domiciled CDLs. In a letter to transportation…

Big Beautiful Bill would’ve been more beautiful if truckers were to receive overtime pay: OOIDA

The U.S. trucking industry lauded the passage in Congress of President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill, but it’s a little less beautiful to truckers who won’t benefit from the…

OOIDA calls for artificial intelligence safety and oversight in trucking

The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) is urging the U.S. Department of Transportation to ensure artificial intelligence (AI) safety and oversight. The department’s Advanced Research Projects Agency—Infrastructure is…

OOIDA joins suit against EPA’s emissions standards

The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) has joined a lawsuit against the U.S. EPA over looming emissions standards it says will “devastate” supply chains. The suit is led…

Trucking groups cite Ontario speed limiter success in bid for U.S. mandate

Several trucking associations are voicing their support for a proposed truck speed limiter mandate in the U.S. as legislators attempt to block such rules. They’re even using Ontario…

Trucking groups applaud Senate effort to block speed limiter mandates

Several trucking associations are backing an effort in the U.S. Senate to block mandates for speed limiters on large commercial vehicles. The Deregulating Restrictions on Interstate Vehicles and…

Trucking groups raise concerns about mandatory electronic identifiers

The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) is drawing comparisons to none other than Big Brother as U.S. regulators study a proposal to require unique electronic identifiers on commercial vehicles.

Biden Administration highlights growth in U.S. trucking jobs, apprenticeships

Just over three months after unveiling a broad-reaching Trucking Action Plan, the Biden Administration is highlighting growth in U.S. trucking industry apprenticeships and established workers alike. Last year…

OOIDA calls on Canada and U.S. to lift truck driver vaccine mandates

The Owner-Operator Independent Truckers Association (OOIDA) is calling on Canada and the U.S. to lift vaccine mandates applied to border-crossing truck drivers. In Feb. 7 letters to Prime…

OOIDA refutes claim that hard drug use is under-reported

Two U.S.-based trucking organizations are at odds over the question of hard drug use among truck drivers. The Trucking Alliance — a group including large fleets such as…

Open the washrooms to truck drivers everywhere

In a just world, there would be no need to legislate common decency. Simple acts of humanity would be a common reflex. Do unto others as you would have…