Tag: Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association

Independent Trucker Group Pushes for Reduced Regulations

Independent Trucker Group Pushes for Reduced Regulations

| October 8, 2017

The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA), an organization that represents small-business truckers, supports the Administration’s continued push for reduced regulations. A recent announcement from the Administration said that it is crucial to separate the intention of regulations from their actual impact on the economy and that excessive regulations have unnecessary costs with few benefits. “The […]

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Independent Trucking Group Supports 34-Hour Restart

Independent Trucking Group Supports 34-Hour Restart

| March 9, 2017

The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association, a national association representing small-business truckers, expressed approval of a report by the Department of Transportation Inspector General about restrictions on the 34-hour restart provision of hours-of-service regulations.  The Association says it “agrees with the report’s finding that there is no safety benefit in the two currently suspended provisions of […]

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