OOIDA on the Road
Where you can find us
OOIDA Life Member Ron Mermis and his NASCAR simulator are at the TA in Jackson, GA. That’s located at Exit 201 off Interstate 75.
OOIDA’s Tour Truck, The Spirit of the American Trucker, will be at the Shell Rotella SuperRigs truck show. The big event takes place May 17th through the 19th at the Joplin, MO, Speedco. That’s located at Exit 11 off Interstate 44.
Ron and his simulator will join the Spirit at SuperRigs. And don’t forget, you can join OOIDA for a discount at either truck.
For more information about the simulator, click here.
Air date: May 17, 2012.
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Listen Online: DC Report: Keystone could be the key to highway bill
Freight lull continues into mid-May
Terry Scruton offers some insight into the current state of the market for trucking services courtesy of the folks at TransCore, a company that provides market information for owner operators, carriers, brokers and shippers.
- You can go to the TransCore website here;
- Or you can call them at 1-800-547-5417;
- To view their blog, click here;
- To chat with them on Twitter, click here.
- You can go to the OOIDA Members Edge website here;
- You can call OOIDA Members Edge at 1-866-487-8253.
Air date: May 16, 2012.
- Diesel average drops for 5th week in a row
- Will you continue to do business in California once the new CARB regulations go into effect?
- Missouri lawmakers could soon start discussion on funding for I-70
- Filing estimated taxes is a ‘must-do’ for self employers
- Make sure you have the info you need before you call
- Pennsylvania trucker receives OOIDA Safe Driving Award
- Oil used to be – just oil
- FRIDAY RANT: The beatings will continue
- The history of the EOBR debate
- Webinar: “Knowing your cost of operations”
- A trucker, a logbook, a loading dock and some really bad advice …
- California dreamin’
- High prices, low blows
- The Fuel Tax Follies …
- Science, reality and the use of cellphones
- I'll take truckers whose home states begin with an "I" for $500, Alex ...
- From the fabled land of Cheeseheads ...
- New England visitor …
- From the Keystone State …
- Rochesters Rollers …
- ‘So pleased to receive your generous contribution’
- ‘It was the talk of the entire unit’
- ‘It is comforting to know that so many … remember us’
- ‘We get a lot of support’
- ‘I want to extend my heartfelt thanks’
SPECIAL FEATURE: OOIDA partners with Operation Lifesaver to promote new online training program
The video-game-like website is designed to help truckers practice at situations where truck-train collisions most frequently occur. To read the article, click here.


