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"Driver retention is a huge problem. You hear about ‘driver shortage’ all the time. there’s not a shortage; there’s never been a shortage of (truck drivers). The shortage is people staying in this industry. they come in, they get used, they get abused, they don’t get paid right, they don’t get treated right and they leave." - OOIDA Executive Vice President Lewie Pugh 🚛 OOIDA recently attended a conference organized by the Mid-America Freight Coalition where Lewie Pugh had the chance to inform freight stakeholders on driver training, driver compensation, restroom access and much more impacting the trucking industry. 💪 📲 You can read the full summary from Land Line Media HERE: https://lnkd.in/g28Afi72 🔗 #OOIDA #truckingindustry #truckdriver #truckingcommunity #semitruck #trucking #truckdriversusa #truckdrivers #truckdriverlife #truckinglife #truckingcompany #truckingbusiness #owneroperator #OwnerOperatorLife

“Despite the various claims that AVs will lead to zero deaths, there continue to be real-world situations in which automation has devastatingly failed... Unfortunately, mostly voluntary reporting requirements have left truckers and the general public in the dark about the safety and reliability of autonomous technologies to this point.” - OOIDA President and CEO Todd Spencer 💭 🚚 You can read the full article from Smart Cities Dive HERE: https://lnkd.in/g9-k9vHS 🔗 #truckingindustry #truckdriver #semitruck #trucking

OOIDA warns DOT about autonomous trucks and AI. Jay Grimes joins Timothy Dooner on WHAT THE TRUCK?!? to discuss. Watch now: https://bit.ly/3YKMC7T

"OOIDA members have raised questions about ACF’s mandate that all new California medium- and heavy-duty trucks must be... We are also concerned that future CARB regulations will implement aspects of ACF for small carriers and all other commercial vehicles currently outside ACF’s scope. This would establish another set of unworkable and unaffordable emissions rules for California’s small businesses." - OOIDA Director of Federal Affairs, Jay Grimes 💭 🚛 You can read more from Truck Parts Service HERE: https://lnkd.in/g2pCi26S 🔗 #truckingindustry #semitruck #truckdriver #trucking #trucker

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