http://www.landlinemag.com/dailynews/enews/enews.html Land Line eNews RSS FEED Wednesday, May 22, 2013 http://www.landlinemag.com/Story.aspx?StoryID=25217 Claiming broker trust agreement violations, OOIDA and three plaintiffs filed a class action complaint against Pacific Financial and Federal Service Corp. in the Superior Court of the state of Arizona in January. The complaint asks for declaratory relief, injunctive relief and damages. Wednesday, May 22, 2013 http://www.landlinemag.com/Story.aspx?StoryID=25218 President Obama’s choice to lead the U.S. Department of Transportation, Anthony Foxx, says interstate tolling should be used only to add new capacity and should not be viewed as a solution to the shortfalls facing the Highway Trust Fund. Foxx faced questions from a Senate committee on Wednesday, May 22, as part of his confirmation process to become DOT secretary. Wednesday, May 22, 2013 http://www.landlinemag.com/Story.aspx?StoryID=25219 The issue of tolls being considered taxes imposed by unelected individuals and therefore unconstitutional could reach the Supreme Court of Virginia later this year. A circuit judge continues to rule against a plan by the state DOT that would toll two existing tunnels to pay for a third tunnel and other highway improvements in the Hampton Roads region. Wednesday, May 22, 2013 http://www.landlinemag.com/Story.aspx?StoryID=25220 A bill halfway through the New Jersey statehouse would classify drayage truck operators and parcel drivers as company employees. Another bill would clarify the independent status of owner-operators. OOIDA encourages New Jersey truckers to contact their state lawmakers about the reclassification efforts. Wednesday, May 22, 2013 http://www.landlinemag.com/Story.aspx?StoryID=25221 A New Mexico-based long hauler has been declared an imminent hazard after being charged with driving while intoxicated following a crash last month. Wednesday, May 22, 2013 http://www.landlinemag.com/Story.aspx?StoryID=25222 Faced with the decision to overhaul their aging Kenworth, which had more than 2 million miles on it, or possibly retire from trucking, Clarence and Betty Patterson say the news that Clarence was among five finalists to win a new truck couldn’t have come at a better time. The Pattersons are OOIDA life members and team drivers from Dayton, OH, who are leased on to Landstar. Wednesday, May 22, 2013 http://www.landlinemag.com/Story.aspx?StoryID=25223 A Missouri couple who own a trucking company will serve several years behind bars for their role in a scheme to falsely pad freight bills for a major boat and trailer manufacturer. Wednesday, May 22, 2013 http://www.landlinemag.com/Story.aspx?StoryID=25224 OOIDA recently announced honorees in the Association’s Safe Driving Award program. These following drivers have been recognized by the Association for truck driving excellence. Wednesday, May 22, 2013 http://www.landlinemag.com/Story.aspx?StoryID=25208 Fred Weaver was just tooling along Interstate 15 in Montana back in June 2011. Before he knew it he was passing the Shelby scale, having missed the sign that would have alerted him a scale was ahead. Wednesday, May 22, 2013 http://www.landlinemag.com/Story.aspx?StoryID=25211 Truckers looking to help with aid and disaster relief following Monday’s deadly tornado in Moore, OK, have plenty of avenues to help. Wednesday, May 22, 2013 http://www.landlinemag.com/Story.aspx?StoryID=25203 An owner-operator from North Carolina has filed a class action lawsuit against Pilot Flying J, making this the seventh suit filed against the truck stop chain since news of the alleged fuel rebate scheme surfaced in mid-April. Wednesday, May 22, 2013 http://www.landlinemag.com/Story.aspx?StoryID=25204 Scott Rosenberg says he can only describe his critical role in the rescue of a driver who was pinned in his submerged pickup truck as “being in the right place at the right time.” Rosenberg, an OOIDA senior member from Isanti, MN, said he had just delivered his load of concrete products and was traveling north on Manning Trail near Stillwater, MN. Wednesday, May 22, 2013