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  • 2008 May Be Worst Year in Trucking History
    The Ledger - Lakeland,FL,USA
    ... half of 2008 when diesel hit that record high price," said Todd Spencer, executive vice president of the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association. ...
  • Good Morning America

    • Member Paul Schwanke of Acton, Calif. was contacted by OOIDA to provide a ride along with producer Mike Fremd of Good Morning America and talk about the challenges faced by independent owner-operators.

    The total video is almost 4 minutes, his part starts at about the 2:10 timecount (after advertisement stops). You can forward by clicking and dragging the slider along the bottom of the story screen.
    http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=6617036
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  • Recession creates a load of problems for truckers
    Baltimore Sun, United States - Jan 11, 2009
    "I would estimate that we probably lost work for about 100000 drivers in the first half of 2008 when diesel hit that record-high price," said Todd Spencer, ...
  • A tough time to keep on truckin'
    Denver Post - Denver,CO,USA
    But 2008 was the first year in which the company — which owns 40 rigs and 100 trailers and uses both employee drivers and independent owner-operators ...
  • Recession creates a load of problems for truckers
    Los Angeles Times, CA - Jan 6, 2009
    "I would estimate that we probably lost work for about 100000 drivers in the first half of 2008 when diesel hit that record high price," said Todd Spencer, ...
  • Downturn creates glut of truck drivers
    Youngstown Vindicator - Youngstown,OH,USA
    “There’sa huge oversupply of drivers now,” said Joe Rajkovacz, regulatory affairs specialist for the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association, ...
  • (Same as above but another outlet)
    Downturn creates glut of truck drivers
    Boston Herald - Boston,MA,USA
    "There’s a huge oversupply of drivers now," said Joe Rajkovacz, regulatory affairs specialist for the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association, ...

    Charlie Morasch was a guest on Evan Lockridge radio show talking about cargo security on Monday Jan. 5.
  • Turnpike Toll Increase
    MSNBC - Jan 3, 2009
    WYOU Interactive discusses the issues with Bob Bolus of Bolus Trucking and Mike Joyce with the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association


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