Monday, May 12, 2003

• Sandberg scores perception of trucks at confirmation hearing
• Workers' comp bill gets a thumbs down in California
• Transportation cuts now law in Kansas
• Iowa puts the brakes on speed limit increase
• Tornado turns truck into air freight; trucker escapes injury
• Trailers lengthened in Mississippi
• Iowa passes tougher drunken driving standard
• June Safety Month, HOS, elections dominate spring board meeting
• Canadian trucker organization urges all Canadian truckers to support OOIDA June Safety Month
• How do you get that "deadbeat" broker/carrier list?
• The sooner, the better: Court says states must send Oklahoma truck tag money
• Canada and U.S. announce expansion of border programs
• Bill to nix split speed limit heads to Illinois governor
• Mineta names John Hill as FMCSA's chief safety officer
• New Jersey panel OKs toll road merger
• Gas tax hike nixed in Indiana
• Red light bill gets red light in Hawaii
• Hawaii legislators hang up on cell phone bills
• Truckers to gather for world's largest truck convoy to benefit Special Olympics

Tuesday, May 13, 2003

Wednesday, May 14, 2003

• Bill protecting seat-belt violators from arrest headed to conference
• North Carolina bill paves way for road funds
• Montana flunks teen-driving bill
• Deal could keep International's Chatham truck plant open
• Truck bomb kills 29 in Russia
• California panel sets hearing on truck-stopping devices
• Best of Show: OOIDA members at Boston's Stars and Stripes beauty contest
• Diesel prices once again head south
• Missouri stops lowered speed bill
• Washington state Legislature OKs transportation audits
• Texas House prepares for highway bonds discussion

Thursday, May 15, 2003

• Eighteen found dead inside rig in Texas
• Body found in river is missing trucker's
• Chicago man charged with bribing FMCSA official
• Texas bill prevents CDL holders from concealing convictions
• Washington state kills bill transferring transportation power
• North Carolina left-turn bill under review

• Mac Collins to run for Senate in 2004
• Texas truck bill requires annual driver checks
• Primary seat-belt bill advances in Illinois
• National Motorists' designate June as Lane Courtesy Month
• Michigan lawmakers target bad drivers
• Daily Safety Month updates available at 800 number
• Chairman Young questions highway spending plan
• New Mexico rejects fuel hike
• Maine lawmakers reject distracted driving bill
• Montana boosts speed on 93