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The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association is blasting lawmakers’ failure to help small-business truckers in its $900 billion pandemic relief package, saying it is nothing short of “shameful.”
As part of the package, $45 billion goes to the transportation industry, including $14 billion for transit; $1 billion for Amtrak; $2 billion for private motor coaches, school buses, and ferry industry; $10 billion for state highways; $15 billion for airline payroll support; $1 billion for airline contractor payrolls; and $2 billion for airport and airport concessionaires.
In a letter to members of Congress sent on Wednesday, Dec. 23, OOIDA called out lawmakers for failing to remember the men and women who have been at the frontlines of the pandemic, keeping the grocery stores stocked and delivering essential medical items including the COVID-19 vaccine.
15 July 2020, North Rhine-Westphalia, Unna: A policeman checks the temperature of brake disks of a truck in the Kolberg parking lot on the Autobahn 2 in the direction of Hanover. The Unna district police authority, together with the State Office for Education, Further Training and Personnel Affairs (LAFP) and customs, carries out extensive truck inspections. The main focus of the checks is compliance with social regulations. Photo by Jonas Güttler/picture alliance via Getty Images
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The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) recently requested public comments on petitions for rulemaking backed by owner-operator/small-fleet groups to address the.