Grain Valley, Mo., May 8, 2014 – The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association, a national organization that represents small-business truckers, has issued a Call to Action to its Ohio members to reject House bill 533.
“We are telling our members to speak out against the double taxation of adding tolls,” said OOIDA Executive Vice President Todd Spencer. “Small-business truckers already pay more than their fair share and a new toll would not only be a financial hardship on them, but would also be an unconscionable burden on all motorists,” added Spencer.
The Association supports investments in infrastructure, but holds that tolling is among the least efficient methods of collecting revenue. OOIDA instead recommends increasing the fuel tax as the most equitable and efficient option, provided the generated revenue is used for its intended purpose. Continue reading
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Yeah, yeah. I know what you’re thinking. It’s about freakin’ time! Believe me, I feel the same way. Had I known how long this was going to take and how much work it entailed, I don’t know if I would’ve had the gumption to start. But hey, as one pudgy Prime Minister once said, “If you’re going through hell, keep going.” Now that it’s all said and done, I think it came out pretty dang good, if I do say so myself. So what took so stinkin’ long? Did you see that pretty black bar with the Play button up there? That’s what took so stinkin’ long. The written blog now comes as a podcast for all you people who are too friggin’ lazy to read. You know. People like me. 
But let’s go back to the beginning first. 
In my 15 years of watching truck drivers interact with waitresses, cashiers, shipping clerks, forklift drivers, mechanics, and heck, even other truckers, I’ve discovered that 99% of truckers think they’re in some way either, funny, amusing, interesting, unique, extremely handsome, or most likely, all of the above. Sadly, a big chunk of us aren’t any of those things. If you need proof of that, I’ve got over 90 blog posts you’re welcome to peruse. 
As a trucker for nearly 15 years, I’ve traveled all across the United States and parts of Canada. Along the way I’ve had the opportunity to explore many things. Yet, for the most part, I haven’t. Why not? Well, it basically comes down to one thing: I can be a lazy tightwad when I put my mind to it.
