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New Bill would put an End to Bad Brokers in the Trucking Industry

The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) applauded the introduction of the “Fighting Fraud in Transportation Act,” HR2357, in the U.S. House of Representatives today. “This law would put a stop to a system that allows ruthless brokers and scam artists … Continue reading

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Recovery Act – ‘If It Was Good’ – Why Keep Accentuating It

If the Recovery Act – that the Secretary of Transportation keeps proclaiming about was a good idea for the economy – why must he keep reminding everyone? Is it because those that were in favor of it are not sure … Continue reading

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Stimulus Money Success or Failure

I, like you, have probably read countless different articles about how the $787 billion stimulus package was a success and then some articles showing what a big failure it actually was. So was it a huge success like the Obama … Continue reading

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The DOT: Spending Your Tax Dollars Uselessly

Since the so called “Recovery Act” passed in 2009, “$8.7 billion in transit grants have been awarded to transit providers across the country. Those grants have purchased more than 12,000 buses, vans and rail vehicles; more than $4.4 billion in … Continue reading

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Arrow employees Class action suit Charles A. Ercole filed Dec. 29

Dec. 22nd 2009 Arrow Trucking a Tulsa, Oklahoma based trucking company “suspended operations” stranding drivers all over the US, without a way for them to get home or even telling them. Charles A. Ercole an attorney with Klehr Harrison Harvey … Continue reading

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UPS-FedEx Battle Heats up on Captiol Hill

FedEx and United Parcel Service are locked in a bitter struggle over the right of FedEx’s non-airline employees to organize. FedEx opposes changes to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) re-authorization that would allow its drivers to unionize location by location, … Continue reading

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