OOIDA is asking for regulatory enforcement of FMCSA rules for brokers
Good morning! Just another Monday! ☀️
The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association reached out to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to implore that they begin enforcing regulations that have already been put into place. One of these rules, 49 CFR 371.3, is supposed to ensure that carriers have access to transactional information that cannot be held from them by brokers.
Check out today’s featured article from Landline Media to read about the OOIDA’s push for better guidance regarding brokers.☕️
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Featured Article:
OOIDA tells agency that broker transparency is crucial | Landline Media
“As the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration works toward providing better guidance regarding brokers, OOIDA told the agency it needs to start enforcing regulations already on the books.”
Water Cooler Topics
✈️ It’s no surprise that inflation is crippling the average American’s pocketbooks, but ‘revenge travel’ is causing airports to swell with traffic. The price of jet fuel and airfares are surging at extraordinary rates, but Americans are tired of being locked in their homes for years. The desire to travel is stronger than ever, and the pent-up population is heading out for ‘revenge travel’ trips. How long will this trend last?
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⛽️ Gas, food, and rent prices soared again in June, creating more urgency to resolve inflation issues and avoid a recession. The consumer price index soared 9.1% over the twelve months, almost half of that gain being in energy cost increases. The Federal Reserve has been incrementally raising interest rates in an attempt to squash the concerning inflation.
UK railroad strike over pay disputes begins July 27th
One month ago, the United Kingdom faced the largest railway strike in three decades - the result was a train network catastrophe. Now the National Union of Rail, Maritime, and Transport Workers is threatening another round of travel chaos by scheduling a walk-out on July 27th over ongoing pay raise disputes and working conditions for its members.
A pay raise was offered to the union leaders but rejected because of stipulations that would’ve “drastically changed the working lives” of its members.
Sonoma County city bans new gas stations
Petaluma in Sonoma County, California has achieved a monumental goal of prohibiting the construction of new gas stations within the city limits. Four other Bay Area cities followed suit after the law passed last year, and now policymakers are hoping the trend will continue in Southern California.
The efforts are meant to reduce carbon emissions and the state has already pledged to stop selling fuel-powered vehicles by 2035.
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Industry Forecast 📊
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Quote of the Day:
“Accept responsibility for your life. Know that it is you who will get you where you want to go, no one else.”
– Les Brown, American motivational speaker, author, and former politician
The Workday Dash is an aggregation of articles regarding the transportation logistics, trucking, and supply chain industries for July 31, 2025, from iLevel Logistics Inc.