OOIDA on the Road

Where you can find us

OOIDA Life Member Ron Mermis and his NASCAR simulator are at the TA in Jackson, GA. That’s located at Exit 201 off Interstate 75.

OOIDA’s Tour Truck, The Spirit of the American Trucker, will be at the Shell Rotella SuperRigs truck show. The big event takes place May 17th through the 19th at the Joplin, MO, Speedco. That’s located at Exit 11 off Interstate 44.

Ron and his simulator will join the Spirit at SuperRigs. And don’t forget, you can join OOIDA for a discount at either truck.

For more information about the simulator, click here.

Air date: May 17, 2012.

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Week of April 28, 2008

 

We’d like to thank our guests on the show this week, including:

  • OOIDA Executive Vice President Todd Spencer;
  • State Representative Mike Dethrow of Missouri;
  • U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison of Texas;
  • Patrick Quinn of U.S. Express Enterprises;
  • Energy specialist Ben Lieberman of the Heritage Foundation;
  • Rod Nofziger and Mike Joyce of OOIDA’s Washington, DC, office;
  • David Pimentel of the college of agriculture and life sciences at Cornell University;
  • Ron Lamberty, vice president of the American Coalition for Ethanol;
  • OOIDA Regulatory Affairs Specialist Joe Rajkovacz;
  • Jack Schenendorf, vice chairman of the National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission;
  • U.S. Rep. Michael Arcuri of New York;
  • Jeff McConnell and James Mennella of Road Law;
  • Howard Abrams of PBS Tax and Bookkeeping Service;
  • Vanessa White of the Penal County, Arizona, Sheriff’s office;
  • Ed Briley of OOIDA’s Truck Insurance Customer Service Department;
  • Lieutenant Doug Cain of the Baton Rouge, Louisiana, police;
  • Customs and Border Protection spokesman Roger Maier;
  • Porter County, Indiana police Lt. Chris Eckert;
  • Maine logging trucker and OOIDA member Larry Sidelinger;
  • Michael Uremovich of Pacer International;
  • Gary Cardwell of Northwest Container Services;
  • Scott Haas of UPS;
  • Lexington, Kentucky allergist Dr. Tracy Overbeck;
  • Philadelphia Police Sgt. Ray Evers;
  • And all of you who called our listener comment line.

Our stories this past week on biofuels, diesel thefts, allergies and state legislation were all the work of Reed Black, who also writes and voices our daily newscast.

Terry Scruton filled in for Reed on the Friday newscast. He also reported on OOIDA’s new truck insurance Web site, congressional hearings, clearing your MVR, husband and wife team tax matters and the price of diesel fuel.

Mark Reddig offer information on the new Land Line Now Web site, protests in Washington, DC, The TRUCC Act and truckers at Virginia ports. He also answered calls to our Listener Comment Line.

Our theme music is performed by Webb Wilder and his band out of Nashville, Tennessee.

And we’d like to express our appreciation to the other members of the Land Line Magazine staff who write and research stories used on our show, including:

  • Managing Editor Sandi Soendker;
  • Senior Editor Jami Jones;
  • Copy Chief Coral Beach;
  • State Legislative Editor Keith Goble;
  • Staff writers David Tanner, Clarissa Kell-Holland and Charlie Morasch;
  • And copy editor Elizabeth Andersen.

Thanks also to the lady who keeps the trains running on time, our own Traffic Coordinator, Sherry Murry, as well as producer and senior sound engineer Barry Spillman and second engineer James Fetzer.