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 August 25-31

 

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

 

  • Rod Nofziger, Mike Joyce and Laura O’Neill of OOIDA’s Washington, DC, office;
  • Navy veteran and retired truck mechanic Dave Marsden of Knoxville, Tennessee;
  • Bob Griffith, OOIDA member from Chickamauga, Georgia;
  • Cornell University economist Robert Frank;
  • Ed Briley of OOIDA’s Truck Insurance Department;
  • Jay Holcomb, director of the International Bird Rescue Center;
  • OOIDA member Brian Morgan of Massillon, Ohio;
  • Experimental balloonist Kent Couch;
  • Kip Hough of OOIDA’s Member Assistance Department;
  • Guy Wallenga of Bridgestone-Firestone Truck Tire;
  • Leslie Gao of Yahoo Auto;
  • OOIDA member Diesel Dave Sweetman;
  • Owner-operator Vicki Nelson;
  • And all of you who called our Listener Comment Line.

Our stories this past week on foreign oil subsidies, a pelican at the Golden Gate, a lawn-chair balloonist, a 9/11 memorial, fuel saving tips, the Democratic vice presidential pick and state legislation were all the work of Reed Black, who also writes and voices our daily newscast.

 

Terry Scruton reported this week on truck insurance questions, a trucker aided in getting his daughter to prom, the price of diesel fuel, roadside objects and oversize vs. wide loads.

 

Jami Jones came on the show to discuss problems with two common medications. She and Land Line staffer David Tanner also joined us for a discussion of hurricane preparation.

 

Sandi Soendker offered her opinion about “soup to nuts” freight.

 

Mark Reddig reported on Democrats’ transportation platform, a highway user coalition meeting in Washington, DC, the aftermath of the Democratic National Convention and on John McCain’s vice presidential choice.

 

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

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

 

  • Copy Chief Coral Beach;
  • Staff writers 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 the chief clowns in our personal sound circus, Producer and Senior Sound Engineer Barry Spillman and Second Engineer James Fetzer.