307: The Fight to Fix Trucking: OOIDA's Work in Washington D.C. to Better the Trucking Industry
This week on the Oakley Podcast, Jeremy Kellett sits down with OOIDA’s Lewie Pugh to unpack several key issues affecting truckers today, including the Freedom Haulers initiative that helps military veterans transition into civilian trucking by waiving certain CDL tests, and why carriers still need …
Exposing the "Chameleon Carrier" Loophole in Trucking | Brake Check
In this episode of Brake Check on FreightWaves TV, host Charles Gracey is joined by Lewie Pugh (Executive Vice President of OOIDA) & Dan Lindsey of the Broker Carrier Summit, to tackle the growing issue of "Chameleon Carriers" in the trucking industry.
They dive deep into how bad actors exploit sy…
Exposing the "Chameleon Carrier" Loophole in Trucking
In this episode of Brake Check on FreightWaves TV, host Charles Gracey is joined by Lewie Pugh (Executive Vice President of OOIDA) & Dan Lindsey of the Broker Carrier Summit, to tackle the growing issue of "Chameleon Carriers" in the trucking industry.
They dive deep into how bad actors exploit sy…
80,000 MORE DRIVERS? OR JUST 18 MINUTES? | Brake Check
For years, trucking has been told it has a driver shortage.
But what if the bigger problem isn't how many drivers we have?
What if we're wasting the ones already here?
Research led by Dr. David Correll at MIT FreightLab found long-haul drivers averaged roughly 6.5 hours of actual driving in an a…
80,000 MORE DRIVERS? OR JUST 18 MINUTES?
For years, trucking has been told it has a driver shortage.
But what if the bigger problem isn't how many drivers we have?
What if we're wasting the ones already here?
Research led by Dr. David Correll at MIT FreightLab found long-haul drivers averaged roughly 6.5 hours of actual driving in an a…
No sideline cynics here: Voices from TenFour D.C., truckers' advocacy counterbalance
Today on the podcast, I’m handing the mic over to my esteemed colleague and longtime Overdrive Extra contributor Paul Marhoefer and the many truckers he spoke to out at the 2026 edition of the TenFour D.C. truck show and driver appreciation and advocacy event out on the National Mall.
If you miss…
America's Truckin' Network -- 10/27/26
Kevin covers and discusses the following topics; Atlantic and Pacific Hurricane/Tropical Storms; the University of Michigan released their Final Consumer Sentiment Index; headline - "Consumers across party lines are fed up with high gas prices." Kevin is fed up too but more fed up with the cause; s…
America's Truckin' Network -- 10/27/26
Kevin covers and discusses the following topics; Atlantic and Pacific Hurricane/Tropical Storms; the University of Michigan released their Final Consumer Sentiment Index; headline - "Consumers across party lines are fed up with high gas prices." Kevin is fed up too but more fed up with the cause; s…
BLP: 380 2.5 Million Safe Miles, Now He Lobbies Congress
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Lewie Pugh drove for 25 years and logged 2.5 million safe miles before he ever set foot in a congressional office. Today he is Executive Vice President of OOIDA, and he describes himself as the closer: the one who follows the association's four Washington lobbyists into a meeting …
Lewie Pugh, Executive EVP at Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association On Tragic Crash in Kansas City | 11-13-26
Lewie Pugh, Executive EVP at Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association On Tragic Crash in Kansas City | 11-13-26
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