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Brawl between ATA, OOIDA goes public

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May 03, 2018 at 11:17 AM CST

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During the Nasstrac Shipper Conference and Expo in Orlando, Chris Spear, president of the American Trucking Assns., blasted the “agenda and tactics” of the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA), DC Velocity reports. Asked why the two groups didn’t agree on more common industry-related issues, Spear called OOIDA’s approaches “meaningless” and referred to the group as “combative,” according to the report. In addition, Spear also said that he and his family have received death threats from OOIDA interest groups. It’s no secret that most of OOIDA’s animosity toward the ATA is due to the federal electronic logging device mandate. According to the report, this past February OOIDA’s Todd Spencer sent a letter to the White House that urged President Trump to “steer clear of representatives of ‘large, corporate motor carriers,’ and to get out and meet with ‘Americans who actually drive for a living.’” DC Velocity has more.