[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 28 (Tuesday, March 15, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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[Congressional Record: March 15, 1994]
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                       20TH ANNIVERSARY OF OOIDA

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                            HON. IKE SKELTON

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 15, 1994

  Mr. SKELTON. On December 15, 1993, my constituent, the Owner-Operator 
Independent Drivers Association, Inc., known as OOIDA, celebrated its 
20th anniversary. OOIDA is the largest trade association representing 
the interests of the Nation's 350,000 independent owner-operator and 
small business truckers. From its headquarters in Grain Valley, MO, 
OOIDA serves its more than 29,000 members in a variety of areas--from 
representing their interests before the U.S. Department of 
Transportation, the Interstate Commerce Commission, the U.S. Congress, 
and other Federal agencies, to monitoring transportation activities at 
the State level, to combining the purchasing power of its members to 
provide low-cost insurance coverages to assisting in licensing and 
permitting. Over the 20 years of its history, OOIDA has grown from a 
fledging organization of frustrated, yet dedicated and hard-working, 
truck drivers, to a well-recognized national vote for owner-operators. 
I urge my colleagues to join me in recognizing the commemoration of 
OOIDA's 20 year anniversary.

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