Several years ago , I became a member of the Owner Operator Independent Truckers Association.
Every call to action, by OOIDA, I did heed. But over time, it seems that once you pay your $50.00 dues, you are not contacted much if any. Oh, if your a resource for an article, they get in touch, but limit that comment or contact to a bare minimum. Then of course, every service they at OOIDA, offers, costs more.
This is not a road that I want to go down any more. Granted , OOIDA’s publication LandLine is not a Towing publication, but hey, us in going toewing are part of the trucking industry. Maybe at the bottom of the species chain, but still part of it.
Back in the mid 1980’s to early 1990’s, a new breed of independent trucker came about, called Hot Shot truckers. Hot Shot truckers are those that buy medium to light duty trucks, and do LTL(Less than Truckload) hauling, Or expedited hauling. Shorter distances, lower costs, but still trucking. It was in this environment that the , then Hazzard County Knytes sat down with our members who were once members of the original Independent Truckers Association,(ITA) like I was, and in short gave birth to the United American Independent Truckers Association. As well as the Mountain West regional chapter called the, United, Road, Commanders Association. Or URCA. An organization made up by and for Hot Shot truckers and SMB toewing(towing) owner operators. Over the years both organizations, formed what is the Dixie Diesel Trucker Radio Network, which was the first mile of the highway that created Hazzard/Ayre Radio and what brought me to Buhl, to reignite the flagship station here KDXB, FM 105.7 , which is also the voice of both the Knytes-of-Anarchy as well as the Mountain West Chapter of the Sons of Confederate Veterans.
As such, with the reduction of contact between us and OOIDA, likewise the strict refusal to even consider a segment of LandLine of and about us in toewing, when the renewal for membership came in November 2010, I just said, no, not for me. I also shut off the daily updates from LandLine in my email.
More of those who were willing to also be OOIDA members as well as UAITA/URCA members, decided to just be members of the UAITA/URCA.
With that said, it is with pride, that this reporter, yours truly, has been nominated to head the formation of the new HQ of the UAITA.URCA in Utah, office and operations center.
So if OOIDA wonders why I did not renew, now ya’ll know. Not that they really care.
L8R Confederates,
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