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admin | July 03, 2012

Regulate the brokers to fix system When will the researchers look at what shippers pay and the percent that the brokers take? The brokers and the carriers have very little overhead and no responsibility for the ...

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Overdrive Staff | June 01, 2012

Young drivers, note the vehicles around you I had been driving for 30 years before I became disabled in June 2010. I urge younger drivers who love the road as much as I did to drive ...

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Overdrive Staff | May 01, 2012

Effect of handheld rule on drivers with hearing aids? I recommend an exception to the ban on use of handheld cell phones while driving for truckers who are hearing impaired and wear a hearing aid. I know ...

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Overdrive Staff | April 01, 2012

Safety should be priority in scheduling deliveries Freight should move based on safety, not shippers’ priorities for just-in-time and not on unnatural hours of service rules. I’m not sure if carriers are forcing as many loads ...

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Overdrive Staff | March 01, 2012

Abused by apnea ‘witch hunt’ I oppose current practices at sleep clinics, which are raking in the dough with little care for drivers and their potential income loss. I have been pigeon-holed due to my weight. ...

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Overdrive Staff | February 01, 2012

Beauty vs. Efficiency “Cool looking… However, a 379 Pete, if driven 120,000 miles per year at legal interstate speeds, will consume over an additional $25,000 to $28,000 in fuel compared to an aero dyne style cab ...

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Overdrive Staff | January 01, 2012

Country ribs for the road Having recently retired after being a food service manager for 40 years, I discovered some cost-saving menus for my husband, a long-haul trucker. For a recipe I call Route 66 Country Ribs, ...

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Overdrive Staff | December 01, 2011

More courtesy needed I’d like to know where the courtesy went in trucking. Are we drivers so caught up in selfish concerns that we ignore other people’s needs? On our team drives to Miami, my husband ...

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CSA'S DATA TRAIL

Crashes and interventions: The fault handicap

FMCSA may be a long way from accounting for crash fault in the CSA Safety Measurement System. In the meantime, questions about the system's effectiveness loom large with analysis of crash rates.