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Channel 19

More on personal conveyance in the hours of service with Roadcheck a day away

With Roadchecks starting June 5th, be in the know about the new personal conveyance guidelines and check out the decline in violations since 2014.

June 4, 2018

Channel 19

‘Shipper of choice’ phrase on the rise, but what about its negative?

Be a "shipper of choice," not a "shipper of last resort." Overdrive sheds light on a growing problem of shippers taking advantage of truckers in the industry.

May 31, 2018

Business

FMCSA allows personal conveyance use from a shipper/receiver to a parking location

More details have been pegged for agricultural hours of service exemption and how personal conveyance can now be used to reach a safe resting location.

May 31, 2018

Overdrive Radio

The ‘Amazon effect’ and opportunities for small fleets, owner-ops who can cash in

Part 1 of this edition of Overdrive Radio podcast delves into the opportunities and dilemmas small carriers, owner-operators, and brokers currently face.

May 25, 2018

Voices

POLL: How common is automatic location information sharing in your operation?

Do you allow customers to track you using real-time or near-real-time load tracking technology? Yes or no, Overdrive wants to hear from truckers like you.

May 23, 2018

Business

Food Safety Modernization Act’s requirements for perishables haulers, and unintended consequences

Carriers are responsible for being able to provide information about previous loads hauled, documentation of the vehicle's cleaning, and proper pre-cooling. Details here.

May 15, 2018

Business

Blockchain to undergird GoLoad payments

When someone signs up for Konexial’s GoLoad platform, they agree on three significant terms for all freight movements transacted within the platform. Details here.

May 8, 2018

Channel 19

Rise of the ‘shipper of choice’ phrase, particularly when it involves truck parking

In addition to the case of shipper Unilever’s Newville, Pa., facility, which I wrote briefly about last week, there are plenty other shippers and receivers who do make parking options available to drivers when space allows. At once, they’re hardly the norm, yet attention to parking issues is growing in the ELD mandate’s wake.

April 11, 2018

Channel 19

How to blow the whistle on problem shippers/receivers when delays force violations

A way to hold shippers and receivers accountable for delaying you into an hours violation that will require drivers doing something that hasn’t exactly been easy for a fed-up group of late: working with the DOT and FMCSA. (And FMCSA holding to their part of the bargain.)

March 29, 2018

Business

Updating the info on Dock411

Enhancements to the Dock411 app for crowd-sourcing/vetting shipper and receiver dock and other info are coming at MATS 2018.

February 20, 2018

Business

Blockchain: Better tools to fight detention abuse, with added utility for driver, carrier credentials

Using geofencing and other location data, a blockchain system might document detention time with a high degree of accuracy. If the system is part of a “smart contract,” a driver would receive detention pay quickly. Drivers/carriers, meanwhile, might use private keys to take control of their business data.

January 9, 2018

Business

Blockchain: Uncertain future for factors, brokers with less reliance on building relationships, more trust in verified data

Blockchains have been called “trustless,” which isn’t intended to be as negative as it sounds. Rather, the term refers to the trust created by the structure of information contained in a blockchain, which could virtually eliminate the necessity of the personal touch that traditionally has been required to build trust in business relationships

January 8, 2018