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Overdrive Radio
COVID hours exemption not valid 'just because you're hauling food'
On Overdrive Radio, food for thought via the words of Captain Jon Olsen of the Minnesota State Patrol about qualifying for the COVID hours exemption, and: Episode 5 of the OTR podcast, about family-life sacrifices drivers -- and those back home -- endure.
February 12, 2021
Business
News roundup, May 1: Truckers make âdistress callâ to Trump in D.C.
Dozens of truckers descended on D.C. Friday morning and blew their horns to try to gain the attention of President Trump to help with low rates during the pandemic. CVSA has compiled a searchable resource of emergency declarations. Oregon Trucking Associations will hand out free lunches to truckers Wednesday.
May 1, 2020
Hours of Service
Group wants turfgrass sod included as âag commodityâ for hours exemptions
Currently, drivers hauling ag commodities operate under certain HOS exemptions, such as the 150-air-mile radius exemption that allows drivers carrying ag commodities to skip recording duty status if they stay within a 150-air-mile radius of the source of the commodity, among others.
June 19, 2019
Channel 19
Hours of service proposal could come by end of March
Signs point to a decision on whether to move forward with hours change from FMCSA sooner than later â by Spring, regulators said during a call with owner-operators put together by Scott Reed and Scott Jordan of the Independent Carrier Group covering hours, the ELD mandate and exemptions, training and enforcement topics.
December 6, 2018
Channel 19
Remembering the âgood old daysâ: Brakes good, tires good, not a âpeep out of anyoneâ
Owner-operator Robert Whittingtonâs most recent inspection experiences have shown those good old days have been left way back down the road. . .
February 22, 2018
Channel 19
Let the 14-hour conversations ⌠begin?
âContinueâ rather than âbeginâ is probably the best word to describe whatâs been at the forefront of hours-change debate for years now. Voices here following OOIDAâs lodging of a petition to the FMCSA to add an up-to-three-hour off-duty pause to extend the clock.
February 15, 2018
Channel 19
Round-up: Best safety device â you; Answering an ELD-exemption question
No safety tech can be an effective substitute for the ship captain: âNo matter how fancy [your truck], no matter how new, the best safety device in your truck is you.â âReader Paul Maine ALSO: Isolated farm-equipment haul prompts ELD mandate question.
February 5, 2018
Electronic Logging Devices
OOIDA requests ELD mandate exemption for small businesses with no at-fault crash history
If granted, the exemption would include only such situated carriers who âdo not have a Carrier Safety Rating of âUnsatisfactory,â and can document a proven history of safety performance with no attributable at-fault crashes,'â
November 21, 2017
Electronic Logging Devices
Ryder partners with Geotab for rental-truck ELDs
With the launch of the ELD platform, Ryder is also offering rental customers to ability to choose between Ryderâs solution or their own portable ELD equipment.
November 15, 2017
Electronic Logging Devices
POLL: Have you begun running with an ELD/AOBRD for e-logs?
With the ELD mandateâs Dec. 18 enforcement deadline quickly approaching, some surveys have estimated as few as 25 percent of small fleets and owner-operators are ready for the deadline. Whatâs the status of your operation relative to e-logs, whether exempt from the mandate or not?
November 3, 2017
Business
Following along with the FMCSA
âHi kids, and welcome to the first and only episode of âFollowing along with the FMCSA.â Today our host, Dilly McDoodle, will talk about a few new rules and regulations the gubmint makes the general public believe increase productivity and safety on the highways of North America!â
October 23, 2017
Overdrive Radio
âBenefit of the doubtâ to the driver on the ELD mandate: Texas sergeant urges officers âpuntâ in questionable situations
In this Overdrive Radio podcast, listen in on a conversation with Texas Sergeant Dana Moore at GATS about roadside hours reality and ELDs post-mandate. Plus: Todd Amen on the burgeoning freight economy, tunes from trucker-songwriter Michael LochmillerâŚ
August 26, 2017
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