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Channel 19
Owner-operators report mostly negative, if any, change in detention times since ELDs were mandated for most
Early detention-poll results show most readers feel that the load/unload locations they visit had either seen no change (44 percent) or actually gotten a little (18 percent) or a lot (20 percent) worse on detention since late December 2017 when the electronic logging device mandate first came into play.
March 6, 2019
Overdrive Radio
Amazon: The 800-pound gorilla still in need of a few good lumpers
This week’s Overdrive Radio podcast edition tells the story of an Amazon load hauled by Gary and Ondena Caraway, whose fine print said 12-48 hours would be required for unload at the Edwardsville, Ill., facility. When that 48 hours turned into a week…. Well, let’s just say they were not happy indeed….
April 12, 2018
Electronic Logging Devices
ELD provider measuring driver ‘anticipation’ performance
Blue Tree Systems’ new ‘Anticipation’ feature measures the gap between acceleration and brake usage, and is intended to provide operators a window into their brake usage to reduction wear and tear on brakes and operate more efficiently and safely.
September 27, 2017
Business
Report urges trailer, tire, natural-gas power standards for Phase II efficiency regs
With the second round of heavy-duty fuel-efficiency standards recently announced by the Obama Administration, the National Research Council offered a series of recommendations in a newly released report.
April 3, 2014
Business
Tightened fuel economy regs: OOIDA warns of higher truck costs, ATA and truck makers generally supportive
OOIDA says increased fuel economy standards will drive up the price of new trucks, while one trucking researcher says the cost of overall truck ownership will drop, despite the price increase. Truck makers, too, say they support increasing fuel use standards for trucks.
February 20, 2014
Channel 19
‘Haul it for free?’: Readers sound off on recent hours study
Wisecracks and ideas on rates following the recent UT Global Supply Chain Institute’s study on the new hours of service’s economic impact, which noted companies along the supply chain should focus on efficiency rather than raise rates/pass along costs…
January 23, 2014
Business
Study says 6×2 axles average 2.5 percent better fuel mileage
The analysis of existing data — with some new track tests — by the North American Council for Freight Efficiency showed an average payback time of 20 months given fuel-efficiency gains.
January 21, 2014
Voices
Readers split on government, industry solutions to detention
Though all recognize the problem, grown ever more onerous with further restrictions on drivers’ hours with the new rules. Here, find a round-up of views and some examples of detention success.
September 6, 2013
Overdrive Extra
Shooting for 10 mpg and beyond
Detailing the next Kevin Rutherford Signature trucks and trailers utilizing pre-emissions Fitzgerald Glider Kits engine technology among many more features toward max fuel economy.
September 2, 2013
Business
Pay trends, part 2: Various segments rewarding performance
Carriers like Nussbaum Transportation (dry van), Melton Truck Lines (flatbed) and TWT Refrigerated are boosting pay in new ways to attract owner-operators and company drivers.
October 17, 2012
Channel 19
Diesel exhaust listed by WHO as cancer causing agent
The International Agency for Research on Cancer, part of the World Health Organization, has formally categorized diesel exhaust as cancer-causing but fails to recognize advancements in diesel technology in the developed world.
July 23, 2012
Channel 19
Heads-up: Senate EOBR mandate gets a push
The mandate for interstate carriers in the United States to use electronic onboard recorders for hours of service tracking that is in the Senate’s two-year highway bill proposal — S. 1813, currently in conference with a House six-month temporary reauthorization and experiencing no shortage of debate — got a little push from a few big players […]
June 12, 2012
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