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Voices
From Biden DOT, owner-operators look for parking, highways, FLSA reforms
This trio of items adds to those familiar yet newly prominent in Overdrive's reader polling on priorities for a new DOT Secretary under Biden.
January 6, 2021
Overdrive Extra
Owner-operator, independent contractor: Itâs all in the definition
Overdrive contributor Clifford Petersen here breaks down the conversation around current pursuit of the defining 'independent contractor' at the federal level.
November 9, 2020
Overdrive Extra
Why do drivers leave? Pay has a lot to do with it, but âŚ
Many are quick to say it is a driver-pay problem, but thatâs not all. In trucking companiesâ rush to grow, they devalue the freight market, notes owner-operator Clifford Petersen, and in doing so trade their pricing power in favor of a questionable status quo where driver time itself is devalued.
September 20, 2019
Channel 19
Truckers are classified as âunskilled laborâ? Nope
A new video from TruckerNation effectively debunks this oft-repeated myth. What it doesnât do is highlight whatâs typically happened in my own experience when those invoking the myth are asked for some clarification â what follows, often, is an invocation of the reality of the exemption from overtime-pay protections for DOT-regulated motor carrier employee drivers.
December 19, 2018
Voices
New priorities for a new DOT secretary?: Take two
A bevy of reader voices raised in response to the question: âWhat would be your message to Trumpâs incoming DOT leader?â Issues of regulation (the ELD mandate chief among them), parking/infrastructure and driver pay loomed largest.
December 7, 2016
Channel 19
Better rates: Employee drivers need fair-labor protection, reader argues
A prescription for improved rates long-term â a reader argues for federal wage protection for company drivers.
June 23, 2016
Channel 19
An hourly future for driver pay?
Thereâs evidence that legal and other pressures could lead to more prevalence for a time-based pay model, particularly for company drivers. Should a state-to-state patchwork of enforceable labor laws be the way forward?
February 9, 2016
Overdrive Radio
Audio: Rich Wilson at MCSAC â âWe need to hear more from driversâ
Though any FLSA reform wouldnât apply directly to owner-operators, some have made the argument that improved pay conditions for company drivers and corresponding rate-dynamics changes would filter positively throughout the industry.
February 15, 2014
Parking
FLSA reform, parking, detention: MCSAC prioritizes reauthorization recommendations
Reforming employee-driver compensation by removing the FLSA overtime exemption was among top recommendations, likewise expanding truck-parking availability, sleep apnea, further New Entrant attention and more.
February 11, 2014
Business
Regs review, CSA, driver pay highlight potential highway-bill action items discussed at MCSAC Day 1
What would you tell the FMCSA to focus on in terms of priority issues for the next highway reauthorization? Find here what FMCSAâs Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committeeâs diverse membership thinks.
February 10, 2014
Business
Attention to detention: Solutions to the problem of uncompensated time, part 1
Everyone in the supply chain benefits from uncompensated detention time â except the driver. Some see a shift toward hourly pay as a solution; other solutions are explored in this part 1 of a two-part series on detention.
October 24, 2013
Voices
Readers split on government, industry solutions to detention
Though all recognize the problem, grown ever more onerous with further restrictions on driversâ hours with the new rules. Here, find a round-up of views and some examples of detention success.
September 6, 2013
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