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Overdrive Radio
Even with fuel up and rates down, one owner-op's growth determination
Listen: Florida-based Kenyette Godhigh-Bell's journey to -- and future plans for -- her motor carrier authority, and a somewhat familiar dynamic in the marketplace for freight this winter.
January 29, 2021
Channel 19
Strike! For .. lower freight rates?
Errant headline from a Colombian driver strike. Also: More on fuel surcharges: 3 in 4 readers collecting/charging fuel surcharges per mile report a base mpg between 5 and 7.
February 24, 2015
Hours of Service
Rocky restart for hours rules
The new hours of service rules began being enforced this week, despite resistance and pleas of concern over cost and productivity from drivers and the industry at large.
July 1, 2013
Voices
POLL: Has your income improved over the last year?
Vote in this poll probing economic improvement for owner-operators over the last year. Is your business doing better?
April 17, 2013
Channel 19
One haulerâs rate benchmark and more on pricing
Two operators share views on methods toward boosting rates to profitable levels â one offering a perspective in favor of price re-regulation.
December 20, 2012
Channel 19
Donât pay for the privilege to haul
Second Wind Transport independent owner-operator Greg Trott was offered a load recently he would have paid out of pocket to haul â had he made the wrong decision and taken it.
December 11, 2012
Voices
Reader: FMCSA attacks safety âfrom the wrong end of the beastâ
âIf rates were up where they should be, drivers wouldnât have to complain about receiving and loading fees one bit.â
December 3, 2012
Channel 19
Modest proposal: $65/hour, fair detention rate to protect small biz
A reader sees a need for mandatory detention pay to protect the small business trucking life from the continuing encroachment of big-business competition and government regulation in the form of tightening hours and EOBRs.
November 27, 2012
Business
Pay trends, part 1: Near-term forecast mixed
While industry analysts say rising owner-operator compensation for both leased drivers and independents is on a slow rise, anecdotal reports and some polls suggest otherwise.
October 15, 2012
Channel 19
Challenge No. 1: Adapting to change
Among the many challenges owner-operators face, perhaps the biggest is choosing exactly how to adapt to industry change to remain competitive and profitabile.
August 22, 2012
Business
Join radio discussion of top trucking challenges
On the Truth About Trucking Live radio show Aug. 16, 7 p.m. EDT, join Overdrive Senior Editor Todd Dills for a talk with hosts Allen and Donna Smith about Dillsâ âOwner-operatorsâ top challengesâ feature in Overdrive.
August 2, 2012
Overdrive Extra
Irish truckers report on South Korean truckersâ strike
An estimated 80 percent of the 380,000 total South Korean truckers were reported to have gone on strike âdemanding the introduction of standard freight charges, a 30 percent rise in transportation fees and revised laws on labour rights,â reported the (youâre hearing right) Irish Trucker Magazine. News travels faster than on-highway rigs, eh? Platts reports [âŚ]
June 26, 2012
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