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Overdrive Extra
Cost increases are coming â your rates need to reflect that sooner than later
Take advice from a veteran owner-operator and begin adjusting your own cost basis and rates now, rather than waiting until increases have long taken place.
December 21, 2020
Business
Volatile year shows growing pains of in-app freight pricing, value of negotiation
Rate extremities brought on by COVID-19 have accelerated trends in increasing utility of brokers' mobile freight engines, with an explosion of new entrants.
November 25, 2020
Channel 19
âBrokers donât set pricesâ â Really?
In a video commentary, the now-former TIA CEO made comments minimizing a broker's influence on spot market rates. Trucker Allan Lester begged to differ here.
June 16, 2020
Channel 19
Cap those broker margins? Readers sound off, and one broker moves to do it himself
Despite a majority in favor of a cap, critics of any regulation limiting pricing were more vocal than the majority. Read more here on Overdrive.
May 8, 2020
Business
Low rates in troubled spot market prompt protest, letter writing campaign
Some small fleets and owner-operators are writing to the attorneys general and state governors urging action on "reverse price gouging" as frustrations grow.
April 21, 2020
Business
Small fleets struggle as freight levels continue nosedive
Small fleets note stark declines in trucking freight and say brokers exploit lower rates. Find out how the coronavirus is impacting owner-operators here.
April 21, 2020
Business
Trend to watch: Flatbed, as rates in all segments make modest gains
The national average flatbed load-to-truck ratio improved to end May at 13. That sounds good on its face, but keep in mind it was almost 90 a year ago. In flat and elsewhere, national average spot rates inched upward during the holiday-shortened week after Memorial Day.
June 7, 2019
Business
Rates, volumes held steady into Christmas week
Meanwhile, demand indicators in national average van and flatbed load-to-truck ratios declined, while the reefer ratio increased, compared to the previous week, reflecting demand to move fresh produce and temperature-controlled goods ahead of the Christmas holiday.
December 28, 2018
Business
Brokers embracing mobile-payment platforms
Check out how quick-pay services might be a better option for you as an independent owner-operator & how it benefits brokers too by avoiding a surplus of fees.
September 10, 2018
Overdrive Extra
An outsiderâs perspective helps Isaac Ho navigate the trials of new authority
Find out how owner-operator Isaac Ho navigates the trucking industry. From insurance carriers to freight, learn how he's made his mark as an owner-operator.
August 8, 2018
Overdrive Radio
Brave new trucking world: Talking ELD angst, adjustment with Gary Buchs; plus Wes Memphisâ latest
Owner-operator Gary Buchs: Trucking âdidnât dieâ on December 18. âIt just changed, and with every change thereâs opportunity.â This Overdrive Radio edition runs through what the Landstar-leased owner-operator feels could be effective owner-operator strategy in the weeks and months ahead.
December 19, 2017
Business
As spot market hummed into Thanksgiving week, higher rates in all three major segments emerged
âThese should be happy holidays for the trucking communityâ when it comes rates, says DATâs Ken Harper, âespecially owner-operators. Looking farther out, the prognosis is still good, although there are reports of a slowing economy. We shall see.â
November 30, 2017
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