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âContactlessâ load and unload on the rise, but far from universal for owner-operators
It's far from universal for owner-operators, yet replacement of paper BOLs with electronic versions has hit trucking mainstream thanks to COVID-19.
December 10, 2020
Channel 19
Whatâs changed at the docks? Virtually âeverythingâ
Truckers sound off on the good, the bad and the completely frustrating new protocols instituted by shippers and receivers. Details on Overdrive.
April 14, 2020
Voices
POLL: Whatâs changed at open shippers/receivers as the COVID-19 coronavirus has spread?
Whatâs changed fundamentally at shippers/receivers you service in your trucking operation these past few weeks? Reports have been mixed, with access to restrooms and greater distancing between facility staff and drivers common, but whatâs been most noticeable for you? Weigh in here.
April 8, 2020
Channel 19
Loads availability looms larger for two heavy/oversize haulers
Two heavy/oversize drivers weigh in on the lack of load availability since the start of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic began. Details here on Overdrive.
April 7, 2020
Voices
POLL: Whatâs been your recourse action when a broker doesnât pay?
Whether taking it up with the shipper/receiver responsible on the loading, filing against the brokerâs bond, reporting to DOT or other law enforcement agency for potential fraud, or filing a lawsuit: What have you done in the past when a nonpayment issue arises?
January 9, 2020
Business
How to file a coercion or harassment complaint
Filing a coercion complaint can be done via the FMCSAâs National Consumer Complaint Database in the âDriverâ section. Also here, a look at the concentration of coercion complaints, by state, over the four years the Coercion Rule has been in place.
December 19, 2019
Business
Parties other than carriers now subject to enforcement under the coercion rule
One standout aspect of the coercion rule is that it marked the first time the FMCSA gained some authority to investigate and fine shippers and receivers not already under its regulatory purview. The rule also broadened agency authorities over brokers. Results, however, are a decidedly mixed bag four years in.
December 12, 2019
Overdrive Extra
Can you hear me now? Anybody out there?
Gary Buchs on the âlostâ art of communication: âWhen I think about the way brokered freight seems to be going â tap a button on a screen, get a load â the phrase âtrust but verifyâ comes high to the mind. Donât give up on due diligence with the shippers and receivers in such transactions. ⌠In small business ownership, everything is personal.â
October 4, 2019
Voices
POLL: Have you filed a coercion complaint under the rule protecting drivers?
Proposed in tandem with the ELD mandate, the prohibition against entities coercing or attempting to coerce drivers to violate a regulation with threats of punitive action (withholding work/payment, disciplinary measures, and the like) has been active since early 2016. Have you ever filed a complaint with FMCSA under the rule?
September 26, 2019
Business
In ATRI survey, drivers report longer, more frequent detention at shippers/receivers
Respondents to the study indicated that more than a quarter of their dwell times within the year leading up to taking the survey lasted two or more hours, with 9.3% of delays lasting six or more hours. Both of these are increases from 2014, according to ATRIâs numbers.
September 4, 2019
Business
KeepTruckin ratings tool shows wait times at thousands of facilities, available to some ELD users
KeepTruckinâs Facility Insights tool and the window it gives KT ELD users into average wait times at shippers and receivers is now available to KT subscribers at a mid-tier subscription level (now called the âProâ package).
August 23, 2019
Electronic Logging Devices
The mandateâs last roundup: The AOBRD-to-ELD shift
The final major deadline in implementing the electronic logging device mandate isnât causing quite the stir as did the mandateâs initial effective date in 2017, yet for those grandfathered in to continue using AOBRDs, their impending sunset on Dec. 17 means adjusting to a device with a more rigidly detailed set of specifications that require some operational changes.
August 13, 2019
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