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Tag: Rich Wilson
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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
Channel 19
On dying breeds â and free pickup bedliners!
When talking about past âoutlawâ segments of trucking culture, owner-operators are hardly the primary participants. (Also: a contest from Plastikote to win a free pickup bedliner â youâre welcome.)
April 11, 2013
Channel 19
How the national drug/alcohol clearinghouse could save you
Food for thought: In defense of the national clearinghouse for positive test results for drug and alcohol.
April 9, 2013
Channel 19
Back to basics in apnea debate: The importance of sleep
Last night on the Truth About Trucking Live online radio program of fuel hauler Allen Smith and his wife, Donna, discussion of the FMCSAâs Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee and Medical Review Boardâs joint work on the issue of sleep apnea gave way at a crucial moment to a reiteration of the reality of the [âŚ]
February 24, 2012
Channel 19
More than a typo? Split sleeper wishful thinking
Trans Products / Trans Services Regulatory Manager Rich Wilson, during a break between sessions of the Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee meeting in Alexandria, Va., early this month, pointed out a couple curious problems with the medical forms some states are using. One, he pointed out, defined stage 3 hypertension as a blood pressure reading [âŚ]
February 23, 2012
Business
Rest in Pieces
The new hours of service rule further complicates off-duty requirements in ways that could hurt productivity, though some flexibility is added.
February 1, 2012
Channel 19
Rich Wilsonâs âstate of the industryâ; and MCSAC apnea update
Youâre likely to remember Rich Wilson (pictured), former owner-operator and current regulatory manager with the Trans Products/Trans Services company, for his part in the Truck Driver Social Media Convention last fall, where he urged the drivers and owner-operators in attendance really be a part of the regulatory process â on the front end, in the [âŚ]
January 13, 2012
Channel 19
Intent v. interpretation: Questions raised by new hours rule
The intent is not living up to the interpretation of language in the hours of service final rule, Rich Wilson of Trans Products / Trans Services told me this morning. Just one example of the disconnect (notwithstanding the one I wrote about last week) was noted by owner-operators Linda Caffee and Henry Albert of [âŚ]
January 6, 2012
Voices
Roadside Attractions
Red Giant makes big boast, a truck driver musician plus Gauges, Truck Gallery, Channel 19 and more industry news items.
December 1, 2011
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