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Tag: Richard DeForest
Overdrive Radio
Owner-operator income benchmarking, freight relationships and best practices
Listen as Todd Amen, Keven Rutherford, and Richard DeForest take on current events in trucking, how to deal with customers, and best business practices.
September 21, 2018
Business
Keeping the small fleet âfamilyâ happy: Pay, equipment, home time
Small-fleet owners use good pay, equipment and home time to attract loyal drivers. They say those are the bedrocks of retention, the top employment issue named in a recent Overdrive survey.
October 3, 2016
Overdrive Radio
Driver shortage alarm, redux: âTurnover is the real problemâ
And for too long, the situation for many drivers has been one in which âthe rewards donât match the requirements of the job,â said ATBSâ Richard DeForest at GATS. That wonât change until freight rates are able to support a better annual income for the most important part of the supply chain â the driver.
September 2, 2016
Overdrive Radio
Prediction: Rates will jump with ELD transition
âWeâre going to have a truck shortage when this ELD rule gets put into effect,â said ATBSâ Todd Amen said during his Partners in Business GATS presentation. âEssentially itâs like taking 200,000 to 300,000 trucks off the road.â Hereâs how much he sees rates jumping.
August 29, 2016
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Aug. 19: Evaluating Prospective Carriers
As part of Truckers Newsâ How to Become an Owner-Operator series, we are offering a free webinar Thursday, Aug. 19 at 8 p.m. (CST) to help you evaluate your options. Our featured speaker is Richard DeForest, ATBS vice president of fleet sales.
August 13, 2010
Overdrive Extra
Would you like fries with that?
Driver demand is higher than itâs been in more than two years. For leased owner-operators, it could be a good time to get updated on compensation packages and other lease terms, especially if youâve been with the same carrier for more than a few years.
August 5, 2010
Business
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In the case of your career, the biggest cost could be opportunities youâll never know you missed.
August 1, 2010
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