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From Biden DOT, owner-operators look for parking, highways, FLSA reforms
This trio of items adds to those familiar yet newly prominent in Overdrive's reader polling on priorities for a new DOT Secretary under Biden.
January 6, 2021
Custom Rigs
This brain trick worsens the danger of cumulative sleep loss | Cabover ‘Joy Ride’ to the port
Bill Hambrick discusses logistics culture valuing timeliness above nearly everything else and Ben Cadle speaks on supply chain stress and irregularities.
November 5, 2020
Overdrive Extra
‘If cats and dogs drove trucks,’ or: Sharing yourself can make a difference
Gary Buchs talks breaking down barriers and building bridges in the community with school-sanctioned trucking safety events and other programs. More here.
September 15, 2020
Hours of Service
DOT says it’s full speed ahead on hours changes implementation
DOT's FMCSA says it's full speed ahead on changes to HOS aimed at increasing flexibility for drivers. More from the first Truck Safety Summit session.
August 5, 2020
Channel 19
Small business truckers could land a larger voice on FMCSA’s regs advisory committee
Language in the House highway bill version, if it ultimately becomes law, could bolster small-carrier influence on the FMCSA's MCSAC committee. Details here.
July 6, 2020
Business
Staying safe during civil protests when avoidance not possible
When routes are blocked and avoidance is impossible, heed these tips for keeping yourself safe during protests. Learn more on Overdrive today.
June 10, 2020
Overdrive Radio
Listen: Channel One-Nine Special from ‘Over the Road’ — Driver’s ed
Gary Buchs is our driver's ed instructor in this Overdrive Channel One-Nine Special. Learn how "four-wheelers" and truck drivers can operate safely together.
May 7, 2020
Channel 19
How’s everybody on masks?
As protective masks become a requirement at some load/unload sites, here are a few mask alternatives owner-operators can and have used out on the road.
April 22, 2020
Channel 19
With the public leery about sharing the road with robots, ‘Advocates’ may be truckers’ ally, for once
As more and more assistive driving technologies keep hitting the roads, truck drivers may find a new kind of ally in a group pressing for safety standards.
February 13, 2020
Channel 19
NASTC safety program offers one road to fighting off the ambulance chasers if the worst happens
The program can be a backstop to any size carrier’s efforts to effectively demonstrate a commitment to safety should the lawyers come searching for ways to cherry-pick further adversity after an accident — and in future may help NASTC square the circle as it relates to insurance premiums with the power of the group utilizing the program.
November 19, 2019
Voices
A simple following-distance cheat proves effective ‘self re-training’ in speed and space management
Buchs, like so many of you, hauls in a truck built well before whiz-bang factory-equipped radar, lane-departure warnings, and automatic braking became a standard for owners opting into the systems. He devised a simple following distance cheat after self-evaluation via his own dashcam footage revealed behaviors he thought needed correction.
November 6, 2019
Business
NASTC’s ‘America’s Best Drivers’ team named for 2019 attendant to annual conference
As longtime NASTC leader David Owen has it, these men and women represent the bread and butter of any small trucking business, and the hands-down safest, altogether best drivers around. Also: Scenes from Nashville singer-songwriters’ warm-up for NASTC’s drivers-of-the-year celebration this coming Saturday,
October 31, 2019
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