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The double-edged sword of appointment times
Appointment systems are great if you’re right on time and the facility keeps its appointment ducks in a row — not so if you get held up en route or, God forbid, you’re early. In such cases, professionalism greases the skids…
September 22, 2015
Business
The ups and downs (mostly the former) of self-dispatch
“So tomorrow we set out, for parts unknown, on a self-dispatch journey that doesn’t include a regular run….”
May 10, 2014
Voices
ELD rule public comments mixed, with renewed focus on hours rule
Among others, Mark Olsen of Clinton, Utah, echoed the overall mixed nature of the comments all told. However, he rejoined arguments in favor of the need for ELDs with a message heard increasingly — that the hours of service rules in general are the bigger problem as regards true safety.
April 4, 2014
Business
Hours changes premium: $300 down, more to come…
Wendy details losses incurred directly as a result of the new hours of service changes: “As of the 10th, we’ve lost approximately $300 due directly to the new laws.”
July 15, 2013
Channel 19
Hours recap: New regs bringing old practice to the fore?; OK tornado intel
More and more under new hours rules, drivers and owner-operators are expecting a turn away from the restart and back to the recap. You? Also: A brief update on OK tornado relief expectations.
May 21, 2013
Voices
Hours restart looming July 1
Could the July 1 hours changes be much ado about nothing? Many Overdrive readers say so — but for some drivers with little control over weekly scheduling routinely maximizing driving hours, the change may bust the bottom line.
May 19, 2013
Business
Hurry up and wait or pay $500
A receiver’s message comes in over the Qualcomm while Wendy and George have been waiting an hour in a line of trucks to get unloaded: “Late drivers will be fined $500.” Oh the humanity!
May 19, 2013
Business
Schedule down the rabbit hole
Wendy Parker on detention: “What kind of idiot arrives at a warehouse and expects people to unload their truck? (This is thinly veiled sarcasm. OK, completely unveiled sarcasm.)”
November 28, 2012
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