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Custom Rigs
One man and his R model Mack: Meet Carl Nyhof Trucking
Wisconsin-based owner-operator Carl Nyhof is āa household name in our area for his generosity,ā owner-operator Seth Taylor says. With many others in the area long mentored by the elder statesman of trucking in Oostburg, Wis., Taylor in part penned this appreciation of Nyhof and his long-running Mack.
November 7, 2019
Overdrive Extra
Call me āLong Haulā no more
āIām not sure when length-of-haul shaming with phallic undertones became a thing. ā¦ Still, since weāre on the topic, let me go on record here to say: To the nethers with the long haul. There are just too many good regional opportunities available now to make it hard to justify the fight with the ELD/parking shortage/erosion of road manners vortex.ā
January 21, 2019
Electronic Logging Devices
The not-so-long haul: The operational challenges to owner-ops after the ELD mandate
The relatively sudden impact of the ELD mandate, on top of the growing demands of e-commerce, has narrowed haul lengths and challenged owner-operators to maximize productivity around more picks and drops. The short-haul choice is becoming more attractive even as many owner-ops report taking an income hit.
December 28, 2018
Electronic Logging Devices
POLL: Your average length of haul since the ELD mandate: Shorter, longer, about the same?
Anecdotal reports and some carrier surveys have shown length-of-haul desirability trending shorter for small fleets post-ELD mandate. Lots of factors are at play otherwise, but whatās the reality for you, whether a small operation yourself or leased to a larger one? Weigh in here.
November 13, 2018
Channel 19
Owner-operator Alex Priftiās new authority and, better yet, 1987 359
See how an owner-operator, Alex Prifti, handles the trucking industry at this day in age. Learn all about Prifti and get other owner-operator news on Overdrive.
September 13, 2018
Overdrive Radio
When a straight 14 might not be the ideal, or safest, option: Four loads over two days in Ohio with Scott Reed
Hear part of Overdrive Senior Editor Todd Dillsā many conversations with Buckland, Ohio-based owner-operator Scott Reed over two days on the road in mid-April 2017. It tells the story of what Reed sees as a certainly less-than-ideal hours rule when it comes to his shorter-haul van operation.
April 28, 2017
Voices
Reader: ELDs set to exacerbate existing parking, detention issues
āI donāt think anyone has really considered what making all trucks go ELD will do and all the problems it will cause. There isnāt enough parking now.ā āreader Josiah Gonzalez, via email. And: A little personal conveyance wiggle room.
February 21, 2017
Voices
Going where others wonāt: Owner-operator Jimmy Nevarez
Nevarez has made a career specialty out of short-haul in Los Angeles, Calif., as an owner-operator in spite of the many naysayers who told him it couldnāt be done.
November 29, 2013
Hours of Service
FMCSA officially amends hours rule to remove break requirement for short haulers
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration issued a final rule this week that officially provides an exemption of the 30-minute break requirement of the current hours of service rule to short haulers.
October 29, 2013
Channel 19
Hope for the next generation
Connecticut-based owner-operator Joe Bieluckiās story of taking his niece out on a run with him gives him hope for the future.
August 20, 2013
Business
Hours changes premium: $300 down, more to comeā¦
Wendy details losses incurred directly as a result of the new hours of service changes: āAs of the 10th, weāve lost approximately $300 due directly to the new laws.ā
July 15, 2013
Business
Short and sweet: Length-of-haul strategies at work
Operators and carriers discuss strategies toward adequate rates and compensation given declining length-of-haul in reefer and dry van segments, and how flatbed differs.
July 10, 2013
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