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Channel 19
Drivers Daily Log software a casualty of time, ELD mandate, hours changes
At the end of August, an old friend moves on -- the owner-operator-built hours-logging software, Drivers Daily Log, will no longer be an up-to-date option..
August 12, 2020
Overdrive Extra
Can you hear me now? Anybody out there?
Gary Buchs on the “lost” art of communication: “When I think about the way brokered freight seems to be going — tap a button on a screen, get a load – the phrase ‘trust but verify’ comes high to the mind. Don’t give up on due diligence with the shippers and receivers in such transactions. … In small business ownership, everything is personal.”
October 4, 2019
Overdrive Extra
Time to get tougher on the motoring public’s distraction
Is it time to treat distraction behind the wheel among the motoring public as tough as DUI? Clifford Peterson suggests trucking organizations would do well to team up with insurers to at the very least increase penalties for motorists’ distraction, to combat what’s clearly a safety problem.
August 15, 2019
Business
Covering your tracks: The brave new world of ‘freight visibility’
As load tracking systems have proliferated and evolved, angst over their intrusion, as well as opportunities for owner-operators to benefit from them, have been on the rise.
December 4, 2018
Channel 19
Put down the phone
Rudy Yakym was stopped at a red light on his way back home after delivering a load of travel trailers, when a Volvo ran into his trailer. Hear his story today.
September 6, 2018
Business
Pricing transparency, contract terms and more to consider in variety of factoring arrangements
VP of Sales at D&S Factors talks about keeping it simple in factoring arrangements with independent owner-operators and small fleets. Learn more on Overdrive.
September 5, 2018
Business
CVSA releases out-of-service criteria app
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance has released an OOS criteria app for smartphones and tablets. Get the details about the app and the cost on Overdrive.
August 28, 2018
Overdrive Extra
A positive example for Joe Public, and the influence of professionalism
If truckers do not appreciate other truckers, how on earth can we expect Joe Public to appreciate what we do to make their lives easier? Read more on Overdrive.
July 13, 2018
Business
Not all those who wander have been abducted by aliens
“So there’s this guy, they call him ‘Cargo,’ and he started walking due North eleven months ago in Ushuaia, Argentina, toward Prudhoe Bay, Alaska. Yep. I said walking. And he’s made it on foot through South and Central America, in less than a year.”… No joke, and he wasn’t abducted by aliens …
November 8, 2017
Electronic Logging Devices
ELDs at the ‘right price’: No-monthly-fee e-logs explored
In the crowded ELD market, a few companies set themselves apart with systems requiring no monthly fee. Who they are, and considerations of support, availability and utility.
October 20, 2017
Business
Watch: Silicon Valley panel on trucking tech
Shoaib Makani, CEO of e-log and fleet management software provider KeepTruckin, and heavy-haul marketplace Fr8Star’s CEO, Matt Kropp, spoke in the first trucking-technology forum at Fr8Star’s San Francisco headquarters.
June 29, 2017
Channel 19
Notes on the BYOD ELD and implementation
Using a BYOD ELD can come with connectivity issues, among other problems, some potentially solved by dedicating a unit to the truck — the experiences here detailed from small fleets DC Transport (all owner-operator) and mixed fleet RDS Container Yard Services.
June 1, 2017
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