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Overdrive Extra
Time is but a vapor â make the most of it
Clifford Peterson reminds us to take full advantage of the time you have at home with those you love as he mourns the passing of his wife, Nancy.
July 10, 2020
Channel 19
Thursday is this weekâs Friday â decisions to make if not already set
If you're faced with the decision now, weigh the cost of time versus the profit in the load and take into consideration how you'll spend any extra time away.
June 30, 2020
Voices
Not âengaged to waitâ while in the sleeper? Readers respond to federal labor opinion on driver compensation
More readers than not agreed with commenter Jason McCarter that, âif you are in your truck at any time, you should be paid,â even if off-duty in the sleeper. Find other views, including those contrary, in this round-up of voices with poll results about sleeper time and pay for employee drivers.
August 8, 2019
Electronic Logging Devices
Hopes and hazards in using ELD data: Detention reduction
With wells of data at their fingertips, ELD providers are beefing up offerings to their customers, with potential to reduce wasted time and improve load choices. However, the privacy tradeoffs can cut into an operatorâs competitive edge.
June 24, 2019
Channel 19
Time and cost, redux: Where the owner-op is the smartest guy â in a roomful of carrier execs
So, what is your time worth? Turns out, itâs likely a lot more owner-operators have a clear sense of that than fleet execs when it comes to the trucking business.
June 4, 2019
Overdrive Extra
No time left for you: Bottlenecks and detention
Due to the recent findings in the ATRI study on the worst freight bottlenecks, it should be no surprise that infrastructure is a hot topic once again.
February 27, 2019
Channel 19
Nearly half of independents using ELDs give no thanks for device providers
Almost half of independent owner-operator respondents whoâve put on an e-log reported a âno-satisfactionâ level with their ELD provider â add those who were only âsomewhat or a little satisfied,â and you can account for more than 6 in 10 responding independents using an ELD today.
November 21, 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 whatâs the reality for you, whether a small operation yourself or leased to a larger one? Weigh in here.
November 13, 2018
Overdrive Extra
What is your time worth?
âHow many of us, if asked, could accurately quote what our time is worth, per hour, based on actual and complete data? No emotion, no pie in the sky guessing, just the cold hard facts.â Gary Buchs on numbers analysis toward establishing per-hour rates for healthy profit.
April 3, 2018
Overdrive Extra
Technology and maximizing your most precious resource
How technology is âchanging some of what I want to believe about my business,â in the words of owner-operator Gary Buchs, in this his debut on the Overdrive Extra blog. Among techâs benefits: freeing up the resource of time âto study the markets and pursue new customers, making my business more efficient.â
March 20, 2018
Voices
âDonât work more for lessâ is reader Tom Hallâs message on hours, ELDs
âA specialty equipment hauler once asked me just why some steel haulers will âhaul 20,000 pounds overloaded for $1 a hundred when I make as much or more money hauling 40,000-pound legal loads at $2 a hundred?'â âTom Hall on the scrum over income, pay, ELDs, hours and more. Hall views forcing pay for all time worked as a solution to many issues.
January 16, 2018
Channel 19
E-log antipathy ânot all about the moneyâ: Readers respond âaround the dunk tankâ to Wes Memphisâ latest
The pseudonymous Memphis noted his Friday positing of the possibility of a ânew golden age of truckingâ â if imposed ELDs actually limit available hours in a fashion they arenât already limited post-December 18 toward substantially better rates, income (hardly a certainty) â was âgetting some good comments around the dunk tank.â âŚ
November 7, 2017
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