Equipment
Business
Regulations
Life
Custom Rigs
Gear
Tag: waiting
Voices
VAâs hard work begins with Shinsekiâs departure
One in three Overdrive readers got what they wanted when Veterans Affairs head Eric Shinseki stepped down in late May. More on reaction to VA problems here.
June 9, 2014
Voices
The scrum over mandatory detention pay
Following the Obama administrationâs nod to the notion of mandatory detention pay in its draft highway bill, debate has intensified over whether the federal government ought to be involved in detention at all.
May 30, 2014
Business
Trucking 101
Learning long and hard: âI havenât developed the nerves it takes to play these monkey games. Iâm still panicky when the truck isnât rolling.â
May 21, 2014
Business
Foghorn Leghorn for Congress
âItâs hard to explain to a kid whoâs always lived in a ânever closeâ world how it feels to look forward to something as trivial as a cartoon show.â
December 11, 2013
Voices
Fuel-island etiquette: Whatâs your biggest pet peeve?
Wendy Parker struck a nerve with her âShort fuses at the fuel islandâ blog post. It dealt with commonly expressed aggravation with long waits as some drivers use the island for things other than fueling.
November 13, 2013
Business
Attention to detention: Solutions to the problem of uncompensated time, part 1
Everyone in the supply chain benefits from uncompensated detention time â except the driver. Some see a shift toward hourly pay as a solution; other solutions are explored in this part 1 of a two-part series on detention.
October 24, 2013
Business
Hurry up and wait or pay $500
A receiverâs message comes in over the Qualcomm while Wendy and George have been waiting an hour in a line of trucks to get unloaded: âLate drivers will be fined $500.â Oh the humanity!
May 19, 2013
Voices
LETTER: Do unto drivers as you would have done unto you
A sort of mild-nightmare scenario at a receiver for Prime driver Bob Sauter leads to larger thoughts on the terrible treatment many drivers see from shipping/receiving facility personnel.
May 17, 2013
Page 1 of 1