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Mileage or percentage -- which one's best for you?

Variations on base pay structure for leased owner-operators are hard to come by -- 99% of owners are on either mileage or percentage plans. What's your preference in general terms and why? Weigh in here.

June 14, 2021

Percentage Versus Mileage Pay 2021

Mexican trucker barred from operating in U.S. following fatal crash, DUI charges

A fatal crash May 19 and subsequent failed field sobriety tests led to an FMCSA shutdown order. Also: Recalls issued for certain Volvo, Mack, Peterbilt, Kenworth trucks; ArDOT looks to ease congestion on I-55 Miss. River bridge; Spot market update.

June 14, 2021

Can fleets escape the ‘last stronghold of dirty trucking’?

Motor carriers are wondering when they will no longer be paying unloading fees. Is the endgame near?

June 14, 2021

trucker at night outside of semi

April marked strongest month on record for carriers, analysts report

FTR's Trucking Conditions Index for April hit an all-time high after fuel prices dropped. Also: Lighting manufacturer wants pulsating lights allowed on all trucks; Expediter Services' new support program; new Love's in Mississippi.

June 11, 2021

FTR's Trucking Conditions Index chart for April 2021

Liability insurance hike left in House's highway funding bill

The House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee voted Wednesday to leave a provision in the bill that would increase carriers' minimum required liability insurance to $2 million. A raft of other trucking-related provisions remain as well.

June 10, 2021

oversize load on highway

Fleet owner ordered to pay $632k for falsifying FMCSA documents

The former fleet owner was sentenced for using someone else's ID to falsify FMCSA docs to hide his affiliation with a carrier under an out-of-service order. Also: Mack adds automated manual transmission to TerraPro concrete pumpers; Great Dane van recall.

June 9, 2021

Several Top 250 fleets boosting driver pay

See how some of the nation's top carriers are rewarding their drivers.

June 9, 2021

DataQs: Are truckers mere 'victims' of the inspection, crash review process?

A big sticking point for carriers when it comes to FMCSA's DataQs system has always been the perception, often enough a reality, that the review process is biased against them. Two perspectives here point the way toward potential reform.

June 8, 2021

Dataqs Video Headline Crash

Truck-involved traffic fatalities fell in 2020

NHTSA's preliminary crash data chart a 7% increase in fatalities in 2020, despite a 2% decrease in truck-involved fatalities. Also: Certain fuel haulers get HOS relief extended; I-40 bridge closure timeline update; Navistar hit with cyberattack; more.

June 8, 2021

Staying in control as driver assist technology continues to expand

The keys for maximum safety and efficiency when driving with collision mitigation, these operators note, is to know exactly what the systems are looking for and don't push your limits.

June 7, 2021

modern truck dashboard

TCA's safest fleets competition -- finalists honored

A first-place winner in both smaller and larger carrier divisions will be named at the association's annual convention, delayed from March to September. Also: Essay contest offering cash prizes for drivers.

June 7, 2021

Heavy-specialized hauling company Diamond Transportation System was named 1st place in the small carrier division -- pictured is Diamond-leased and recent Owner-Operator of the Year winner Kevin Kocmich's 2020 Peterbilt 567. Read more about Kocmich via this link.

House $547 billion highway bill draws mixed trucking reaction

The bill includes $1 billion boost to truck parking but calls for an insurance coverage hike, personal conveyance changes, screening for sleep apnea and taking CSA scores public. Trucking groups' initial reactions were mixed.

June 4, 2021

trucks in a parking lot

Overdrive Radio

Inside the divide between docs and Congress, truckers over sleep apnea

Also in this edition of the Overdrive Radio podcast: Intro'ing a new dispatch provider in S2 Logistics, with hotshot hauler S2 Transport co-owner Scott Sabatini at its helm and stressing integrity in operations, a response to his own early difficulties.

June 4, 2021

custom sleeper image on top of man with sleep apnea mask on

Hourly pay could improve fairness, reduce detention

Hourly pay is spreading throughout trucking, even to long-haul fleets. The trend has potential to reduce detention or lead to a more just level of compensation for it.

June 4, 2021

semi truck driving across bridge

New tax break for owner-ops uncovered in restaurant stimulus

Savings could amount to as much as $1,000 on tax bills. It comes from being able to deduct 100% of the cost of restaurant meals while on the road instead of the traditional 80%. It will be in effect for all of tax years 2021 and 2022.

June 3, 2021

sunny-side up eggs and bacon on a plate

Group seeks regulatory relief for livestock, meat haulers after cyberattack on meat processor

A cyberattack on the world's largest meat processor, JBS, prompted a beef producer group to ask the DOT for hours relief for livestock/meat haulers. Also: Transflo's new subscription pricing model; spot market update; an ask for flashing brake lights.

June 3, 2021

Livestock Truck

Recruiting or retention? Which motivates truckers adopting guaranteed pay

For the smallest owner-operated fleets, retention outweighed or nearly matched recruiting as a motivating factor in offering guaranteed pay, while larger fleets more often focus on recruiting. A retention example: this 20-truck reefer fleet.

June 3, 2021

semi truck collage on wall

One pleads guilty, another sentenced in HHG moving scheme

DOT OIG announced a woman pleaded guilty to a HHG moving scheme, while a man was sentenced for his role in the same scheme. Also: Lane closures planned on I-17 in Phoenix this weekend, and truck parking temporarily closing at these Virginia rest areas.

June 2, 2021

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Webpage showing complaint filing information for transportation services, financial chart, and commercial truck on highway with warning triangle

Broker 'fines' shaving the bottom line? How truckers can fight and win

Recover onerous broker "fees" and "fines" by following this guide, a playbook for documentation, communication, and knowing and using federal transparency rights under 49 CFR 371.3, regardless of FMCSA's next move on the transparency regulation.

Row of illuminated semi-trucks parked at night with colorful LED lights under street lamps

FMCSA details upcoming hours-of-service flexibility test rules

Blue semi-truck with open driver door parked in yard beside pickup truck and trailers

Highway plans ELD update after HOS cheats found on platform

Worker in gloves refueling a blue commercial truck with red fuel pump nozzle

Trump orders relief for on-highway red-dyed diesel use

Four Peterbilt semi-trucks displayed in parking lot from different front angles

Leading by example: McKinney & Sons' top-notch service, equipment

Home to stay: Mintu Pandher on 2017 ELD protest legacy, non-domiciled CDL crackdown

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