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News roundup, May 7: OOIDA presses Congress for brokered transaction transparency
The association presses Congress for required disclosure of brokered transaction records, including what the shipper paid, and more in COVID relief bill. A new truck routing program is available from the Department of Homeland Security. A Georgia-based trucker was named a Highway Angel.
May 7, 2020
Overdrive Radio
Listen: Channel One-Nine Special from âOver the Roadâ â Driverâs ed
Gary Buchs is our driver's ed instructor in this Overdrive Channel One-Nine Special. Learn how "four-wheelers" and truck drivers can operate safely together.
May 7, 2020
Business
Trucking Law: How the wheels of justice turn during the pandemic
From writing fewer traffic tickets to courts pushing out dates, find out how coronavirus is impacting law enforcement and, in turn, truck drivers on Overdrive.
May 6, 2020
Channel 19
âTruckers & Troubadoursâ, and drive-in-movie night at Riteload headquarters
This new song from folk-country leading light Mary Gauthier is a cowrite with Jim Darden and ... none other than Overdrive's own Paul Marhoefer.
May 6, 2020
Business
News roundup, May 6: Uber Freight adds lease-on option; N.C.-based towing company charged for price gouging truckers
Freight-matching brokerage Uber Freight has added an option to its platform to allow owner-operators without their own authority to lease on to what the company has called a âvirtual trucking carrier.â A North Carolina-based towing company has been charged after allegedly improperly booting and/or towing trucks hauling COVID-19 relief supplies.
May 6, 2020
Business
Small fleets in Southeast seeing major cutbacks
While some small trucking fleets report total shutdown others are noting business is busier than usual. See more freight demand survey information on Overdrive.
May 6, 2020
Voices
POLL: Should brokersâ per-load margins be limited at a certain percentage?
Would you advocate a regulated cap/ceiling on freight brokersâ margins/percentage take on any load across the board? On certain commodities or situations like the current crisis? Or just let supply/demand sort it all out? âŚ. Weigh in here.
May 6, 2020
Channel 19
With rates ânowhere near sustainableâ for independent truckers, debate stirs over âre-regulatingâ
Owner-operators at D.C. demonstrations, others discuss the potential need to evaluate regulation-free pricing in the trucking. Read more here on Overdrive.
May 5, 2020
Business
Some markets show growth in freight volume, but rates still lag
The DAT load board network shows the number of load posts was up 33% from last week but spot market rates still continue to slip. Learn more here on Overdrive.
May 5, 2020
Business
News roundup, May 5: Pilot launches new fuel card for fleets of all sizes
Pilot Company has launched a new fleet card, the Axle Fuel Card, that can be used for fuel purchases, truck care services and select truck merchandise. Overdrive parent company Randall-Reilly is providing free Chick-fil-A to truckers. Volvo and Mack are extending coronavirus financing specials.
May 5, 2020
Business
News roundup, May 4: Demonstrating truckers get White House nod
FMCSA announced it is fully launching its Crash Preventability Determination Program that allows carriers to submit crashes for review to potentially have them removed from their CSA scores. Trump âwith the truckers all the way,â he tweets, as demonstration continues. The city of Gallup, New Mexico, is closed at least through Thursday.
May 4, 2020
Business
Rates crashed in April after small uptick in March
According to data from Truckstop.com, national average rates in all three major truckload segments tumbled, with dry van and reefer both falling 18 cents a mile on average and flatbed falling 16 cents a mile.
May 4, 2020
Voices
Dad delivers
While in college, Cliff R. Larson wrote an essay (and submitted to Overdrive in 1999) that captures his love and appreciation for his truck-driving father.
May 1, 2020
Overdrive Radio
Words to truck by: âYou will never, ever come out ahead running at a lossâ
Independent owner-operators Daniel and Phyllis Snow of Snow Trucking discuss market deterioration, fallen freight volumes, and more. Listen here on Overdrive.
May 1, 2020
Business
Oversize/overweight permitting tech tools multiplying
More states are auto-issuing permits as technology platforms continue to improve functionality for users and their state counterparts. More on Overdrive.
May 1, 2020
Business
News roundup, May 1: Truckers make âdistress callâ to Trump in D.C.
Dozens of truckers descended on D.C. Friday morning and blew their horns to try to gain the attention of President Trump to help with low rates during the pandemic. CVSA has compiled a searchable resource of emergency declarations. Oregon Trucking Associations will hand out free lunches to truckers Wednesday.
May 1, 2020
Gear
Havisâ laptop docking station
Havisâ Panasonic Laptop Docking Stations now have updated designs for CF-20, CF-33 and CF-54/55 models that offer increased connector protection to help prevent accidental damage to the dockâs connector pins when the laptop isnât present. Toughbook-certif
May 1, 2020
Business
High-security munitions hauling: Bigger investment at startup can mean rich rewards
AA&E freight hauling requires proper permits, credentials, along with a list of other criteria. Learn more about hauling military freight here on Overdrive.
April 30, 2020
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