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Regulations
FMCSA seeks to delay long-awaited rule aimed at brokers who 'do not intend to pay' carriers
After whiffing on a broker transarency update in October, FMCSA is proposing to delay the compliance date for a variety of another broker-related rule's provisions. Also: Mack recalls 60K trucks over recalled ECUs; Orange EV terminal tractors recalled.
November 4, 2024
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Overdrive Radio
'Good day to be out trucking', with the steady hands of Zimmerman Ag
Overdrive's October Truckers of the Month, owners Daryl and Nelson Zimmerman, combine DIY maintenance prowess with a true love of the trucking business to serve agricultural-support businesses and farmers in and around Belgrade, Minn.
November 4, 2024
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Regulations
FMCSA 'do your damn job' on broker transparency: OOIDA
FMCSA stated last year its goal of acting on the broker transparency front in the month of October. The agency did not respond to Overdrive queries about apparent delay as the calendar advanced to November.
November 1, 2024
Freight 25% Collage
Voices
Weigh in: Who's your choice customer -- shippers, brokers, a mix of both?
The last time we asked this question of owner-ops with authority, the most common choice was "multiple brokers," noted by a third of owners, but a majority also reported at least some direct freight. What's your customer situation today? Weigh in here.
November 1, 2024
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Business
How to fight a FreightGuard or other negative review of your trucking company
An experienced lawyer and a carrier reputation management expert dish "Dos and Don'ts" of responding to bad reviews, also detailing horror stories of carrier blackmail and extortion via brokers' threats of FreightGuards.
October 31, 2024
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Trucker of the Year
Biz strength in family legacy, diversification: Zimmerman Ag, Truckers of the Month
The two-truck partnership's owner-operator pilots are Overdrive's Truckers of the Month for October. Operating with authority from the get-go, Daryl and Nelson Zimmerman have built a diverse customer base for hopper, end dump and reefer freight.
October 30, 2024
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Regulations
FMCSA gets an earful about bad brokers, enforcement from its 'worst critic'
FMCSA's registration director, Ken Riddle, spoke at the Broker-Carrier Summit and explained plans for the "bad brokers" lurking in the agency's registration system.
October 30, 2024
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Life
Two big drug busts in trucks at border | Hurricanes' spot rates impact losing force?
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers discovered $4 million in cocaine in a shipment in Texas, and $775K in meth in California. Also: Spot volumes, rates show sag, outside flatbed; Drivewyze's weigh station bypass integrated into EZ LYNK ELD app.
October 29, 2024
CBP cocaine bust Pharr, Texas
Overdrive Radio
The 'driver shortage' is dead? And: Inside the broker-carrier scrum at last week's summit
Today on the podcast, a conversation about National Academies' recent compensation study with OOIDA President Todd Spencer, casting doubt on persistent "driver shortage" narratives. Also: A firsthand report from last week's Broker-Carrier Sumit.
October 28, 2024
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Business
How to beat brokers at their own game and win direct freight
Brokers land big dedicated freight contracts all the time without knowing the ins and outs of hauling, so why can't you? Here's how to beat the brokers at their own game: Sales.
October 28, 2024
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Regulations
Trucking's driver shortage assertions 'spurious': New compensation report on safety, retention
Research conducted by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine looked at how truck driver pay and methods of pay impact driver safety and retention. In doing so, questions were raised about the industry's "driver shortage" assertions.
October 25, 2024
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Business
I-95 closures next weekend | Trucking conditions improved through late Summer
Despite recent improvement, FTR's Trucking Conditions Index remained negative and is forecast to remain negative to neutral into 2025. Also: I-95 lane closures planned in Rhode Island for the next two weekends; fleet seeks brake lighting waiver.
October 25, 2024
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Business
Truckload breakeven price jumps, poised to increase in 2025
Cost factors have evolved in the past year. Though fuel costs have decreased, driver wages, lease/purchase prices, and maintenance costs have risen.
October 25, 2024
Truckload costs
Regulations
FMCSA says fighting fraud will improve safety, with first look at new registration system
FMCSA top brass seemed to elevate the fight against fraud to a full blown safety issue and top priority at a "stakeholder day" first-look tour of a newly modernized registration system.
October 23, 2024
Hacking Double Brokerage Fraud
Overdrive Extra
$1/gal: A fuel holy grail?
Or just an example of the limits of technology? In this case, despite two different fuel-price-info apps showing $1/gal. at the same South Dakota truck stop, turns out ...
October 23, 2024
$1/gal. showing at the Crossroads Truck Stop, Colman, S.D.
Business
Diesel down, rates up | More time to comment on split-sleeper exemption
Diesel's down and rates are up in the most recent week, with fuel wiping out recent gains and rates seeing a post-hurricane bump. Also: FMCSA reopens comment period on fleet's split-sleeper waiver; big fines for trucks in national park; more.
October 22, 2024
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Overdrive Extra
After the accident: Understanding downtime claims for owner-operators and small fleets
Attorney Kelsea Eckert notes truck owners have a right to downtime compensation from at-fault parties in most states. Those parties' insurers, however, may not volunteer the information. It’s important to prove the loss, push for rightful compensation.
October 22, 2024
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Business
Cargo theft up in third quarter compared to 2023
CargoNet reported a 14% year-over-year increase in cargo theft in Q3, but a 1.6% decline from Q2. Also: Vision Systems North America seeks extension for mirror-alternative camera waiver; Freightliner dealer celebrates 70 years.
October 21, 2024
CargoNet Q3 2024 cargo theft trends
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DOT set to eliminate speed limiter proposal, keep pre-2000 ELD exemption in place
A DOT package aimed at improving truckers' working conditions would provide truck parking funding, withdraw FMCSA's speed limiter mandate proposal, establish pilot programs for hours-of-service flexibility and more.
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