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Regulations
Fossil fuel company exec picked to lead Energy Department
Chris Wright, founder of Liberty Energy, is viewed as a fossil fuel "pragmatist." Also: Pre-Thanksgiving rates bump; Mack, Volvo dealer expands with acquisition in the Midwest; driver named Highway Angel for helping pedestrians involved in hit-and-run.
November 26, 2024
Business
Trump's Labor Secretary pick supported nationalized ABC test
Lori Chavez-DeRemer was one of three Republican co-sponsors on the 2023 PRO Act to codify the ABC contractor test for determining worker status for the purposes of seeking to unionize. Also: CVSA sets dates for human trafficking awareness campaign; more.
November 25, 2024
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March 24, 2025
Business
Schneider acquiring Cowan Systems for $390 million
Post-closing, Schneider will operate more than 8,400 dedicated tractors.
November 25, 2024
Business
Uber Freight launched what sounds like a load board -- or is it 'double brokering'?
Digital freight broker Uber Freight opened up a new "Broker Access" avenue for other brokers to tap UF's carrier network. Is that "double brokering?" Some freight middlemen had a meltdown over it, but do carriers even care?
November 22, 2024
Voices
POLL: Your view of FMCSA's broker transparency proposal?
It's a 78-pager of a notice issued earlier this week, we know, but: If you've now had time to digest the details, do you think the changes, if implemented, stand to materially impact rates and/or brokered-freight market dynamics? Weigh in here.
November 22, 2024
Regulations
FMCSA gives another week to comment on broker-suspension/bonding rules delay
Earlier this month, FMCSA proposed to delay the compliance date for a rule impacting bonding requirements and suspension procedures for brokers. Also: Bill to streamline TWIC, hazmat credentialing advances; Truck Parking Club's expansion continues; more.
November 21, 2024
Regulations
Brokers plan to fight FMCSA's transparency push
An FMCSA proposal would force brokers to reveal the rate the shipper paid on a load within 48 hours of the carrier's request. A carrier summed up the FMCSA's move this way: "about damn time." And brokers, meanwhile, geared up for a fight.
November 20, 2024
Regulations
FMCSA to move ahead with revamped CSA scores
The agency revealed changes it has made to the still-in-the-works CSA Safety Measurement System revamp, based on feedback received from truckers since the revamp was announced last year.
November 20, 2024
Regulations
Transparency: FMCSA proposes 'regulatory obligation' for brokers
A proposed rule seeks four amendments to existing broker transparency regulations, including a move from broker transparency as a "right" for motor carriers to a "regulatory obligation" for brokers to provide, whether they want to or not.
November 19, 2024
Business
New York governor relaunches NYC congestion pricing plan
Gov. Kathy Hochul announced a 40% reduced congestion pricing plan for vehicles entering Manhattan below 60th Street that could still cost trucks $21.60 to enter the city.
November 18, 2024
Small Fleet Champ
Small Fleet Champs pay it forward: Hard-earned trucking knowledge
Today on Overdrive Radio, the annual roundtable with Overdrive's Small Fleet Champ finalists, featuring mistakes made and overcome, trucking business lessons learned, and a strong pay-it-forward focus for the next generation of ownership.
November 18, 2024
Business
Optimistic for freight turnaround? You're not alone, survey shows
A third-quarter survey from Bloomberg and Truckstop showed market optimism among respondents, though some eye a market exit. Also: Goodyear Highway Hero Award nominations open; credit card fees added to Mackinac Bridge toll.
November 14, 2024
Voices
Fraud in supply chain not just a ‘broker problem’
TIA President Chris Burroughs responds to news of FMCSA's Operation Protect Your Load broker-regs-enforcement initiative aimed in part at the fraud problem. "This fraud is not completely a 'broker problem,'" Burroughs notes.
November 14, 2024
Overdrive Extra
You don’t get any do-overs: A word of caution about expanding by leasing on owner-operators
"Once it goes wrong, just like it did for me, it’s too late." The words of W. Joel Baker here offer a warning for one-truck owners against too-quick expansion without careful preparation and due diligence around operators you're contracting with.
November 13, 2024
Regulations
178,000 CDLs scheduled for downgrades for drug, alcohol violations
The second phase of FMCSA's Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse rule takes effect Nov. 18, which requires states to revoke drivers' CDL privileges if they have a drug or alcohol violation reported to the Clearinghouse.
November 13, 2024
Regulations
FMCSA's first-ever general-freight-broker enforcement blitz under way
Brokers' repeated lapses in insurance/bonding and/or authority point the way forward for federal investigators in Operation Protect Your Load, which started last week, centered in 17 states.
November 12, 2024
Business
How to cash in on 'nearshoring' and win Mexican freight
Some freight watchers predict the next big volume surge could come from Mexico if Trump's tariff ideas come to fruition. Are you ready to cross the border? Here's how to get started.
November 11, 2024
Regulations
California, Teamsters respond to OOIDA's AB 5 appeal
After OOIDA appealed a ruling to allow California to continue enforcing AB 5 on the trucking industry, the state and the Teamsters union have responded, calling some of OOIDA's claims "simply wrong."
November 11, 2024
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High-dollar freight means high cost consideration: Heavy and oversize hauling
There is a lot of nuance to the heavy-haul/oversize trucking niche. Equipment is more expensive, insurance requirements are higher, permitting and pilot cars add operational costs and much more. Are the rates worth the hassle?
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