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News roundup, Dec. 18: OOIDA vid shows owner-operators how to sign-up for DOT Clearinghouse; Truckers deliver 600 loads of wreaths to veterans cemeteries
Truckers delivered 600 truckloads of wreaths, totaling 2.2 million wreaths, to cemeteries across the country for Wreaths Across America Day. Love’s will add 40 Bojangles restaurants to stores in Oklahoma, Illinois, Arkansas and Mississippi. OOIDA instruction video shows truckers how to register for CDL Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse.
December 18, 2019
Business
Righteous whistleblower or ‘disgruntled employee’?
A dispute between 30-year veteran driver Kevin Hosea and the small-fleet employer who fired him earlier this year shows the complexity of coercion-related cases. The fleet owner denies allegations of coercion.
December 17, 2019
Overdrive Extra
Truckers’ group delivers record level of holiday support to haulers in need
For the second consecutive year, Long Haul Paul sits in on TruckersChristmasGroup.org’s “Santa Calls” to the recipients of its annual grants to drivers in need, finding “a renewed sense of just how dangerous working in this industry can be, and just how frequently fragile its safety nets prove themselves.”
December 17, 2019
Overdrive Extra
Dealing with holiday stress? You’re not alone
Gary Buchs on support at work on the road: “It’s not hard to find someone who will help, confidentially, on the highway working or parked at the truck stops.” Also, an update from Buchs on his retirement plan, put into action in October this year and “fully functional” …
December 16, 2019
Channel 19
ELD mandate final deadline — today or tomorrow?
If FMCSA and various news outlets’ use of Dec. 16/Dec. 17 for the deadline hasn’t exactly been 100% consistent leading into this week, the CVSA’s has. Today is the last day it’s OK to use a grandfathered AOBRD for those covered by the mandate. Wildcard thereafter: as usual, extent of enforcement.
December 16, 2019
Business
Don’t risk personal safety to avoid fines for not removing snow/ice from trailer roofs
How do you safely remove snow and ice from the roof of a trailer? While several states have laws requiring snow and ice to be removed before travel, there isn’t much guidance for truckers on how to go about doing so.
December 16, 2019
Business
News roundup, Dec. 16: Group seeks regulatory relief for deaf truckers; Love’s reopens Tacoma, Wash., location
The National Association of the Deaf is petitioning the FMCSA to remove the requirement for interstate truckers to be able to hear. Love’s reopened its Tacoma, Washington store, which has been closed since September 2018 for renovations.
December 16, 2019
Overdrive Radio
The methodical tour, by ‘Choice,’ from corporate America to a small flatbed fleet
Fredrick “Choice M.A.S.” Claxton caught the trucking bug following a two-wheeled cross-country tour on a Suzuki street bike. In this Overdrive Radio edition, he details his methodical approach building a young second career in flatbed after an office job with one of most recognizable names in apparel.
December 13, 2019
Business
News roundup, Dec. 13: Group protests apparent training rule delay; FDA warns product marketers, public on CBD safety, legality
The TruckerNation organization has told FMCSA it no longer wants to be involved with the “Our Roads, Our Safety” campaign. The move is intended to express disapproval of the agency’s reported intent to delay the Entry Level Driver Training rule by as much as two years’ time. FDA issues warning letters to CBD product marketers on safety of products.
December 13, 2019
Business
Court allows Celadon to pay $5.4 million in owed driver wages
The court overseeing the bankruptcy proceedings of the now-defunct Celadon Group has said it will allow the fleet to pay $5.4 million in owed compensation to its drivers ahead of finalizing what Celadon owes to its creditors.
December 12, 2019
Business
Parties other than carriers now subject to enforcement under the coercion rule
One standout aspect of the coercion rule is that it marked the first time the FMCSA gained some authority to investigate and fine shippers and receivers not already under its regulatory purview. The rule also broadened agency authorities over brokers. Results, however, are a decidedly mixed bag four years in.
December 12, 2019
Channel 19
Long Haul Paul’s ‘… in the Big Hole Now’; Will Beeley’s Texas history with Steve Earle
Trucker-songwriter Will Beeley sits down for a run back through shared history with well-known songwriter and actor Steve Earle. Long Haul Paul’s new record spinning out into the world as we speak — a sneak peek in this video from Rocky Mountain Bull Hauler Doug Worthing for “We in the Big Hole Now.”
December 12, 2019
Business
News roundup, Dec. 12: FMCSA delays part of drug clearinghouse rule; TCA members set to haul rolling Vietnam vets memorial in 2020
The provision of the CDL Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse rule requiring states to query the database for CDL transactions has been delayed until 2023. The mobile Vietnam Veterans Memorial, The Wall That Heals, will once again tour the United States in partnership with the Truckload Carriers Association.
December 12, 2019
Business
Drivers citing coercion face an uphill battle
While coercion complaint filing might be straightforward, resolving a complaint is anything but. The process can drag for months, and protection for complainants is impossible if the coercive act is what’s investigated. Add the absence of monetary award and possible work disruption, and there’s no shortage of disincentives for blowing the whistle.
December 11, 2019
Business
UPS Freight fined after firing driver who refused to drive without a required ELD
OSHA ordered UPS Freight to pay the driver $15,273 in compensatory damages, $30,000 in punitive damages and approximately $2,700 in back wages plus interest. The unnamed driver was fired for refusing to drive without an ELD, and his termination was later modified to be a suspension, according to OSHA.
December 11, 2019
Business
Celadon freight likely to be a blip on the spot market, if anything
Shippers once using Celadon to haul their freight will likely divert their immediate loads to the spot market. The fleet’s closure could cause some temporary hang-ups in isolated markets or lanes, but its impact nationally on the spot market will be negligible.
December 11, 2019
Business
News roundup, Dec. 11: Five days remain before final ELD deadline; Tiger Truck Stop billboard: ‘Stop in for a bite’; trucking safety-themed holiday ornament
FMCSA adds a search function to its electronic-logging-device FAQ resource as AOBRD transition deadline approaches is six days away; Louisiana truck stop turns camel’s unfortunate encounter with a human’s bite into marketing opportunity; new trucking safety holiday ornament support ‘Trucking Moves America Forward’ effort.
December 11, 2019
Channel 19
More Celadon fallout: Next steps for two operators
(UPDATED: 12/11/2019 with detail from former Celadon lease-partner TEL.) Who’s more important in the trucking-business mix — the drivers or the customers? Given it seems drivers were among some of the last to know of the trucking company’s impending closure, formerly Celadon-employed trucker Bo Wells’ story suggests the question is well appropriate.
December 10, 2019
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