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Business: Page 162
Truck Stops
Pilot Flying J launching fuel network program for small fleets
One of the key factors in the new One9 Fuel Network is lines of credit for smaller trucking companies, which can be personalized and flexible based on the small fleet or owner-operator’s needs. One9 customers will have access to 250 One9 locations, along with 750 PFJ locations.
November 19, 2019
Business
News roundup, Nov. 18: How-to resource for drug/alcohol clearinghouse set-up, cargo theft volumes trending up
The CleanFleet company has put together a how-to resource carriers can use as a reference when setting up their operations to comply with the rules around use of the new drug and alcohol test-results database. SensiGuard reports cargo theft volumes are up and values are down year-over-year. New ‘smart trailer’ telematics in action with Illinois fleet.
November 18, 2019
Business
Pennsylvania testing new traffic restriction plan this winter
The draft plan is a five-tiered process that restricts travel by vehicles based on the severity of the weather and highway conditions. The first tier limits travel by certain kinds of vehicles, including some trucks, while the fifth is a complete travel ban for all vehicles except emergency response vehicles.
November 18, 2019
Voices
POLL: What is your business’ structure — LLC, sole proprietor, corporation…?
Owner-ops, how is your business set up, whether you’re leased or independent? Do you run as a sole proprietor or a partnership, or in a structure that limits personal liability to an extent, such as an LLC or corporation? Weigh in via this poll.
November 18, 2019
Business
I-40 West near Asheville, N.C., closing this week
Drivers planning to drive west on I-40 into Tennessee are encouraged to take exit 53B (I-240 West), go five miles to exit 4A (I-26 West) and follow that for 74 miles crossing into Tennessee. They should then take exit 8A for I-81 South and continue 57 miles to get back on I-40 near Dandridge, Tennessee.
November 18, 2019
Electronic Logging Devices
AOBRD-to-ELD switch: Keeping up with cellular networks upgrade
With the final ELD deadline a month out, reporting here on an added wrinkle to AOBRD-to-ELD transition decisions, given a great deal of ELD hardware and software are running over 3G networks that will soon be obsolete.
November 15, 2019
Business
Senate bill aims to bring more women into trucking
The “Promoting Women in Trucking Workforce Act” would require the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to establish a “Women of Trucking Advisory Board” to help bring more women into the industry.
November 15, 2019
Channel 19
Heads-up: Park at the Dandridge, Tenn., Speedway location for an overnight and you will be towed
Or at least you’ll be hooked up to by a tow operator who will unhook at a cost of $300. Amid recently renewed calls to outlaw this practice, one independent’s wee-hours story from Dandridge and perspective from the tow operator and property owner, too.
November 15, 2019
Business
News roundup, Nov. 15: Uber Freight subsidizing ELD purchase with ELD data share, U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree begins cross-country journey, new Pilot opens in West Texas
A Kenworth W990 began its cross-country journey recently hauling the 60-foot Blue Spruce U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree from New Mexico to Washington, D.C. A new Pilot Travel Center is open in Andrews, Texas.
November 15, 2019
Business
News roundup, Nov. 14: 200 parking spaces between two new Love’s, digital broker lands $400M funding, new Wis. KW dealer location
Love’s opened two new stores with a combined 196 truck parking spaces in Calhoun, Georgia, and Elgin, South Carolina. Wisconsin Kenworth expands operations with new sales and service facility in La Crosse. App-based broker Convoy announced a $400 million Series D round of funding.
November 14, 2019
Business
In lawsuit, state group says more than 70,000 owner-operators could be hampered by Calif. IC law
The California Trucking Association and two independent owner-operators based in the state have filed a lawsuit that seeks to derail California’s test for determining whether a worker should be classified as a company employee or an independent contractor.
November 14, 2019
Pride & Polish
Kit Spanfellner’s 2015 KW T680 — and return to Davidson Trucking
Video of the unit with its owner-operator, who runs leased to Bradner, Ohio, small fleet Davidson Trucking, pulling mostly dry van freight. That follows decades in heavy and oversize platform pulling for a variety of outfits, and back problems that for a time left him partially paralyzed one dramatic day, a story he tells in this video.
November 14, 2019
Hours of Service
Short-haul carrier asks FMCSA to expand short-haul exemption radius to 150 air miles
Palmetto State Armory says its drivers pick up and deliver products between manufacturing facilities and drive to PSA retail stores. The company states current operations include trips between 103 and 109 air miles. PSA says using ELDs or keeping logs “adds substantial costs to its operation and does not increase the level of safety.”
November 14, 2019
Business
News roundup, Nov. 13: Large broker’s self-service quote system for small-biz shippers, I-17 in north Phoenix closing this weekend
Details on official launch of broker C.H. Robinson’s “Freightquote” self-service platform for small-business shippers. Arizona DOT crews will close I-17 in north Phoenix between Friday night and Sunday night.
November 13, 2019
Voices
POLL: Will California’s A.B. 5 contractor law directly affect your business?
California-based leased owner-operators, or those who haul into California, do you know at this point how the state’s A.B. 5 independent contractor law is going to affect your operation? Too early to say? Still mulling options? Weigh in here.
November 13, 2019
Trucker of the Year
Owner-Operator of the Year nominations due Friday
One owner-operator winner and a company driver winner will be named, with each receiving $25,000. Each of four runners-up will be awarded $2,500. Nominations for both contests are being accepted through Nov. 15.
November 13, 2019
Business
More than 4,600 trucks parked during Brake Safety Week for brake-related violations
During the week, inspectors conducted 34,320 inspections on commercial vehicles, resulting in 4,626 (13.5%) out of service orders for brakes violations.
November 12, 2019
Overdrive Extra
Disruptions that will reverberate beyond 2020 — strategies for weathering, or taking full advantage
“The small business owner-operator does have certain advantages navigating market disruptions. An example of this is when natural disasters hit communities it’s the independents who step up to fill the gap, aided and abetted by our ability to make decisions faster, react quickly, tighten our belts and trim unnecessary fixed cost.”
November 12, 2019
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