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FMCSA waiving Temporary Operating Authority Registration fees for Hurricane Dorian
The waiver of the fees will continue until the end of the agency’s regional emergency declaration, which will expire at the end of the emergency or Sept. 28, whichever is sooner, unless the declaration is extended.
September 3, 2019
Business
Don’t get fooled by DOT biennial update scams
FMCSA and the Wisconsin Department of Transportation say companies and websites that want drivers to pay to file their biennial update with FMCSA are not associated with the U.S. DOT or WisDOT. Filing can be done for free on government websites.
September 3, 2019
Business
Two truckers killed, one injured in West Texas shooting spree
Two truckers were killed and another was injured in a shooting spree by Seth Aaron Ator, 36, who was reportedly fired from his oil field service trucking job hours before the shooting in Odessa and Midland, Texas. Ator was killed by police after the two-hour shooting spree.
September 3, 2019
Voices
Trucking Solutions Group’s accident-awareness outreach with open call September 4
Organizers hope the September 4 call, during which three speakers, including professional truckers, will detail some of their own on-highway experiences, will provide insight on “how to react at an accident if you are involved or if you come upon one.”
September 3, 2019
Channel 19
TruckerNation hours comment drive ongoing via social sites
The TruckerNation organization has consulted with FMCSA toward making commenting on the FMCSA’s hours proposal possible via dedicated posts on TruckerNation’s Facebook pages, where interested drivers can grant the org. permission to file their commentary as a third party.
September 3, 2019
Hours of Service
Second FMCSA listening session on hours of service set for D.C.
The second of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s listening sessions on the proposed hours of service changes will be held Tuesday, Sept. 17, at U.S. DOT headquarters in Washington, D.C. The listening session will be held from 1-3 p.m. and is open to the public.
September 2, 2019
Partners in Business
Panel talks controlling costs and other best practices for owner-operators
This GATS session of Overdrive’s Partners in Business addressed the broad topic of best practices for owner-operators. Controlling costs is perhaps the most effective strategy for success in trucking, panelists noted — not only does every saved dollar go directly to the bottom line, but many costs fall in areas owner-ops have the most control over.
September 2, 2019
Business
Trucker named Highway Angel for helping woman after rollover crash
Kevin Phillips had to make a quick maneuver to avoid hitting the car, then watched as the car slid off the road into a grassy area, hit a culvert and roll four times, narrowly missing a telephone pole.
September 2, 2019
Business
Tools to help truckers get their jobs done
Even the best, most proficient truck driver on the road today needs a little help from time to time, and he can get it from some of today’s top technologies.
September 2, 2019
Overdrive Radio
Trucker Talent Search: Hear the performances; And: More on hours amid comment period
In this Overdrive Radio podcast, run through talent-search music, with a warm-up by Long Haul Paul Marhoefer and plenty emcee’ing by trucker-songwriter Tony Justice, who’s played a major role through the event’s six years in making it an ongoing anchor among the community of musicians who also happen to haul freight on the open road…
August 30, 2019
Business
ATBS’ income benchmarking-data call
September 12, ATBS, the nation’s largest tax and business services firm dedicated to owner-operator businesses, is hosting a conference call and online presentation to present a variety of data toward answering the question, “Has 2019 been significantly worse for owner-operators?”
August 30, 2019
Business
More than 12,000 trucks sidelined with OOS violations during June’s 72-hour Roadcheck blitz
CVSA says 12,019 trucks and 2,784 drivers were placed out of service, accounting for a 17.9% vehicle OOS rate and a 4.2% driver OOS rate during the blitz. In total, inspectors across the U.S. and Canada conducted 67,072 inspections from June 4-6.
August 30, 2019
Overdrive Extra
Another record year for truckers’ GATS parking benefit auction for St. Christopher
Despite the recent freight slowdown in some parts of the trucking sector, owner-operators and company drivers alike dug in deep to pull out yet another record-breaking auction for the “Truckers Fund.” Between an auction, a charity dunk tank ($20 for three throws) and matching funds, total donations for the event came to nearly $21K.
August 29, 2019
Business
Be wary of leaving loads unattended over Labor Day weekend, cargo theft recording firms warn
Truckers can protect their trucks and cargo by avoiding leaving equipment unattended in high-theft metropolitan areas and by using secured lots with high-visibility lighting, secure fences and staffed security services, CargoNet says.
August 29, 2019
Business
Have spot rates bottomed out?
There are signs of it in data from the DAT network of load boards for the week ending Aug. 25. Spot pricing held firm, despite a 3% drop in the number of posted loads. The number of posted trucks increased 2.6% compared to the previous week.
August 29, 2019
Business
Owner-op-heavy fleet HVH Transportation shutters operations
A senior executive with HVH knowledgeable of the situation said rising liability insurance premiums were costing the company up to 11% of revenue per month, which caused the company to dip below the minimum liquidity threshold on a loan.
August 29, 2019
Business
Operators’ second quarter per-mile income defies slowdown
Even with the downturn that’s affected the freight market since late 2018, owner-operators saw a marked increase in net income per mile during the second quarter of 2019. That’s according to averages from thousands of owner-operator clients tracked by ATBS, a financial services provider.
August 28, 2019
Business
Autonomous engineer at center of Uber-Google legal battle faces wave of criminal charges
Anthony Levandowski, co-founder of autonomous truck upstart Pronto, has been indicted on 33 counts of theft and attempted theft of trade secrets.
August 28, 2019
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