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Channel 19
Wee hours roll-in, voices and more from 10-4 on D.C.
The upshot of the four-days-later post-mortem on That’s a Big 10-4 on D.C. — time will tell as to whether the second-annual event served as proof of the concept for those outside of the organizers as a gathering that serves as public outreach and awareness vehicle, as a neutral platform for individual owner-ops and drivers to represent themselves.
October 8, 2019
Business
‘Driver shortage’ top industry issue, but drivers rank hours of service, parking, pay as most pressing
This is the third consecutive year that the so-called “driver shortage” has ranked as the industry’s top concern overall, due in large part to the heavy weight of fleet responses in the survey. Drivers’ responses to varied quite a bit from fleets’. Driver respondents ranked driver pay as the industry’s top issue, followed by hours of service at No. 2 and truck parking at No. 3.
October 8, 2019
Business
Winter storms expected in northern Plains this week
A winter storm warning has been posted for parts of Montana and Idaho from Wednesday afternoon through Thursday evening. A winter storm watch is in effect for other parts of those states and northern Colorado during that same period. Snowfall is expected from Denver to northern Minnesota and to Billings, Montana.
October 8, 2019
Business
News roundup, Oct. 8: Riskiest highway interchanges, new aero option for Mack Anthem, Pa. rest areas closing for renovation
Smart dashcam provider Lytx on Monday unveiled its annual list of riskiest stretches of highways in the U.S., with four interchanges in Pennsylvania ranking in the top 5. Mack’s Anthem has a new chassis fairing option. Rest areas on I-81 are closing temporarily for renovations.
October 8, 2019
Channel 19
False log! or: Another name for ‘7.2 miles South of Chaparral, N.M.’
Small fleet owner Leander Richmond’s ongoing battle over a false-log violation that seems to stem from a dispute over just where ‘7.2 miles S of Chaparral, N.M.” happens to be. While officers are human like the rest of us, he appreciates, “by the same token, once you’re handed proof that you screwed up, fix it and the world just keeps on spinning.” If only …
October 7, 2019
Voices
South Dakota slow roll supporting ’10-4 on D.C.’ successful despite low turnout
Jeremy Johnson and Shawn McIntosh organized the South Dakota event through their Facebook group, The Disrespected Trucker. The seven drivers that showed up at the Countryside Travel Plaza along I-29 near Sioux Falls slow rolled a total of 268 miles on Thursday, Oct. 3.
October 7, 2019
Business
Driver to receive $22,500 from fleet after paying fee for service dog to ride
The lawsuit, filed by EEOC on Aug. 20, alleged that Transport America violated the Americans with Disabilities Act by requiring a trucker pay a fee to have a service dog in his truck, even though the dog was required as a “reasonable accommodation” for the driver’s anxiety.
October 7, 2019
Business
News roundup, Oct. 7: New app from factoring company, Citgard now at Pilot Flying J, breast-cancer awareness from Diesel Laptops
The new FreightCheck app is designed to allow owner-operators to upload their load documents for invoicing and submit them for funding directly from their phone. PFJ is now selling Citgard 600 15W-40 and Citgard 700 Synthetic Blend 10W-30 lubricants.
October 7, 2019
Business
News roundup, Oct. 4: Mack displays pink Anthem for breast cancer awareness, Love’s opens new maintenance locations
Mack Trucks is showing its support for breast cancer awareness by displaying a pink Mack Anthem at its headquarters in Greensboro, North Carolina. Love’s has opened six new Truck Tire Care and Speedco locations. I-10 Eastbound near Phoenix will be closed this weekend.
October 4, 2019
Business
Kentucky-based trucker named Highway Angel for helping at scene of fiery, fatal crash
Brian Smith drove up on a head-on collision involving two tractor-trailers and a pickup truck in which four people died. He grabbed his two chain, allowing the pickup to be pulled away from the flames of the two semis. A 13-year-old girl was Life Flighted away from the scene.
October 4, 2019
Overdrive Extra
Can you hear me now? Anybody out there?
Gary Buchs on the “lost” art of communication: “When I think about the way brokered freight seems to be going — tap a button on a screen, get a load – the phrase ‘trust but verify’ comes high to the mind. Don’t give up on due diligence with the shippers and receivers in such transactions. … In small business ownership, everything is personal.”
October 4, 2019
Business
Reefer, van rates gained seasonal steam in September
According to monthly rates data from Truckstop.com, per-mile averages for dry van and reefer segments saw healthy gains, while flatbed, whose primary freight season is in the spring months, held flat.
October 3, 2019
Business
News roundup, Oct. 3: Mother’s Day Convoy finds new home, I-40 closing this weekend near Flagstaff, Ariz.
The annual Make-A-Wish Mother’s Day Convoy near Lancaster, Pennsylvania, will now stage at the Manheim Auto Auction and travel to Mt. Joy and back. I-40 in both directions under the bridge at the Bellemont traffic interchange west of Flagstaff, Arizona, will be closed this weekend.
October 3, 2019
Business
Comment period on CSA crash accountability proposal closes today
Under the proposed rule, non-preventable crashes would be removed from carriers’ Crash Indicator BASIC percentile ranking. Currently, crashes deemed non-preventable still remain in the system with a non-preventable notation.
October 3, 2019
Voices
Owner-ops voice concerns, fellowship at 10-4 on D.C. on National Mall
Participation in the event this year was down slightly from last year, but the makings of a successful event are well in hand. Participating owner-operators and drivers will be parked on the mall through early Saturday, followed by a convoy back for some R&R at the fairgrounds in Fredericksburg, Va.
October 3, 2019
Business
News roundup, Oct. 2: Drivers can now register in CDL Drug/Alcohol Clearinghouse, new blindspot detector from Wabco
Fleets and drivers can now register for user accounts in the CDL Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse, which creates a database of drivers who’ve failed or refused a drug test. Wabco introduced Wednesday a new blind spot detection system for trailers, dubbed TailGuard, that will deploy active braking to prevent rearward collisions.
October 2, 2019
Overdrive Extra
A dissenting voice on hours reforms: Owner-operators could be undercut by sliding rates
Be careful what you wish for on hours reforms, says broker Jeff Tucker, CEO of Tucker Company Worldwide, who predicts that the DOT’s hours of service proposal could tilt trucking’s supply-demand market forces and cause rates to tumble.
October 2, 2019
Business
Tanker organization wants FMCSA to allow pulsating brake lights on all tanker trailers
National Tank Truck Carriers wants the Groendyke exemption to apply to all tanker trailers, while also giving the option for a red pulsating light instead of just amber. NTTC’s request also asks that FMCSA allow the pulsating light to be installed in either the upper center or an upper dual outboard position.
October 2, 2019
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