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Overdrive Extra
Overtime pay for employee drivers: Market benefits and drawbacks
Part 1 in this two-part series by three supply chain researchers features a review of how requiring motor carriers to pay overtime to over-the-road employee drivers could impact the trucking business. Part 2 follows with safety effects analysis.
April 25, 2022
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Regulations
Texas border delays cost U.S. an estimated $9 billion, owner-ops canceled loads | Border vax mandates extend
The Perryman Group estimated delays at the U.S.-Mexico border with increased inspections cost the U.S. billions; one owner-op's experience. Also: Homeland Security extends border vax mandate for non-U.S. travelers; Carrier Transicold's dealer award.
April 25, 2022
Mex Border
Small Fleet Champ
Poised for longevity, growth: Small Fleet Champ Silver Creek Transportation
On-site at headquarters in Kentucky, Silver Creek owner Jason Cowan reflects on his vision for the company's threefold recent growth, with plenty of gratitude, respect and more for all in trucking who've paved the way for the Small Fleet Champ's success.
April 21, 2022
Silver Creek liquid bulk tank
Partners in Business
Partners in Business tip: Keep an escrow account for maintenance costs
Partners in Business suggests calculating the cents-per-mile based on truck age to create a maintenance escrow savings account for preventive maintenance.
October 7, 2020
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Business
Contract rates set record while spot rates slide
Shippers last month paid historically high prices to ensure that more of their loads moved under a longer-term contract.
April 18, 2022
trucks being loaded at a warehouse
Business
Trucking conditions index was up early in year but will be down for March
FTR says any gains made in February in its Trucking Conditions Index will likely be wiped out in March's numbers when they're released with ongoing week-to-week spot freight declines, more. Also: TA launches new fuel card; Western Star trucks recalled.
April 18, 2022
Truck Dock Freight
Regulations
Legislation looks to guarantee overtime pay for company drivers
Bill HR 7517 would remove the fair-labor exemption codified nearly a century ago and applied to many over-the-road employee drivers thereafter. Removal would guarantee time-and-a-half pay after 40 weekly hours worked for employee drivers.
April 18, 2022
The rise of electronic logging devices among trucking companies, even before they were mandated by FMCSA, has over the years given rise to the feeling among many that an overtime pay exemption in the Fair Labor Standards Act applied to OTR drivers had simply outlived any practicality it may have had.
Overdrive Radio
Meet your regulator -- FMCSA chief Robin Hutcheson -- and post-PIB biz talk, part 2
In this edition of Overdrive Radio, track back through a half-hour session with reporters the FMCSA chief held at MATS, touching on trucking pride, regulatory change, and much more; also: Part 2 of our post-Partners in Business best practices roundtable.
April 15, 2022
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Business
Flatbed the only spot market segment maintaining recent rates strength against the rise in fuel
Latest on rates: Flatbed holds as a relative "bright spot" against the rise in fuel, as both reefer and van continued to lose ground at an accelerated pace. Also: TA acquires two franchise locations; Love's opening new Speedcos.
April 13, 2022
Loads were up slightly in the Southeast and flat in the South Central region but were down sharply in all other regions. Truck postings increased 15.3%, and the Market Demand Index -- the ratio of loads to trucks in the Truckstop.com system -- fell to its lowest level since December 2020.
Business
New Texas border inspection directive slowing cross-border operations
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, in an effort to increase border security, ordered the Texas DPS to conduct enhanced inspections at border crossings. The result has been increased border crossing wait times and even protests in Mexico, closing one crossing.
April 13, 2022
Mexico border
Trucking Law
Trucking Law: What's appropriate as 'personal conveyance' in the logbook or ELD?
This video, part of Overdrive's Trucking Law series, explains regulatory guidance around "personal conveyance," making clear what is/isn't acceptable off-duty movement of the truck. If the enforcement community has its way, new limits could be coming.
April 13, 2022
truck on road
Partners in Business
Partners in Business tip: Update your insurance basics annually
Talk to your insurance agent every year to adjust parts of your insurance policy — here’s why.
September 23, 2020
truck lot
Business
Fuel prices drop again, with declines forecast through summer
Last week saw a 7.1-cent decline in fuel prices, and the Energy Information Administration is forecasting prices to continue falling nationwide through the summer months. Also: Penske Truck Leasing opens new Southern California facility.
April 12, 2022
Fueling Truck Stop
Business
Tech news: KeepTruckin is now 'Motive' | Rand McNally leans into fleet business with acquisition
Rand McNally's parent company has purchased and will integrate the Australian fleet connectivity platform Fleetsu into Rand's fleet business. KeepTruckin, a common ELD provider for owner-ops, rebrands as Motive with new push toward process automation.
April 12, 2022
Fleetsu interface on an HP computer monitor
Overdrive Radio
Why drivers get into business as owner-operators
This Overdrive Radio podcast features a roundtable on business process issues with something of a cross section of trucking: Aspirational small fleet owner and fleet operations veteran Pete Anderson and leased owners David Nihart and Raeshawn Lucas.
April 11, 2022
Anderson, Nihart, Gary Buchs, and Lucas
Business
Walmart will pay up to $110,000 yearly for new drivers to start
Walmart said it has 12,000 current company drivers and had made a new investment in its workforce that means "drivers can now make up to $110,000 in their first year with the company."
April 8, 2022
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Business
Is a 'freight recession' on the horizon?
With tens of thousands of new trucking companies having paid near record high prices for used equipment and diesel prices surging as rates fall, one expert predicts "there won't be an explosion of bankruptcies, but there will be some."
April 8, 2022
inside of an empty van trailer
Business
Truckstop.com launches Rate Insights tool | First ultra-low-NOx engine in service
The new tool will allow subscribers to view rate estimates based on load attributes, compare rates and view four- and 36-week trend data. Also: First 2027 ultra-low-NOx CARB-compliant diesel engine put into service; new Boss Truck Shop in KS.
April 7, 2022
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Truckers mostly filling up on profits in ‘feast or famine’ oilfield trucking niche
The oilfield segment of trucking is as diverse as the trucking industry itself. With flatbeds hauling equipment, liquid bulk tankers hauling water and crude, pneumatic tanks hauling frac sand and more, opportunities in oilfield abound.
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