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Channel 19
From within or without? â pressure to run over hours in the wake of the ELD mandate
Drivers face increased risks in the ELD era for any hours violations â hence more pushback against pressure to violate, met with one of those âequal and opposite reactions.â Yet not everyone agrees that external pressures to violate the regs are being truly felt, as one trucker commented: âThe pressure I feel from the ELD is not from management. The pressure I feel is from me, the driver.â
March 28, 2019
Business
Follow along with Overdriveâs live coverage of MATS
The Mid-America Trucking Show kicks off at 1 p.m. on Thursday at the Kentucky Expo Center in Louisville, Kentucky. This yearâs show will feature numerous exhibitors, live entertainment, show trucks, business seminars and much more.
March 27, 2019
Business
New credit card from Find Truck Service
The Synchrony company and Find Truck Service platform for locating road service have introduced an owner-operator financing solution in the form of a credit card that will be available through Find Truck Service as part of the Synchrony Car Care consumer financing program.
March 27, 2019
Business
More support for former Zed ELD customers
The end of this month marks the end of functionality for the Zed ELD app, and the HOS247 company says itâs offering those who continue to use the Zed ELD four free monthsâ worth of a subscription to its own ELD service, without any new hardware investment.
March 27, 2019
Voices
Hot button: Should the âMueller reportâ on election interference/obstruction of justice be released?
With Attorney General William Barrâs summary of special counsel/former FBI head Robert Muellerâs report on Russian election interference out â clearing the Presidentâs campaign of any conspiracy in the foreign effort â do you feel the full report should be released?
March 27, 2019
Business
DOT Secretary Elaine Chao to provide trucking regs update Friday at MATS
A statement from MATS said Chao will provide an update on the Department of Transportationâs efforts on safety, infrastructure, truck parking, and reducing trucking regulations. She is scheduled to speak at 1 p.m. in Conference Room B-101.
March 26, 2019
Channel 19
âWhy I wanna driveâ â rookie CDL holder braces for new journey pulling tank
See you at MATS, drivah! Herein, a guest post on Channel 19 from second-career trucker Robin Toepp of South Bend, Ind., about her motivations to move beyond straight-truck hauling to get her CDL and go tanking over-the-road.
March 26, 2019
Overdrive Extra
Why truckingâs labor market isnât really âbrokenâ
Agreeing with truckers, the study concludes that pay could indeed mitigate fleetsâ labor woes.
March 26, 2019
Gear
RockProâs windshield repair kit
RockProâs Commercial Windshield Repair Kit uses a patented process to repair windshield chips and pits quickly. The kit includes instructions and adapters to repair both larger pits and all types of corners and edges. It also includes hot- and cold-weathe
March 26, 2019
Hours of Service
POLL: Since the ELD mandate, have you felt pressure from carriers/customers to violate hours regs more or less often?
In 2017, almost half of Overdrive readers reported daily pressure to drive tired as a result of hours regs and/or coercion from carriers/customers. This poll looks at the issue viz a viz the definition of coercion from such parties as pressure to violate the hours rules. Has such pressure lessened or ramped up in the wake of the ELD mandate, if it existed at all?
March 26, 2019
Business
Canadian trucker sentenced to eight years in prison following deadly bus crash that killed 16, injured 13
Trucker Jaskirat Singh Sidhu was sentenced to eight years in prison on one count of dangerous driving causing death, as well as eight years in prison for the other 15 counts of the same charge, concurrent to the first count. He was also given a 10-year driving ban in Canada following his prison sentence.
March 25, 2019
Business
ATRI kicking off truck parking study at MATS this week, names 2019 research projects
The American Transportation Research Institute on Monday outlined its 2019 research priorities, which include six planned studies on topics ATRI said are âcritical industry issues,â such as truck parking information systems, the impact of large court-ordered verdicts and out-of court settlements against fleets, tolling efforts by states and more.
March 25, 2019
Truck Stops
Pilot Flying J to overhaul mobile app with early April update
When drivers are on a PFJ property, the appâs geolocation will show features drivers can use while at PFJ, including mobile fueling, shower reservations and in-store offers.
March 25, 2019
Business
âWomen to watchâ in trucking
The Women In Trucking Association announced its second-annual list of âTop Women to Watch in Transportation.â Among the 53 so named, three are currently drivers or owner-operators
March 25, 2019
Business
Supreme Court opts against taking up appeal in trucker classification case
In the time that the California Trucking Associationâs lawsuit has made its way through courts, the California Supreme Court ruled that an even stricter test, the so-called ABC test, should be used to determine a driverâs employment classification.
March 25, 2019
Overdrive Extra
All the subjects The Algorithm permits
Donât-call-me-Short Haul Paul keys up the old one-nine with this part-reminiscence, part-dirge on the bluetooth cocoons so many of us fall into around the truck stop counters, at the loading docks, on the long road, where it seems only the âsubjects The Algorithm permitsâ ever get talked about, câmonâŚ
March 25, 2019
Business
Daimler, Mack, Autocar issue recalls for small number of trucks
Daimler Trucks North America announced a recall of approximately 111 model year 2013-2016 Freightliner Cascadia tractors, Mack is recalling approximately nine model year 2018-2019 Mack Anthem and model year 2014 Mack Pinnacle trucks, and Autocar is recalling approximately 260 MY 2008-2019 Xpeditor trucks.
March 25, 2019
Business
Motorist hits trucker in split-second pass â Preventable or not?
In this video from Overdrive sister site CCJ, two four-wheelers attempt to veer around a tractor-trailer from an exit-only lane. One, however, clipped the truckerâs bumper in their split-second pass attempt. Preventable or not? Find out here.
March 24, 2019
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