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FMCSA remains fully operational amid partial government shutdown
The lingering shutdown of certain portions of the federal government has little effect on employees at the two agencies tasked with overseeing trucking and highway operations, according to a document from the U.S. DOT.
January 2, 2019
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UCR fees dip again in 2019, registration open until April 1
For carriers with one or two trucks, the 2019 fee will be $62. In 2020, that fee will climb to $68. However, that’s still less than 2010-2018 fees.
January 2, 2019
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Freight’s drift toward greater regionalization: Average length of haul on the spot market
Spot market data show how dramatically average haul lengths have changed since 2012. The numbers here are based on averages calculated from loads compiled in DAT’s RateView service, which aggregates data on freight actually hauled, with a generally larger decline for reefer than flat or dry van.
January 2, 2019
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Chrome and Steel Radio’s relaunch as an entertainment platform with trucking at its heart
23-year-old web designer David Coleman and a 51-year-old singing trucker Bill Weaver have pooled their resources to acquire and relaunch Chrome and Steel Radio (ChromeandSteelRadio.com), a web-based entertainment venue dedicated to the transportation industry.
January 2, 2019
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Business
Tools to help truckers get their jobs done
New gear includes updated navigation systems with dashcams, new headsets, organization systems, a car charger that doubles as a safety tool, and a new power inverter.
January 2, 2019
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Trucking in 2018: Rates boom and settle, the ball rolls on hours reforms, ELD mandate takes hold
Digging in to the top trucking trends of 2018: ELDs’ first year spurs rate hikes and operational adjustments; the swirling saga of glider kit emissions; the beginning of potential HOS reforms, booming — and then settling — rates and more.
December 31, 2018
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Overdrive Radio
2018 ‘coulda planned better’: Counting down the top 10 Overdrive Radio podcasts of the year
Take a review run back through some of those most memorable moments from the top 10 most-listened-to episodes of the year, from details of owner-op Mark Kirbyson’s skepticism of any wisdom present in the oft-repeated “shoulda planned better” to more than two podcasts dedicated to recognizing the many best-avoided games brokers play in contracts … and much more besides.
December 31, 2018
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POLL: Your business outlook for 2019?
Surveying where you are today and potential for the year ahead, how do you see your business trending in 2019? Better than the past year? Worse? Weigh in via our annual trends poll here.
December 31, 2018
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Live training opportunities to jump-start your career
Participation in live training offers opportunities to network with experts, as well as fellow drivers with common interests.
December 31, 2018
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Business
Archived vid: Eel spill creates on-highway slime bomb
A look back at a messy on-highway scene from July 2017, when motorists on Oregon’s Highway 101 were slimed when a truck carrying almost four tons of hagfish — also known as “slime eels” and “snot snakes” — tipped over.
December 30, 2018
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2018 in review: A month-by-month look at the year’s top stories
The implementation of the ELD mandate again loomed large as one of the most read topics on Overdrive in 2018. Adjustments to personal conveyance rules, the beginning stages of potential hours of service reform and more also ranked as some of the most-read stories of the year.
December 28, 2018
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The not-so-long haul: The operational challenges to owner-ops after the ELD mandate
The relatively sudden impact of the ELD mandate, on top of the growing demands of e-commerce, has narrowed haul lengths and challenged owner-operators to maximize productivity around more picks and drops. The short-haul choice is becoming more attractive even as many owner-ops report taking an income hit.
December 28, 2018
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Business
Northeast/Mid-Atlantic states to push cleaner transportation
The regional collaboration brought along Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, and Washington, D.C., to the most recent agreement to set a cap on transport emissions region-wide and work toward reducing them otherwise.
December 28, 2018
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Rates, volumes held steady into Christmas week
Meanwhile, demand indicators in national average van and flatbed load-to-truck ratios declined, while the reefer ratio increased, compared to the previous week, reflecting demand to move fresh produce and temperature-controlled goods ahead of the Christmas holiday.
December 28, 2018
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Business
Trucking rap sheet: CDL testing scheme, HHG moving scheme, insurance fraud
Action in three trucking-related crimes – including a CDL testing scheme, household goods moving scheme and insurance fraud – has recently been reported by the Department of Transportation’s Office of Inspector General and Florida’s Chief Financial Officer.
December 27, 2018
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The no-subscription-fee ELD going out of service Jan. 31
The Zed ELD’s shuttering comes just several months after the company touted its Zed Connect platform and refinements to its ELD app at the Great American Trucking Show in August.
December 27, 2018
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Electronic Logging Devices
VDO RoadLog ELD software for Apple machines
Continental announced the VDO RoadLog Electronic Logging Device’s “Office Solo” software is now compatible with Apple computers and laptops.
December 27, 2018
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Custom Rigs
The ’61 needlenose and ’74 cabover Petes — and a pair of 389 gliders — of Mel-Rick Inc.
At GBATS, Rick Bestwick and company — owners of the Mel-Rick Inc. 10-truck hopper and step-deck pulling fleet of Sabetha, Kan. — showed two classics and two hardworking gliders. Catch more about them, and the Mel-Rick business incorporated since the early 1980s, in this new video.
December 27, 2018
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'Great news for spot rates'? Supreme Court rules against Trump emergency tariffs
The court's ruling sets up potential for a "flood of goods out of bonded warehouses and foreign trade zones into the 'consumption channel'" with some further court action, according to one analyst. At once, the president claimed most tariffs would remain in one form or another. Details on the ruling here.
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