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Nearly 100 House members call for investigation into carrier giant XPO’s workplace practices
A letter dated Dec. 4 and signed by 97 members of the U.S. House asks for the House’s Education and Workforce Committee to probe claims of discrimination against pregnant women, sexual harassment, driver misclassification and of working conditions that violate federal law.
December 10, 2018
Business
Simplified tracking for small brokers and owner-ops
Small broker Ana Vetter also runs the one truck in Condor Cargo’s carrier operation, owned by her and her brother Eric Guerra. Using the FreightPrint tracking service, she says, “You’re not really getting into the driver’s business. Once the load is delivered, it ends right there.”
December 10, 2018
Business
Navistar recalls 21,000 International trucks over transmission issue
The company is recalling approximately 20,916 trucks with Eaton Electronic Clutch Actuation clutches.Navistar says an internal component in the clutch assembly may fail, possibly resulting in unintended vehicle movement. Great Dane is also recalling some Freedom drop deck trailers with rear impact guard issues.
December 10, 2018
Business
Nominations sought for CVSA’s IDEA trucker award
The annual award is meant to recognize drivers who go above and beyond in their normal truck driving duties.
December 10, 2018
Truck Stops
PFJ holding social media giveaways for truckers; opens new California location
Pilot Flying J recently announced the opening of a new store in Brawley, California. The company is also hosting giveaways to truckers on its social media pages as part of a 12-day event.
December 10, 2018
Business
Watch: Impatient motorist slaps trucker’s front fender — Preventable or not?
In this video from Overdrive sister publication CCJ, a car in downtown traffic tries to quickly pass a tractor-trailer after a bus merged into the lane ahead. However, the car bumped the truck’s fender. Could the truck operator have prevented this?
December 9, 2018
Business
Watch: Trucker talks luring alleged predator to truck stop to be arrested
Driver Anthony Greene, founder of the borderline vigilante group Truckers Against Predators, interviewed here on the Yuma, Ariz., NBC affiliate about a ploy in which he posed as an underaged girl online to lure an alleged sexual predator to a truck stop, where he confronted him.
December 8, 2018
Overdrive Radio
On the ‘flower gravy train’: Direct-ship greenhouse freight, 10-4 D.C. convoy and more with Scott Hampton
Hampton pulled hoppers before transitioning to the operation he’s in today, which he describes as his “flower gravy train” doing multi-drop distribution runs for shipper Dallas Johnson Greenhouse in Council Bluffs. Also in this latest Overdrive Radio edition, the tale of how he got back to the front of the 10-4 D.C. convoy that Oct. Saturday in Northern Virginia
December 7, 2018
Business
Trucking rap sheet: Doctors busted for med cert fraud, trucking company caught in recycling fraud
Action in three trucking-related crimes – including a medical certification fraud scheme, household goods moving fraud and recycling fraud – has recently been reported by the Department of Transportation’s Office of Inspector General and the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery.
December 7, 2018
Business
Rates relatively stable in all segments, though indicators strengthen for flatbed
And: The five biggest rate increases on reefer lanes, how to split up a return to Columbus from Allentown, Pa., and indicators for all three major segments — rates, demand, more.
December 7, 2018
Truck Stops
Love’s opens new Indiana, Virginia locations
Love’s Travel Stops opened new locations in Elkhart, Indiana, off of U.S. Highway 20, and in Low Moor, Virginia, off of I-64.
December 7, 2018
Business
Indiana group launches food bank resource for rejected food loads
Food Drop is a program developed by the Indy Hunger Network that is meant to benefit both truck drivers with rejected food loads, as well as food banks across Indiana. Drivers who get their loads rejected and are in Indiana or will be traveling through the state can find a list of food banks that can accept bulk loads of food.
December 6, 2018
Business
For small fleets, tracking can be ELD fringe benefit
“I hate the ELD, I hate that it’s mandated,” says small-fleet owner-operator Rob Hallahan, but I “like the utilities that come with it,” including location tracking and sharing.
December 6, 2018
Business
Fla.-based Oakley Transport giving away pickup
The company’s new awards program, called “Safety’s Super Sweepstakes,” is intended to award “outstanding safety and performance” with an ultimate prize for the grand champion of a brand-new 2020 GMC Sierra pickup truck.
December 6, 2018
Electronic Logging Devices
FMCSA announces denial of 10 ELD exemption requests
The agency officially denied the requests in June and July, but it is required to publicly announce the denials in the Federal Register. Denials include petitions from OOIDA, SikhsPAC and more.
December 6, 2018
Channel 19
Hours of service proposal could come by end of March
Signs point to a decision on whether to move forward with hours change from FMCSA sooner than later — by Spring, regulators said during a call with owner-operators put together by Scott Reed and Scott Jordan of the Independent Carrier Group covering hours, the ELD mandate and exemptions, training and enforcement topics.
December 6, 2018
Business
Judge rules drivers should be paid minimum wage for all hours worked — including sleeper berth time
The judge’s Oct. 19 opinion says that drivers’ total compensation, once divided by the total number of hours worked, should equal at least the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour. However, the ruling only affects this case and doesn’t have a direct impact on the industry’s per-mile pay model.
December 6, 2018
Business
Hot peppers! Load of jalapeños goes up in flames on Houston highway
This tractor-trailer caught fire on U.S. Highway 59 in Houston, according to the local KHOU 11. It was carrying boxed jalapeños, which, according to the report, were salvaged. The driver reportedly was safe in the incident. The cause of the fire was not reported.
December 6, 2018
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