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POLL: Have you considered — or followed through on — moving beyond a single truck?
For many owner-operators, the possibility of expansion beyond one truck is a common goal — have you ever considered building beyond the one truck, or actually followed through on such a plan?
February 4, 2019
Business
Tools to help truckers get their jobs done
Even the best, most proficient truck driver on the road today needs a little help from time to time, and he can get it from some of today’s top technologies. BlueParrott’s B550-XT headset BlueParrott in August introduced the B550-XT, saying it is “the world’s first 100 percent voice-controlled over-the-head headset to be IP54-rated.” The Bluetooth […]
February 4, 2019
Business
Watch major interstate bridge implode prior to reconstruction project
Watch the interchange between I-65 & I-59/20 fall during planned implosion. The 14-month construction project has a major span of interstate closed in Alabama.
February 3, 2019
Business
Watch: Ice sheet flies off of SUV and shatters trucker’s windshield
The driver’s interjection at the end says it all. Watch the ice fly into his face — and leave his windshield busted.
February 3, 2019
Business
Watch this trucker skillfully avoid a crash in the Michigan snow
Approaching a multiple-vehicle crash, this driver carefully threads the needle to avoid making matters worse.
February 2, 2019
Business
Driver’s dascham catches pickup crash that puts roadside bystanders in danger
Watch a pickup swerve out of control and cause a trucker to nearly hit a group of bystanders along the side of the highway in Ohio.
February 2, 2019
Overdrive Radio
Local/regional fuel hauling and the winter volume boost, cost tradeoffs and more
This week’s Overdrive Radio podcast features small fleet owner Dave Marti of Forrest, Ill., with six power units leased to Transport Services of Sullivan, Ill., hauling fuel in the region around his home base, and a newly built six-bay shop. Balancing the volume/cost tradeoffs is one of the many calculations the owner’s learned to make over his years in business.
February 1, 2019
Business
Border Patrol makes record fentanyl seizure from tractor-trailer at Arizona border
The 254 pounds of fentanyl was worth approximately $3.5 million, while the 395 pounds of meth was worth approximately $1.1 million. CBP says the fentanyl seizure is the largest in the agency’s history, while the meth seizure is the third-largest at an Arizona port.
February 1, 2019
Business
Rates sag in January as market moderates
Truckload rates in the three major segments (dry van, flatbed and reefer) fell month to month in January from December, according to national per-mile spot market rate averages provided by Truckstop.com. The declines are in line with seasonal trends but also indicate a continued cooling in conditions that caused rates to spike to record highs in 2018.
February 1, 2019
Business
Truck ban lifted on most New York highways; Gov. Cuomo scolds violating truckers
After an accident that involved five tractor-trailers and injured a state trooper, Cuomo said violators would receive a $450 fine, two points on their license and possibly face criminal charges.
February 1, 2019
Business
Pilot Flying J raising money for American Heart Association in February
Truckers can purchase paper hearts for $1, $3 or $5 at all PFJ locations, with the full amount being donated to the AHA. Drivers can also choose to round-up their purchase to the nearest whole dollar, and PFJ will donate the round-up amount.
February 1, 2019
Business
Uber Freight adds facility ratings/reviews
With a goal in part to facilitate information sharing among its carrier/driver networks and closer collaboration with its shipper/consignee customers, Uber Freight has introduced a facility ratings and reviews feature that enables carriers using the platform to rate their experiences at load and unload locations.
February 1, 2019
Business
Autonomous retrofitter Embark appears to be hauling Amazon freight in testing
Embark, a startup aiming to develop an autonomous retrofit system for Class 8 trucks, said this week it operated 124,000-plus miles of semi-autonomous testing last year. A photo posted to Reddit this week also shows the company appears to have partnered with major online retailer Amazon.
January 31, 2019
Overdrive Extra
Five trucking trends shaping 2019
The pace of change in trucking seems to have picked up in recent years, and there’s no reason to think it will slow up during 2019.
January 31, 2019
Channel 19
How’s a 21-hour wait to unload at 21 below sound?
Think your customer might tell you the delivery location is going to close with the weather? Think again … Also: Port of Baltimore container haulers picket over wait times at Seagirt terminal; “slow roll” press attention-grabber last weekend drew several dozen haulers and others in Illinois.
January 31, 2019
Business
FMCSA shuts down driver after two fatal crashes
Doug A. Jones, who was served the order December 27, has been forbidden to operate a commercial truck in interstate commerce. FMCSA says twice in the past six months Jones “struck an individual while operating a tractor-trailer” and “in both instances, the individual was killed.”
January 31, 2019
Business
Spot market trend to watch: Potential upsides with the disruption of extreme cold
Last week’s demand indicators for truckers in the spot freight markets retained solid footing in slippery winter weather. This week’s extreme cold has slowed things down, but such situations have a tendency to drive rates up. Watch for the upside as thaws in the Midwest and elsewhere arrive.
January 31, 2019
Business
Blockchain-ready tracking platform launches
The leaders of freight and logistics company ShipChain are formally launching their blockchain-based Track and Trace platform. The launch follows the successful completion of a pilot program with Perdue Farms.
January 31, 2019
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