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Business
Massive Microsoft outage hits diesel pumps, creates permitting nightmares
A massive outage of Microsoft and the Crowdstrike security platform snarled diesel availability and created permitting nightmares for truckers across the country on Friday.
July 19, 2024
The Schmitts' truck hauling an oversize load, caught between a rock and a hard place as state permitting websites fall to the massive outage.
Business
Lower fuel prices improved trucking conditions in May
FTR reported a positive Trucking Conditions Index in May with falling fuel prices and a less negative freight market. Also: Truck Parking Club now part of Trucker Path Marketplace; J.J. Keller offering CARB-compliance service.
July 18, 2024
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Former fleet co-owner sentenced for work-comp scheme | Diesel prices, freight rates fall
Frances Hall, the widow of slain Bill Hall Jr. who was convicted of the murder of her husband, avoided $9M in workers’ compensation premiums. Also: Diesel, rates down last week; three Texas IdleAir locations taken over by new company.
July 17, 2024
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Business
Why brokers don't want to give owner-ops transparency in freight transactions
A third-generation broker, Jeff Tucker, explains why he doesn't want carriers to see his margins and contracted rates, and how small trucking businesses, with broker partners, could better fight against the mega fleets when markets turn down.
July 17, 2024
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Small Fleet Champ
Two weeks left for Small Fleet Champ entries: 2023 winner well-positioned for economy's turnaround
It's been a bit of a rough year for Butterfly Xpress owner-operators Bill and Karen Barhite, yet the fleet's well-positioned for a turnaround. Their big win last year has helped them weather the storm in one respect.
July 16, 2024
Bill and Karen Barhite's 2024 Volvoo
Business
Big change for Carrier Assure? Vetting tool acknowledges shortcomings
Carrier Assure acknowledged some of its service's shortcomings with respect to grading specialized companies, yet some fleets who've been marked with a scarlet letter 'F' in the platform report no change in brokers' approach to their businesses.
July 15, 2024
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Parking
Outpost hopes to boost parking security, management features with new tech
The company's 21-location network of managed shared-terminal and reserved parking facilities is adding multicamera check-in/check-out kiosks and other security features, paired with a customer portal to monitor arrivals, equipment condition and more.
July 12, 2024
Detail of arrival event, scanning for damage on truck sleeper
Business
Carriers cry foul over Carrier Assure's grading system
Two small fleets say Carrier Assure arbitrarily hands them an "F" grade, locking them out of years-old business relationships and costing them hundreds of thousands. Despite repeated requests for comment, Carrier Assure stays silent on key issues.
July 9, 2024
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Man's mastery of the freight machine, with a firm hand in Amazon's system
With a career that extends back to the mid-1990s, it’s owner-op Greg Labosky’s old-school knowledge that gives him the ability to adeptly tinker around the edges to take full control of the center of his business, to master the new-school Amazon machine.
July 8, 2024
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Gear
New Motor Carriers' Road Atlas features updated routes and much more
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July 5, 2024
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Regulations
FMCSA's confusing excuse for not enforcing its own rules
FMCSA has been citing a judge's 2019 decision as blocking its ability to penalize bad actors among brokers and carriers for so-called "commercial" violations, but now they seem to admit that's not true.
July 3, 2024
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Regulations
Supreme Court deals major blows to federal regulators
Conservative court activists and business interests celebrate dealing a blow to federal agencies' power to regulate businesses. What does the end of so-called "Chevron deference" to regulators mean for FMCSA and EPA?
July 2, 2024
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Overdrive Radio
FMCSA's safety rating revamp: Truckers caution against use of CSA SMS, roadside data
Since the CSA SMS came into play a decade and a half ago, it's been on the FMCSA's wish list to use roadside data to determine a safety rating. The effort to revamp the rating process generated pushback from carriers in this recent public session.
July 1, 2024
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Trucker of the Year
Eyes on the big climb: Careful prep the name of the game for Trucker of the Month
Owner-operator Greg Labosky's perhaps biggest strength as a business owner lies in prepping for unexpected: keeping a close eye on expenses he can control, catching maintenance items early before the big repair.
June 28, 2024
Greg Labosky and his 2017 Freightliner Cascadia
Business
Norman Camamile's weekend with the 'Iluminati' hacker: Four Amazon runs, no payment
Owner Camamile hauled four Amazon loads he figures he may never see payment for after the recent 'Iluminati' series of hacks -- not only of DAT broker accounts, as previously reported, but carrier accounts within the Amazon Relay system.
June 27, 2024
2015 Peterbilt 579 of Cherry Tree Park Transportation
Business
POLL: New Jersey's state-only liability insurance hike to $1.5M: Has your coverage changed?
POLL: New Jersey's state-only liability insurance hike to $1.5M: Has your coverage changed?
June 26, 2024
Insurance Umbrella
Regulations
FMCSA's registration overhaul 'incomplete and piecemeal': Legal experts
FMCSA earned some praise for recent steps to crack down on freight fraud, but there's much work to be done and major questions about the agency's willingness to actually drop the hammer on fraudsters.
June 27, 2024
In the two months the comment period on FMCSA's registration overhaul was open, just four comments were filed. The agency noted in its recent public session, however, that it welcomed ongoing feedback directly via the NewRegSys@dot.gov email address.
Overdrive Extra
How New Jersey created chaos with new $1.5M liability insurance requirement
New Jersey has raised minimum commercial auto liability coverage for all who have commercial trucks registered there. Here, owner-op and insurance agent W. Joel Baker outlines significant uncertainty around who the hike applies to.
June 26, 2024
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