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Business: Page 295
Overdrive Extra
Is āmoving the hours finish lineā the right tack for change?
Owner-op Gary Buchs on hours-change potential, including recent bills and petitions: āPeople regularly pontificate about how much better trucking was with the old 10/8 rules and more sleeper splits. Iād challenge these memories somewhat with a reminder that we still got tired, and that the working environment for trucking was very different.ā ā¦
April 13, 2018
Business
Comdataās new OnRoad card combines fuel, payroll transactions
The fuel transactions continue to work the same. OnRoad automatically recognizes fuel transactions and charges the amounts to fleets. When drivers use the OnRoad card for a non-fuel purchase, it automatically debits the driverās personal fund balance.
April 13, 2018
Business
Two one-truck companies charged with falsifying DVIRs
According to the indictment, the owners of the companies directed their employees, under threat of termination, to falsify Driver Vehicle Inspection Reports (DVIRs) and not report safety defects or deficiencies that would affect the safe operation of vehicles or in a breakdown.
April 12, 2018
Overdrive Radio
Amazon: The 800-pound gorilla still in need of a few good lumpers
This weekās Overdrive Radio podcast edition tells the story of an Amazon load hauled by Gary and Ondena Caraway, whose fine print said 12-48 hours would be required for unload at the Edwardsville, Ill., facility. When that 48 hours turned into a weekā¦. Well, letās just say they were not happy indeedā¦.
April 12, 2018
Business
Trucker speaks at White House tax reform event
Executives and employees, including truckers, from Werner Enterprises, Crete Carrier Corp and TCW Inc. were in attendance Thursday at the White House Rose Garden for President Trumpās address about tax reform.
April 12, 2018
Business
Peak power demands pose challenge for charging electric trucks
From Overdriveās in-depth report on the emerging electric truck market: A key question regarding a surge in electric vehicle deployment is whether the power infrastructure, even with development of new recharging or battery swapping points, will have the capacity to handle it.
April 12, 2018
Business
Truck leasing company TCI reserves 50 Tesla Semis
Co-President Andrew Flynn said some of the companyās leasing customers have already spoken for some of the units upon arrival. Remaining units would be placed in operation along routes that can support the trucksā 300 to 500 mile range.
April 12, 2018
Business
Spot market: Rates rose in first week of quarter as ELD penalty phase began
In years past, thereās typically been something of a freight lull after the end of the first quarter, as that urgency to get freight pushed out the door before monthās end falls off. That wasnāt the case for the week ending April 7. National average spot rates jumped up compared to the March averages.
April 12, 2018
Channel 19
Rise of the āshipper of choiceā phrase, particularly when it involves truck parking
In addition to the case of shipper Unileverās Newville, Pa., facility, which I wrote briefly about last week, there are plenty other shippers and receivers who do make parking options available to drivers when space allows. At once, theyāre hardly the norm, yet attention to parking issues is growing in the ELD mandateās wake.
April 11, 2018
Business
Do electric trucks offer substantial emissions savings?
The promised emissions savings of electric power compared to diesel power is more complex than simply comparing the output from the two technologies. Thatās because much electrical power generation relies on coal and other fossil fuels, says MITās Jing Li.
April 11, 2018
Business
New purchase: Independent jump-starts transition with 2018 Pete
Albuquerque, New Mexico-based owner-operator Salvador Solis bought his 15-liter Cummins-powered 2018 Peterbilt 389 just this year, and speaks to the attraction of a new vehicle for the peace of mind that comes with factory-extended warranties on offer from truck makers and their dealer partners.
April 11, 2018
Business
Drivers taking advantage of PrePass partnership with NorPass
PrePass-enrolled trucks are now bypassing weigh stations at 44 additional locations in seven states: Alaska, Connecticut, Idaho, New York, Oregon, South Dakota and Washington.
April 11, 2018
Business
Truckers can win Amazon gift cards by submitting safety tips
The Teletrac Navman Truckers for Safety contest asks drivers to share their tips on how to improve highway safety, both for themselves and other drivers. Each week between now and May 7, the company will give away two $200 Amazon gift cards.
April 11, 2018
Business
Peterbilt dealer honored with annual award
Peterbilt named Allstate Peterbilt Group its 2017 Dealer of the Year. Allstate also received the TRP Dealer of the Year and Best in Class awards for four locations: South St. Paul, Minn.; Fargo, N.D.; Eau Claire, Wis.; and Alexandria, Minn.
April 11, 2018
Overdrive Extra
Faces of the Road: Mary Gauthier and her new record of songs written with military veterans
How āMercy Nowā folk singer-songwriter Mary Gauthier came to pen the 11 tracks on her new āRifles and Rosary Beadsā record working with military veterans as cowriters, the latest in āLong Haul Paulā Marhoeferās āFaces of the Roadā series.
April 10, 2018
Business
Tennessee hotshot carrier shut down for illegally hauling explosives
Police found that the truck was transporting numerous cases of Class 1 explosives, including ammonium nitrate-fuel oil mixture; electric detonators; blasting caps and detonating cord. It is illegal to transport detonators on the same vehicle as explosives unless the detonators are packed in a U.S. DOT-specification container.
April 10, 2018
Business
Predicted operational cost savings of electric trucks is hard to measure
Hard-and-fast cost-per-mile comparisons between electric-powered and diesel-powered tractors are difficult to pin down. Electricity costs can differ dramatically based on geography and the utility provider, and as more electric vehicles are deployed, utility companies could institute dynamic pricing models based on time of day and current grid demand.
April 10, 2018
Voices
Report: Truckers take to D.C. streets (one Tased and arrested) and engage FMCSA, Congress on hours change, more
Grassroots groups of owner-operators and drivers returned 30-40 power units to Constitution Ave. between the White House and Washington monument yesterday, April 9, to press concerns to the public, lawmakers and regulators over the ELD mandate and hours of service flexibility. In an otherwise productive day, according to participants, one owner-op tells a story of use of force gone wrong.
April 10, 2018
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