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Electronic Logging Devices

Magellan e-log operable on iOS devices

The BYOD (bring-your-own-device), $10-monthly variant of the longtime GPS provider Magellan’s electronic logging device is now available for iOS-powered devices like the iPhone and iPad.

February 20, 2018

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Updating the info on Dock411

Enhancements to the Dock411 app for crowd-sourcing/vetting shipper and receiver dock and other info are coming at MATS 2018.

February 20, 2018

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Cargo theft incidents dropped in 2017, but average value held, firm reports

Cargo theft recording firm SensiGuard is reporting a 15 percent decrease in cargo theft volume in 2017 when compared to 2016, along with a nearly negligible increase in average loss value year-over-year.

February 19, 2018

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Overdrive Radio

Mailbag: Split sleeper-berth option high on haulers’ hours wish list

The large majority of reader respondents you’ll hear in this mailbag edition of the Overdrive Radio podcast took the notion of a pause button for the 14-hour rule farther. It’s split rest, or split sleeper berth period flexibility, that most want,

February 17, 2018

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Overdrive Extra

Infrastructure fixes running out of gas

We can’t expect tomorrow’s dwindling fossil-fuel-powered vehicles to adequately fund already under-funded highways while the e-powered elite rides free.

February 17, 2018

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Trump’s progress report: Favorable to mixed for readers

At the anniversary of Donald Trump’s first year in office, we asked readers how they felt he was doing so far — results were largely favorable, with some qualifiers around the ELD mandate and his governing style.

February 16, 2018

Carrier profits in 2017 gained big in second half of year

Some of the country’s largest carriers saw their revenues and incomes climb in 2017 from 2016, with nearly all of the growth coming in the second half of the year, according to public earnings reports issued by publicly traded carriers in recent weeks. A tight truck market and soaring rates helped boost the carriers’ profits.

February 16, 2018

You can ‘plan’ on making my eye twitch

“Things that make my eye twitch, for a thousand, Alex,” including recent articles about shippers “falling all to pieces because they’re having a hard time getting freight covered during the post-ELD adjustment period. … They should have planned better.”

February 16, 2018

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International names dealer of the year

Terry Minor and the more than 180 employees of Cumberland International Trucks earned Navistar’s North American Dealer of the Year awards’ top honor.

February 16, 2018

Dart set to bump owner-operator pay next month

Owner-operators with Dart will see a 2 cents-per-mile increase, effective March 1. The company is also offering owner-operators up to $10,000 in sign-on bonuses.

February 16, 2018

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Former Pilot Flying J president convicted of fraud charges over fuel rebate scam

Pilot Flying J has already resolved the criminal and civil cases against it stemming from the alleged fuel rebate scheme. Former President Mark Hazelwood has been convicted of fraud and conspiracy charges related to the alleged scheme.

February 15, 2018

Let the 14-hour conversations … begin?

‘Continue’ rather than ‘begin’ is probably the best word to describe what’s been at the forefront of hours-change debate for years now. Voices here following OOIDA’s lodging of a petition to the FMCSA to add an up-to-three-hour off-duty pause to extend the clock.

February 15, 2018

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Bring your nap mat, but don’t worry about the driving experience

Uber’s ride-hailing app gets all DOT on its drivers: “The professionally-licensed career drivers know the dangers on the road and making a bunch of Ubers take a nap isn’t going to increase safety nearly as much as training and education” could …

February 15, 2018

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Rates up, volumes neutral to down year over year: The story so far in February for van, flatbed

With ELD proliferation constraining capacity in trucking and pushing up rates, there’s evidence of some competition from rail/intermodal moderating volumes in van. Flatbed’s generally volume-neutral compared to this time last year.

February 15, 2018

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Mack-backed ‘Born Ready’ album, tour upcoming for country singer Steve Moakler

Moakler created the album's title song, "Born Ready," in partnership with Mack Trucks.

February 15, 2018

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Hours of Service

OOIDA asks FMCSA to institute pause button for 14-hour clock

The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association has filed a petition with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration asking the agency to allow drivers to pause their 14-hour daily clock for up to three straight hours and to nix the 30-minute rest break required by current hours regs.

February 14, 2018

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Load One’s new app brings measure of self-dispatch to its expedited haulers

To combat the problem of extended layovers, very common in expediting, Load One has put tools in the hands of its drivers that allow them to be more proactive in positioning themselves for optimum dispatch.

February 14, 2018

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Uber, who’s invested big in autonomous truck tech, says driver jobs will shift, not disappear

While long haul driving jobs could succumb to the market pressures of self-driving rigs, the company concludes there will be a spike in the number of drivers needed for localized driving jobs. Uber researchers also project that the industry will move away from per-mile pay structures in favor of hourly pay.

February 14, 2018

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Paccar's new in-dash digital infotainment system for KWs, Petes

Paccar Connect will be available in new Kenworth and Peterbilt trucks in early 2027. Also: Missouri raising some rural interstate speed limits; Volvo, Mack launch enhanced service contracts.

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Third-gen trucker carries tradition in sharp 2022 Peterbilt 389

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This look like a cabover? 1969 Pete 358 came stamped as a 352

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Diesel rising again: New tools for MPG-investment ROI, IFTA tracking, reporting

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Class-action suit proceeding against Paccar over MX-13 issues

Make a bill, pay the bill: Owner-ops 'only as good as their word' trucking OTR

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