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The other side of the ELD pancake
āItās been a rough week for some, but just like Dr. Phil says, āThereās always another side to the pancake, no matter how thin it is.'ā
December 22, 2017
Channel 19
āE-logs will cure everything, right?ā
What they wonāt cure, from hours violations incurred while passing full truck stop after full truck stop to overheated communication with inspectors to the sense of pride most longtime truckers take in their professional record. Also: ELD-specific enforcement update, OOIDA portal for any tickets received.
December 22, 2017
Overdrive Extra
How to graze in greener pastures
Thereās a lot more to running an owner-operator business than chasing the next sweet bonus or an extra penny per mile.Ā With downtime and other matters, theĀ total cost to change carriers can run into thousands of dollars. Donāt let a rash decision force you to repeat the process tooĀ soon.
December 22, 2017
Business
Trucking delivers toys, charity
Details on two companiesā holiday donation drives ā Transervice Logisticsā decades-running toy drive and CFIās longstanding Truckloads of Treasure campaign.
December 21, 2017
Business
Uber Freight adds pre-planning tools in app
Advance truck posting and load searching tools are being added to the Uber Freight brokerageās mobile software for truckers utilizing it.
December 21, 2017
Business
Hip, hip hurrah or hip replacement?
āI got my first AARP card in the mail this week. It only costs me $16 a year to officially prove Iām old. Lifeās been good to me so far.ā
December 21, 2017
Overdrive Extra
The scrum over truckersā meal per diem: A moot point under tax reform? (examples included)
Whether thereās a change to the per diem or not may mostly be a moot point, since the bill doubles the standard deduction allotted to all income tax filers, including truckers. The new deduction protocol for income tax filings may ultimately hinge on a numbers game, and owner-operators and company drivers will need to determine the best way to maximize their deductions.
December 21, 2017
Business
Interstate 5 southbound in Washington reopened overnight Wednesday after Amtrak derailment
Washington State DOT crews were able to get all lanes of I-5 Southbound reopened overnight Wednesday in time for the Thursday morning commute.
December 21, 2017
Business
Spot market update: Closer-to-normal trends on offer in the last week, though the ELD mandate could change that
Dry van volumes were pretty similar last week to the week before. Rates started to settle down a little after peaks post-Thanksgiving, and the surge in volumes that sent prices skyward on the West Coast is mostly in the rearview ā all normal stuff for this time of year. Then the ELD mandate happened. ā¦
December 20, 2017
Business
UPS the latest to place major order for Tesla Semi, securing 125 trucks
UPSās order of 125 trucks passes PepsiCo who, last week, confirmed the reservation 100 trucks. That bumped Anheuser-Buschās 40 trucks from the top order spot.
December 20, 2017
Business
Navistar in the black for 2017, first time in 6 years
The gains posted during the fourth quarter this year ā Navistarās second consecutive profitable quarter ā represent a swing of $169 million compared to 2016 and was more than enough to push the company to a profit for the 2017 fiscal year. For 2017, the company reported an income of $30 million, versus a net loss of $97 million for fiscal year 2016.
December 20, 2017
Truck Stops
Loveās opens new location in Troy, Texas
The Troy location offers 114 truck parking spaces, a Loveās Truck Tire Care center, seven showers, McDonaldās and Subway restaurants, laundry facilities and more.
December 20, 2017
Electronic Logging Devices
ELD protest enters third day in Miami
A group of drivers and owner-operators have shut down along U.S. 27 near the Florida 826 interchange in greater Miami through the end of the day today, at least, in protest of the electronic logging device mandate. Others have joined in around the country.
December 20, 2017
Business
Tax bill likely sunsets meal per diem for drivers, cuts rates across the board
Insight into the tax reform bill that passed Congress on Wednesday, including tips on ways to maximize deductions ā and minimize tax bills ā for this year and next.
December 19, 2017
Overdrive Radio
Brave new trucking world: Talking ELD angst, adjustment with Gary Buchs; plus Wes Memphisā latest
Owner-operator Gary Buchs: Trucking ādidnāt dieā on December 18. āIt just changed, and with every change thereās opportunity.ā This Overdrive Radio edition runs through what the Landstar-leased owner-operator feels could be effective owner-operator strategy in the weeks and months ahead.
December 19, 2017
Parking
Pilot Flying J adds real-time parking information to app for certain locations
So far, the company has added wireless traffic sensors to 30 PFJ locations along the I-5 corridor from San Diego to Seattle, as well as one location in Knoxville, Tenn., that will feed real-time parking information to the app.
December 19, 2017
Business
Cargo theft recording firms warn of increased threat during holidays
SensiGuard predicts holiday losses will increase sharply based on numbers from November. The firm says November 2017 saw a 37 percent increase in theft volume from November 2016 and a 101 percent increase in the average value loss per theft.
December 19, 2017
Electronic Logging Devices
Surge of new ELD users tests vendorsā systems
Though most prominent electronic logging device manufacturers reported no disruptions in service as the ELD mandate took effect Monday, more than one ELD supplier was reported to have temporary service outages most of the day due to the wave of new users coming online.
December 19, 2017
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