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Business
XPO Connect delivers growth with a human touch
XPO Connect has reached over 800,000 downloads as it continues to draw more carriers and shippers together who are eager to take advantage of the digital platform's freight efficiency functions — but digital truck brokering isn't for everyone.
September 20, 2022
XPO Connect on a smart phone being held up in front of an XPO Logistics semi-truck
Small Fleet Champ
After record 2021, and amid setbacks, Suprise Trucking charts the path forward
Commitment to owner-op and employee success has translated to revenue growth year after year. Suprise grossed $1 million for the first time in 2020, and shattered that in 2021. Diversification and investment in people lays groundwork for the future.
September 19, 2022
The longtime CDL holder and current trainer took his trainee recently through a practice session in straight backing, show above with one among trucks utilized in Suprise's fleet.
Electronic Logging Devices
FMCSA considering changing ELD regs around glider kits, pre-2000 engines, more
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration signaled on Thursday that it's considering changes to ELD regulations pertaining to the pre-2000 engine exemption for rebuilt or remanufactured engines in gliders, among other things.
September 15, 2022
ELD
Small Fleet Champ
Soldwedel & Horn finds smooth sailing in the volatile reefer market
Terry Horn's history as an old-time outlaw trucker, as he puts it, in recent decades gave way to a rock solid commitment to his customers and drivers, taken to the highest level as S&H continues to grow, holding the line against volatile rate swings.
September 15, 2022
A Soldwedel & Horn tractor and trailer
Business
Diesel prices on slow downswing after recent spike
Prices have fallen around 8 cents over the last two weeks after a 20-cent spike at the end of August. Also: J.J. Keller expands ELDT trainer certification program to include hazmat training.
September 14, 2022
Trucks at fuel island
Regulations
Democratic Senators introduce bill guaranteeing overtime pay for drivers
Some of the most left-wing Senators in the country introduced the Guaranteeing Overtime for Truckers Act, which would repeal the motor carrier provision of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, the longtime barrier to employee-driver overtime pay.
September 13, 2022
overtime accumulated clocks with semi-truck
Business
Possible rail strike could be 'polar vortex-level shock to the freight market'
A looming railroad strike could have a historically significant impact on the U.S. economy and will influence every on-highway transport mode to some degree.
September 12, 2022
white semi-truck and train
Small Fleet Champ
10-truck Triple R Trucking pivots to flatbed, power-only amid fast-falling rates
Krystal Raue launched the company in 2014 after buying equipment from her retiring father. She has delivered consistent profits to owner-ops -- currently 9 plus her husband in the lone company rig -- with nimble shifts in freight focus with the market.
September 12, 2022
Krystal and Daymon Raue, owner-manager and owner-operator of Triple R Trucking out of Decatur, Nebraska.
Business
Fleet acquisitions on torrid pace in 2022
Just this summer, there have been more than a dozen notable mergers and acquisitions among the nation’s largest fleets, and many more all around trucking, too.
September 12, 2022
trucks parked in a line
Regulations
FMCSA revokes ELDorado ELD from registry
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration removed ELDorado’s ELDorado ELD from the list of registered ELDs. Motor carriers and drivers who use the ELDorado ELDs have 60 days to replace the revoked devices with compliant devices.
September 9, 2022
A Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles officer checks the ELD data from a driver.
Business
Impossible task: ATA says 460,000 trucks needed to offset effect of potential rail strike
The trucking industry is freight rail’s largest customer and delivers the last mile of virtually every product transported by rail.
September 9, 2022
Truck passing over a train
Overdrive Radio
A stolen truck, a freight scam and a big re-evaluation on the road to small fleet success
Hear CAP Trucking's success story, hauling from a home base in Florida, in this edition of Overdrive Radio -- in owner Chris Porricelli's own words. His is the voice of a man in clear control of his business after overcoming dramatic setbacks.
September 9, 2022
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Small Fleet Champ
Customer diversification key to Lamb Fuels' recent growth
The Chula Vista, California-based petroleum-hauling fleet has grown from 14 trucks at the end of 2018 to 23 today, thanks in large part to the addition of new business units hauling aviation fuel and retail gasoline.
September 8, 2022
Lamb Fuels' Peterbilt 389
Partners in Business
Know the full extent of your costs before going independent
One major mistake many owner-operators make when considering the move to run under their own authority is to underestimate the total cost of operations. Plan compliance duties in these areas for better cost estimation.
September 7, 2022
Truck in front of house on street
Regulations
FMCSA seeks feedback on carriers’ use of COVID hours waiver
FMCSA wants feedback from carriers on the extent to which they currently rely on the emergency declaration, and any impacts on safety. Also: Freight market indices chart the way down; What are the Best Fleets to Drive For?
September 7, 2022
ELD in cab
Partners in Business
Owner-operator income trend falls off record pace
In a preview of an online seminar upcoming Thursday, September 15, at 6 p.m. Eastern time, owner-operator business services firm ATBS revealed some of the results of its semi-annual benchmarking data analysis, showing income losses over prior 12 months.
September 1, 2022
ATBS' income chart through June 2022 comparing performance to prior twelve months
Business
What's your top concern this year when it comes to trucking?
Fuel prices, truck parking, and compensation were the top 3 trucking concerns for owner-operators last year, according to ATRI. What are your top industry concerns today? Also: Recalls hit Western Star, Peterbilt, Kenworth trucks; Drivewyze added to ELD.
September 6, 2022
Diesel price sign
Small Fleet Champ
CAP Trucking refocuses on asset business, growing success in North-South LTL reefer lanes
Success in the thinking man's game that is LTL reefer hasn't come instantly for Chris Porricelli and his five-truck CAP Trucking fleet. He had to work for it, and his success has landed him as a semi-finalist in Overdrive's 2022 Small Fleet Championship.
September 5, 2022
CAP Trucking Freightliner Coronado
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Hours of Service
FMCSA details upcoming hours-of-service flexibility test rules
The agency moves forward with two pilot programs to collect data on increased flexibility in HOS regs with more split-sleeper options (up to 5/5 hours) and the ability to pause the 14-hour clock for up to 3 hours. More than 250 drivers will participate in each test.
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Electronic Logging Devices
Highway plans ELD update after HOS cheats found on platform
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Regulations
Trump orders relief for on-highway red-dyed diesel use
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Small Fleet Champ
Leading by example: McKinney & Sons' top-notch service, equipment
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Overdrive Radio
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