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Business: Page 89
Voices
Is your average length of haul getting longer? Shorter?
Long-term, the trend in length of haul among owner-operators has been shorter, particularly given pressures put on routes by the ELD mandate several years ago. Take this quick survey to weigh in on shorter-term trends for your hauls since 2019.
January 26, 2022
Business
Usage-based insurance: Trucking's best kept secret?
A recent Overdrive poll found virtually none of our readers know about or use usage-based insurance, a form of in-some-cases tech-enabled coverage relatively new to trucking that might save some small fleet and solo operators thousands on liability.
January 26, 2022
Partners in Business
Partners in Business tip: Define your business
Before you buy or lease a truck, spend some time researching the type of freight you want to haul.
June 10, 2020
Trucker of the Year
Three owner-operators vie for $25,000 cash prize
Glen Horack, Gene Houchin and Allen and Sandy Smith are finalists for the Owner-Operator of the Year contest, presented by the Truckload Carriers Association and Overdrive.
January 25, 2022
Overdrive Extra
It’s high time for a new accessorial when dealing with certain brokers
While there are many accessorials and some unique to specific types of trucking, Leander Richmond argues for this new one. Just as brokers might charge a service fee for “Quick Pay,” carriers should charge "Quick POD" to brokers demanding it.
January 24, 2022
Overdrive Radio
Owner-Op of the Year Bryan Smith's three-decade journey through trucking, family, more
In this edition of Overdrive Radio, walk-and-talk with trucker Bryan Smith through decades of business ownership, after operating heavy equipment in the Marine Corps during the Gulf War, and commitment to family and community.
January 21, 2022
Business
How a plaintiffs' attorney shop works -- and how truckers can play defense to work it
Presenting a kind of "anatomy" of an advertising plaintiffs’ attorney shop, with a mind to give trucking companies of all shapes and sizes tips on getting ahead of the threat of post-crash litigation from such firms.
January 18, 2022
Business
XPO port drivers call for union elections, complain to NLRB
The move follows an October 2021 settlement in which XPO paid contractors $30 million but did not reclassify their employment.
January 21, 2022
Channel 19
FMCSA's new 'Entry Level' training regs loom, old-school training ways survive
As for-hire trainers around the nation continue to pop up in FMCSA's new registry and adjust processes to fit the new rule, among "private" providers is one small fleet whose old-school apprenticeship approach will thrive even with new regs.
January 20, 2022
Business
Survey: Have you tried 'usage based' insurance programs for dynamic liability-insurance pricing?
Usage-based forms of liability insurance have come to more than one trucking insurance provider. Wherever you are in your career, take this two-question survey to weigh in on such plans, with rates varying with miles run, days used, other factors.
January 20, 2022
Business
How to confront the post-crash litigation threat
An operator is his/her own first best line of defense at the very scene of an accident when it comes to the potential for litigation, however minor. That’s in addition to these time-worn tactics to fight back against aggressive claimants and attorneys.
January 18, 2022
Regulations
FMCSA shuts down Florida-based small fleet after fatal crash | Diesel price increases wipe out recent drops
A post-crash investigation into the company and its owners found 'egregious' safety violations, FMCSA said. Also: Fuel prices surged 6.8 cents last week to come within a penny of 2021's high; Spot rates reached $3/mile for vans for first time in history.
January 19, 2022
Small Fleet Champ
'This could be a good life': Small Fleet Champ's vision for the next generation of truck operators
Silver Creek Transportation's Jason Cowan hopes to provide the younger generation of prospective truck drivers the space to "adapt to the vision that, you know, this could be a good life" behind the wheel.
January 19, 2022
Regulations
FMCSA updates warning-letter protocol to hit more carriers | Expect I-35 delays in southern Okla.
FMCSA now sending more warning letters for Unsafe Driving BASIC scores. In other news: I-35 will be narrowed to one lane in each direction near mile marker 8 in Oklahoma; Cummins/Rush now joint natural gas developers; more ELD data in Trucker Tools.
January 18, 2022
Business
The pervasive impact of nuclear-verdicts hype, threat
This series charts buzz around so-called "nuclear" post-crash verdicts – extremely high awards to plaintiffs after truck crashes -- which has reached an inevitable outcome in the New Orleans staged-accident ring. Bedrock cost impacts are felt by all.
January 18, 2022
Overdrive Extra
A closer look at insurance unique to power-only trucking
Insurance companies' policy and claims rules differ when it comes to the two types of insurance to cover trailers pulled power-only: so-called 'trailer interchange' and 'non-owned trailer' coverages. What you need will depend on operations particulars.
January 17, 2022
Business
New Jersey adds real-time slowdown, congestion alerts | Fleet giant partners with autonomous-trucking firm
Carriers and drivers subscribed to the Drivewyze Preclear service will now receive traffic alerts in New Jersey. Also: Major fleet announces long-term partnership with Google's autonomous trucking biz.
January 17, 2022
Business
Does trucking have 'seriously' under-reported cocaine problem?
A new study from the Trucking Alliance uses hair drug testing results to suggest that drivers actually use cocaine more than marijuana, and that hair testing would essentially double the number of disqualified drivers. But plenty questions remain.
January 14, 2022
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