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Why are you an owner-op? | I-70 closure in KC this week

ATRI seeks information from truckers on why they choose to be owner-ops. Also: Dale Jr.'s trucker-tribute Camaro in NASCAR competition soon; Werner wants pre-CDL-driver team waiver; I-70 closing this weekend in Kansas City; more.

August 18, 2021

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Fuel prices flatten in recent weeks | Get your free pre-Brake Safety Week inspection here

After hitting a 2.5-year high mark two weeks ago, diesel prices have fallen slightly. Spot freight volumes are well elevated above five-year averages, though seasonal declines continue. Free inspections ahead of Brake Safety Week offered at these outlets.

August 17, 2021

Fueling Truck Stop

'We are men and women who are misunderstood'...

Following last week's dissection of driver retention issues, readers said overtime pay for company truck drivers would be no quick fix for the stress reduction necessary if retention in trucking itself is a primary goal of industry and society writ large.

August 16, 2021

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FTC again accuses Comdata parent company FleetCor of bilking millions from customers

FTC alleges FleetCor charged customers "hundreds of millions of dollars in mystery fees associated with fuel cards." And: 'UnChristmas' concert this weekend; KeepTruckin launches a new dashcam; HD Radio receivers available in Cascadias starting next year.

August 16, 2021

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Overdrive Radio

Owner-ops' big role in advocacy against California AB 5 -- what's next

Grassroots efforts didn't forestall the ultimate passage of California's AB 5, problematic for traditional lease contracts to say the least, yet owner-operator efforts set the stage for today's high-stakes waiting game with the Supreme Court challenge.

August 13, 2021

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Relief in sight: I-70 partially reopening this weekend | Hours exemptions granted in parts of Colorado

The interstate has been closed since July 31 when mudslides washed over the highway in Glenwood Canyon. Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has also issued an emergency declaration suspending HOS regs for relief, fuel haulers in parts. Also: New KW dealer up north.

August 12, 2021

Colorado DOT plans to partially reopen I-70 in Glenwood Canyon beginning Saturday, Aug. 14.

The California contractor conundrum: 'It’s a waiting game, with a lot at stake'

California Trucking Association CEO Shawn Yadon joined transportation attorney Greg Feary for this wide-ranging discussion of California's AB 5 contractor law, scarcely more than a day after Yadon's filing of the CTA's challenge with the Supreme Court.

August 11, 2021

Is it overtime for company-driver overtime pay?

The FMCSA driver-advisory panel's first subject -- the retention of experienced drivers in trucking -- launched discussion at the highest levels of government about the old overtime-pay exemption, compensated training, regs burdens and much more.

August 10, 2021

Senate passes $1 trillion infrastructure bill with AEB, under-21 apprenticeship pilot

The bill will move to the House, which is in recess until Sept. 20. If passed by the House as it currently reads, the bill would not include funding for truck parking capacity expansion, but it also excludes a liability insurance minimum increase.

August 10, 2021

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Spot market at end of month: Volumes slid, but port market-driven demand buoys averages

Rates' national averages are buoyed in the last week by high demand in Southern California and other large port markets, though looked at for the entire month, July volumes declined compared to June, the busiest spot market month on record.

August 5, 2021

The number of reefer loads rose 4% last week while truck posts declined 1%. The national average reefer load-to-truck ratio inched up from 12.8 to 13.5 last week and the national average spot reefer rate rose 1.7% to an average of $3.15 per mile (rates include a fuel surcharge). Van load-to-truck was flat at 6.

POLL: Staged accidents -- have you ever been in one you were convinced was set up?

... And what was the outcome if so? Weigh via this poll and the comments below it. In the wake of the prosecutions of an organized ring around New Orleans staging accidents, attention to the issue has been on the upswing.

August 4, 2021

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Former Roadrunner exec facing decades in prison for fraud

The former CFO of the large fleet was convicted Monday of securities fraud and other charges. Also: Alabama-based PS Logistics has acquired a medium-sized fleet based in Texas; new connected dashcam can detect drowsiness, smoking, seat-belt use.

August 4, 2021

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More than 6K trucks, 2K drivers sidelined during annual Roadcheck blitz

Roadcheck results are in – see which violations left the most trucks and drivers parked. Also: Fuel prices increased to the highest national average since late October 2018; I-70 closed in Colorado due to mudslides.

August 3, 2021

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Senate: AEB, under-21 apprenticeships in; insurance hike, parking funding out

Unlike the House version, the Senate's infrastructure bill does not include earmarked funding for parking, but it also leaves out the liability insurance hike. The Senate bill, if passed, faces an uphill battle in the lower chamber.

August 2, 2021

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Overdrive Radio

Lessons in 30-fold growth over a decade with DSD owner Don Wood

Here's how he did it, utilizing a combination of owner-ops leased on and purchased equipment, after years with just a single truck. Much of it was predicated on meeting customer demand for transport. Also: SuperRigs report on-site in Illinois.

July 30, 2021

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CDL, log violations result in driver shutdown | Disruption on I-40 next week in Ariz.

The driver was found on multiple instances to be driving without a CDL or record-of-duty status. And other news: SmartHop dispatch service's new partnership with DAT, and get ready for disruption on I-40 in Arizona next week at this intersection.

July 30, 2021

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$550 billion infrastructure bill to advance in Senate | Spot rates slide

The text of the bill has not yet been written, and it will have to pass both chambers of Congress. Also: Kenworth T690 Next Gen gets natural gas power option; spot rates' are on a seasonal slide, yet market pressure builds in carriers' favor.

July 29, 2021

Infrastructure Highway

CSA's Data Trail

The hours enforcement 'black hole' out West

Nationally, hours of service violations were issued in smaller numbers in 2020, continuing a long-term trend. Yet looked at another way, the intensity of focus on hours in inspections has increased, particularly so in these contiguous states.

July 29, 2021

2020 hours of service violations map west US

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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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Highway plans ELD update after HOS cheats found on platform

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Trump orders relief for on-highway red-dyed diesel use

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Leading by example: McKinney & Sons' top-notch service, equipment

Home to stay: Mintu Pandher on 2017 ELD protest legacy, non-domiciled CDL crackdown

Home to stay: Mintu Pandher on 2017 ELD protest legacy, non-domiciled CDL crackdown

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