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The No. 1 barrier to truckers' efficient hours utilization
Shippers/receivers' dock inefficiencies were named No. 1 by both owner-operators and MIT when it comes to hours utilization barriers, yet researchers might be missing a significant limiting factor in how new hours of service flexibilities are applied.
December 2, 2021
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Small Fleet Champ
Small fleet roundtable: 'Co-opetition' code, balancing personal/business pursuits, more
Trucking companies can do more to embrace cooperation amongst their kind -- "I'd rather have your friendship than have your freight," Small Fleet Champ Jason Cowan said in this roundtable with fellow finalists -- where it makes sense to seed growth.
November 29, 2021
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Channel 19
The COVID-19 HOS waiver: Has 'self-regulation' equated to better safety?
Trucker Nation teams up with D&K Truck Compliance on a new effort to gather data from carriers and individual drivers who have operated under the COVID waiver. The goal is to study safety outcomes, potentially spurring hours of service change.
November 23, 2021
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Overdrive Radio
The promise -- and challenges -- of the car-haul trucking niche
Long known for greater earning potential than most other freight niches, car-hauling has lost some luster in these especially challenging times. Yet these owners show plenty upsides even amid difficulty, not least the self-reliant nature of load/unload.
November 19, 2021
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Broker/shipper contractual shenanigans in practice -- again ...
The conversation around onerous "right of set-off" and other problematic contract language hasn't moved the needle with some of the biggest brokers out there. This example shows a way forward when payment is withheld after a bogus cargo claim -- and more.
November 17, 2021
toxic terms in shipper and broker contracts
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Visual magic of hydro-dipping, with Dawson Taylor's 2020 Freightliner
Frustrated by the relative scarcity of aftermarket custom parts for his 2020 Cascadia, owner-op Dawson Taylor got to painting, upholstery and much more -- including plenty in the way of the magic of hydro-dip graphics, on full display in this video.
November 16, 2021
Dawson Taylor’s “Roll of the Dice” 2020 Freightliner Cascadia
Overdrive Radio
Inside the veterans-support mission of small fleet MSR Transport
For this Veterans Day 2021 special edition of Overdrive Radio, hear from active-duty servicemember and MSR co-owner Rob Ahlers on the meaning of the day and his mission to provide civilian career paths for returning servicemembers.
November 11, 2021
MSR Transport Services' Ride of Pride 2022 Western 5700XE, hooked to a loaded flatbed
Overdrive Radio
Low-hanging fruit to avoid FMCSA's drug/alcohol Clearinghouse violations
Too many carriers fail to finish the pre-employment "full query" of the Clearinghouse -- and required driver consent delivered in the database itself -- before the operator hits the road. Auditors hit those carriers with troublesome "acute" violations.
November 8, 2021
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The pristine 2019 Peterbilt 389 heavy-haul glider of Aaron Walters
The owner-operator, with a 12-axle coupled, brings his combination to 126 feet long, grossing well over 200K lbs. on weight most of the time. The Peterbilt was custom-outfitted over time with help from Souix Falls Pete and Nu-Gen Services of La.
November 3, 2021
aaron walters' 2019 peterbilt 389
Overdrive Radio
Why would a career owner-op go work for an 'autonomous driving' start-up?
Ruben Cardenas had 22 years of professional trucking experience -- 11 as a company driver, the balance as an owner -- behind him when he went trucking as 'safety driver' for tech start-up Plus. He explains why -- and much more -- here on Overdrive Radio.
October 29, 2021
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'Black Out' makes a last ride in memory of 13 killed in Afghanistan
Owner-operator Chuck Timbrook might be on what could prove to be his last tour with this well-known 1999 Freightliner Classic XL, otherwise known as the "Black Out" veterans-support rig we've followed since he finished its original design in 2014.
October 26, 2021
1999 Freightliner Classic XL 'black out'
Overdrive Radio
Supply chain crunch at the ports: Perspective from the East Coast
Why are California and other ports overwhelmed? Port of Virginia-based intermodal small fleet owner-operator George Berry feels that, at least out West, California's in-use diesel emissions regs/other restrictions have exacerbated a multifaceted problem.
October 25, 2021
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Transflo aims to combat 'app overload' and increase utility for independents in broker relationships
Combine Transflo's Velocity+ platform for brokers with its new (and free) "Lite" mobile app version, and owner-operators have the makings of a mobile back office to manage relationships with multiple brokers, shippers and other carriers.
October 20, 2021
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Overdrive Radio
Minority-owned buiness' growing trucking influence
"There's a team of minorities taking this industry by storm," of a fashion, with a growing presence and influence. So noted one of the eight voices in this roundtable, conducted at the SHE Trucking Expo, around business value, new relationships, more.
October 15, 2021
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Tony Justice music video hits a national audience with breast-cancer campaign
The Everhart Transportation driver and songwriter Justice's "War Paint" single's video is part of a collaboration with the Susan G. Komen foundation around breast cancer awareness and fund-raising for research toward a cure.
October 12, 2021
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Overdrive Radio
A window on a special program – hear the owner-ops of the year, in their own words
Hear the full program celebrating winners in Company Driver and Owner-Operator of the Year competitions with a gala capping TCA's conference last week. Also in this podcast: our Talent Search winners' performances, for Overdrive Radio listeners.
October 8, 2021
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Small Fleet Champ
Here are your Small Fleet Champ semi-finalists, and NASTC's 'America's Best Drivers'
November will be a busy month for accolades in the wake of owner-op and company driver of the year honors at TCA last week. NASTC's 'America's Best Drivers' team is here, and our Small Fleet Champ finalists will join them for recognition November 4-6.
October 5, 2021
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Overdrive Radio
Introducing relatively new trucking-focused TNC Radio online network, with trucker Tom Kyrk
Longtime driver Tom Kyrk in this Overdrive Radio edition speaks to his involvement in the TNC Radio network, gearing itself to the intersection between pro four-wheeled drivers and all of you, Class 8 owners and drivers, with news and entertainment.
October 1, 2021
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ATRI's Rebecca Brewster told attendees of a fleet conference they should be doing more to increase parking options for operators, pointing out that many of attendees likely drove past trucks parked on the shoulders and ramps of highways for lack of parking. 'This is an untenable positions drivers are faced with,' she said.
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Fleets, operators hugely at odds over truck parking crisis
While the debate around driver compensation v. a perceived "driver shortage" is well-worn, Rebecca Brewster of ATRI pointed to big driver concern around truck parking as cause for a loud wakeup call for fleets, whose own concern levels rank far lower.
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