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Channel 19
Careful with CBD: False-positives in drug tests are possible
One example from an Ohio hauler, and if you have any doubt about the purity of what youâre using â the FDA has approved just a single pure-CBD-containing drug for use treating severe seizures â the safe choice may be to steer clear.
September 10, 2019
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Engineering realities v. hyperactive marketing: The âdriverlessâ trucking future explored
The Overdrive Radio podcast transports you like so many teleporting time machines back to the Aug. 22 panel at GATS about the $64,000 question: Whatâs the role of the driver look like at it changes over time with increasingly advanced layers of auto-assist technology?
September 6, 2019
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Channel 19
Do we need a rulemaking on crash âpreventabilityâ as a standard for removal from carrier scores?
Yes, according to the Motor Carrier Regulatory Reform coalition. Too many around the industry conflate âpreventabilityâ with fault, creating blowback potential particularly for truckers with accidents on their record for which they have no legal liability yet that get deemed âpreventableâ and labeled as such.
September 5, 2019
Channel 19
TruckerNation hours comment drive ongoing via social sites
The TruckerNation organization has consulted with FMCSA toward making commenting on the FMCSAâs hours proposal possible via dedicated posts on TruckerNationâs Facebook pages, where interested drivers can grant the org. permission to file their commentary as a third party.
September 3, 2019
Overdrive Radio
Trucker Talent Search: Hear the performances; And: More on hours amid comment period
In this Overdrive Radio podcast, run through talent-search music, with a warm-up by Long Haul Paul Marhoefer and plenty emceeâing by trucker-songwriter Tony Justice, whoâs played a major role through the eventâs six years in making it an ongoing anchor among the community of musicians who also happen to haul freight on the open roadâŚ
August 30, 2019
Channel 19
Cash flow, freight strategies: Report from the GATS panel of independents, small fleets
PIB small fleet panel at GATS: Substantial profit can be hard-won in the trucking business, though with diligence around business analysis and cash flow, cost control, freight market wisdom and customer relationships, an independent owner-operator or small fleet owner can set themselves up for long-term success.
August 27, 2019
Overdrive Radio
18 years old and hauling in 1917; Leon Everettte, Long Haul Paul from GATS
In this weekâs Overdrive Radio podcast from GATS, classic country star and gospel singer Leon Everette, Long Haul Paul Marhoefer, and a talk about history, training and more with Jay Thompson, whose grandfather Walter had a chaufferâs license at age 18, in 1917.
August 24, 2019
Channel 19
Choice scenes from the parking community at GATS â night 1
Back at the old home place at GATS truck parking Wednesday night before show open: Watching music great Leon Everette and trucker-songwriter Bill Weaver wind their way a couple hoursâ worth of music, eventually with the absolutely excellent backing of the Stone Creek Four, was an unexpected treat.
August 22, 2019
Channel 19
Short documentary look inside lives touched by a Transport for Christ mobile chapel
Itâs rare to see a close look at the realities of the lives of individual drivers and owner-operators anywhere outside the trucking press. Here find a look at Andrew Cohnâs short documentary âDestination Park,â centered around a Transport for Christ mobile chapel in Grand Rapids.
August 21, 2019
Channel 19
Exercised your fast-pitch technique lately?
Keep the Friday, 9 p.m., time in your mind if you want an opportunity to send small fleet owner and GATS parking community organizer Les Willis into the frigid waters of the dunk tank â in exchange for your donation to the St. Christopher fund. Itâs part of this unique happening at GATS for attendees trucking in for the 2019 show.
August 20, 2019
Overdrive Radio
Mailbag: Worm turns a bit on regs favor with hours proposal, readers sound off
In this weekâs Overdrive Radio, readers weigh in largely favorably on FMCSAâs this-week-proposed hours of service changes â a big departure from reader reactions to new regs over recent history. Also: Better split-sleeper data blind spots that could have been avoided, mainstream news spin, more on the proposal âŚ
August 16, 2019
Channel 19
Parking roundtable with focus on Texas lanes set for GATS
On Saturday, Aug. 24, at noon at GATS, join us to give your input directly to TxDOT on parking needs and new capacity ideas. Former owner-op Scott Grenerth will host a discussion intended to bring in the audience for input with a TxDOT rep, Clark Freight Lines company driver Jack Smith and North Carolina independent owner-op Ingrid Brown.
August 14, 2019
Channel 19
California court battles over independent contractor âABC testâ: One case stayed while another proceeds
The California Trucking Associationâs case against use of the problematic âABC testâ in determining appropriate independent contractor classification, has been stayed as of last week, pending the outcome of a similar case already at the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
August 12, 2019
Channel 19
More parking modest proposals: Register a truck, purchase a parking spot âŚ
Bit of a tongue-in-cheek solution to the parking shortage. If trailer owners were required to purchase a space for every trailer they registered, why, âthis would give us a surplus!â Can you see the billboards now?⌠âCall 1-800-WE-HAVE-SPACE to break ground now! Low prices for your mandated space!â
August 9, 2019
Overdrive Radio
How far would you go for another 1-2 mpg in fuel mileage? One owner-opâs patented engine systems mods
How does a six-year odyssey in modifications to your truckâs engine and related systems â reducing the draw on the engine from the main fan, A/C system and more â sound? In this weekâs Overdrive Radio, owner-op Kenny Capell describes his patented method for turning a lot of work over to electrical systems to save 1-1.5 running mpg.
August 7, 2019
Channel 19
Access denied! Double-check military facility ID requirements for entry
Or: How to avoid the cost of a tow driver to get your rig inside a military base. This owner-op team was surprised when they showed up at Naval Base Kitsap in Washington State.
August 5, 2019
Channel 19
Getting outside for exercise not an option? Portable stepper machine fills the gap for this operator
Earlier this year, trucker Martin Hill and his wife put to use a new stepper machine in the truck, which weighs about 15 pounds and utilizes hydraulic shocks to provide resistance, and comes with resistance bands for the upper body that can be employed as well.
July 31, 2019
Overdrive Radio
Longtime TA Nashville employees recount historic 2010 flood, support and recovery
Listen: Getting close to the 10th anniversary of the historic flooding of Nashville in 2010, employees at the downtown TA who were there when it happened recount the rising waters, their relationships with longtime driver customers, and the recovery process in this podcast. Also: Why are some TA Petro stops moving away from traditional diners? HOS has something to do with it âŚ
July 30, 2019
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