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Channel 19
Truckers are classified as âunskilled laborâ? Nope
A new video from TruckerNation effectively debunks this oft-repeated myth. What it doesnât do is highlight whatâs typically happened in my own experience when those invoking the myth are asked for some clarification â what follows, often, is an invocation of the reality of the exemption from overtime-pay protections for DOT-regulated motor carrier employee drivers.
December 19, 2018
Channel 19
New photo book from short-time trucker offers fresh perspectives from the road
The images in Andrew Bennett Cohenâs âFuel Islandsâ run the gamut from landscapes at the fuel island to telling images like that of three empty chairs around a computer kiosk, presumably from a truck stop â a legend on the wall above the computer exhorts viewers to âFind Your PerfectFitCareer.â
December 18, 2018
Overdrive Radio
Weighing ECM retune options, or full-on emissions defeats, with enforcement risk
In this edition of Overdrive Radio, I went in-depth my colleague James Jaillet about his reporting on the EPAâs increasing willingness to wield the enforcement sword around heavy-duty emissions modifications, and what owner-operators should weigh when thinking about ECM retunes. Also: owner-op Dean DeSantis on improving OEM emisisons tech.
December 14, 2018
Pride & Polish
The 1972 Peterbilt 359 flagship of Smokinâ S Customs
Results of Steve Snelsonâs years of work on this daycab. Snelson notes the rig remains a work in progress, details of which he takes up when he has the time. Less and less of that available as the Smokinâ S Customs business attracts more customers.
December 13, 2018
Channel 19
Custom mapping app Trucker Notes designed by an independent to save parking information
Debbie Desiderato is the owner-op behind the free app, launched within the last few months. She came to it with hopes of creating a way for herself and other truckers to save their notes about locations visited along their routes, chiefly nontraditional parking places but also plenty more, as sheâs found utilizing the app.
December 12, 2018
Channel 19
Avoid getting stiffed: New flag on brokers with bonds pending cancellation can be effective recon tool
If a surety providerâs notice of cancellation of a brokerâs bond canât result in an immediate suspension because of âthe need for rulemaking,â as FMCSA has noted, âthat is a catch-22,â one watcher says, a âstretch of highway 100 miles longâ with no stop signs against a fradulent broker doing business with no intent to pay. Thereâs a stop sign available now.
December 10, 2018
Overdrive Radio
On the âflower gravy trainâ: Direct-ship greenhouse freight, 10-4 D.C. convoy and more with Scott Hampton
Hampton pulled hoppers before transitioning to the operation heâs in today, which he describes as his âflower gravy trainâ doing multi-drop distribution runs for shipper Dallas Johnson Greenhouse in Council Bluffs. Also in this latest Overdrive Radio edition, the tale of how he got back to the front of the 10-4 D.C. convoy that Oct. Saturday in Northern Virginia
December 7, 2018
Channel 19
Hours of service proposal could come by end of March
Signs point to a decision on whether to move forward with hours change from FMCSA sooner than later â by Spring, regulators said during a call with owner-operators put together by Scott Reed and Scott Jordan of the Independent Carrier Group covering hours, the ELD mandate and exemptions, training and enforcement topics.
December 6, 2018
Pride & Polish
A closer look at the âMemorial Runâ firefighter-tribute CEI 2018 KW T680
Itâs a truly remarkable unit, and with greater urgency present as fires intensify, particularly out West, a fitting tribute to all who give themselves to protecting the rest of us.
December 5, 2018
Overdrive Radio
Beware what you sign with brokers: Freight-payment offsetting of cargo claims a âsuckerâs gameâ
Ever had a broker give you load after load following a cargo claim, then never pay you for any of them? Such can be the case when âright to offsetâ clauses are included in a brokerage contract. Issues discussed in this Overdrive Radio edition with transportation attorney Hank Seaton, with an outline also of ways to revamp the safety-rating system for small-fleet/owner-op benefit.
December 3, 2018
Channel 19
At risk of repeating oneself ⌠Pay and the âdriver shortageâ
More evidence improving financial and other conditions for drivers and owner-operators, and a shift in carriersâ top recruiting concerns to those of retention, will pay dividends for the overall economic health of trucking. That goes for the markets independents operate in, too.
November 29, 2018
Pride & Polish
Iowa-based independentâs restoration of an e-log-exempt 2000 Pete 379
The FMCSAâs change to its guidance on the pre-2000 model year exemption to the ELD mandate â when the agency specified the engine year instead of the chassis year as the determining factor â sealed the deal for owner-operator Scott Hampton in his plans to do a $75K custom-restoration of his 2000 Peterbilt 379.
November 26, 2018
Channel 19
Happy Thanksgiving! And another recipe âŚ
Whether youâre on the road, home or giving thanks elsewhere with friends or family this year, know that weâre all glad youâre here to take us along with you on the long road that is the American story. Also: hereâs a recipe for collard greens (aka, once upon a time, my four-year-oldâs proclaimed âfavorite foodâ) you can feel free to give a try sometime or other.
November 22, 2018
Channel 19
Nearly half of independents using ELDs give no thanks for device providers
Almost half of independent owner-operator respondents whoâve put on an e-log reported a âno-satisfactionâ level with their ELD provider â add those who were only âsomewhat or a little satisfied,â and you can account for more than 6 in 10 responding independents using an ELD today.
November 21, 2018
Overdrive Radio
Truckers helping foster 12-year-old Robbie Welshâ creative journey
In this edition Overdrive Radio, St. Louis mother Sarah Welsh details how the trucking community, particularly a variety of owner-operators among it, has helped foster her 12-year-old son Robbieâs passion for so many things trucking â and particularly: âmeeting drivers to talk about their trucks,â Sarah says. A kindred spirit, as it were. MoreâŚ
November 19, 2018
Channel 19
Writer thanks truckers who were on the scene of his wifeâs near-fatal crash 35 years ago
Peter Rosenberger with his wife today leads a ministry to the families of amputees, following the amputation of his wifeâs legs. He places the truckers who helped that day so many years ago in the context of his wifeâs long ministry to others, noting âministry often means rushing to the scene of a wreck. ⌠All that we need to function in those moments are vivid mental pictures of two scarred hands reaching into our trauma.â
November 18, 2018
Channel 19
Better âpay would solve mostâ critical issues: Readersâ priorities show variation from, similarity to recent rankings
While âthe economyâ does figure as a critical issue year-in year-out in the annual ATRI âcritical issuesâ rankings, issues of adequate driver compensation â and rates for independent truckers â donât command the same direct attention. All the same, as one reader noted, better âpay would solve mostâ problems.
November 16, 2018
Channel 19
Leased operator and budding master-photographer Micheal Watson
Donât you love it when you can say youâve really buckled down and learned something new? Herein, how lease-op Micheal Watson learned detailed, skilled photography with a new camera, Youtube how-tos and plenty of opportunity out on the road.
November 14, 2018
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