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Channel 19
Petition for rulemaking to allow split-sleeper options with at least a three-hour break
The FMCSA seems to be moving toward a change of the split-sleeper variety following a study whose roots date back to 2014. Get more details on Overdrive Online.
July 10, 2018
Channel 19
When a simple seatbelt could save you
Do you wear your seatbelt? Some people do, but some people don't. Read reports regarding seatbelt usage and the uptick in seatbelt violations over the years.
July 9, 2018
Channel 19
One owner-operator’s meditation on old glory
Around half of owner-operators report celebration from the road/business as usual today, when much of America takes time off to celebrate the Fourth; a bit of history and independence day appreciated from the National Weather Service; and this and more from Gordon Alkire: “Our Red White and Blue is a symbol of unity.” …
July 4, 2018
Channel 19
New bill would require study of driver loss as a result of mandated ELDs
The bill, should it succeed, would require the DOT Secretary to study the extent to which the ELD mandate has driven professional drivers from the industry.
July 3, 2018
Overdrive Radio
A new way to do reefer washouts: Produce broker’s ‘Healthy Trailer’ machine
Produce broker Pam Young’s response to the Food Safety Modernization Act’s new FDA rules for sanitary transportation of fresh food was to conceive of and build a new automated reefer washout machine that incorporates a variety of sanitary techs, including the use of UV light, among others.
June 29, 2018
Channel 19
Reinforcing the value of an old friend: The St. Christopher ‘Truckers’ Fund’
Two testimonials from truckers illustrate the role the St. Christopher Truckers Relief Fund has played over the years — and continues to play — for drivers hit with a storm of injury or illness that brings financial hardship.
June 28, 2018
Channel 19
The feast or famine of owner-operator income, in good times and bad
With greater risk comes greater reward — and potential for loss. Some results from Overdrive’s recent compensation survey bear out the truism, with the largest shares of owner-ops at top and bottom rungs of the income ladder. Respondents’ thoughts on market performance and income through 2018, too, show a similar dynamic.
June 26, 2018
Channel 19
4 a.m. at the Little America Truck Stop
Strange things are afoot, driver, if you’re Keith Sampson and it’s 4 a.m. at Little America and you’re passing by the CD rack to look down and see … your own name and face.
June 25, 2018
Overdrive Radio
Mailbag round on the One20 F-ELD’s demise; freight-partnership talk with a West Coast produce broker
Overdrive Radio's podcast covers One20 F-ELD's demise, Pam Young & Company's produce brokerage business in California, business relationships, and more
June 22, 2018
Channel 19
Reader: Chase rates all you want, but look out for the soft-market banana peel
Lester advises against chasing rates and explains how building strong business relationships with brokers helps drivers maintain freight all year.
June 21, 2018
Channel 19
On ‘price gouging,’ or the new rates race to the top
Some carriers have been asking for $7-$10 a mile "just because they think they can get it." Anybody here actually seen such lately? Let us know on Overdrive.
June 20, 2018
Channel 19
How many people are affected by the One20 F-ELD’s shuttering?
Owner-op Jerry Allen expresses his thoughts on how the One F-ELD shuttering was handled. He wonders how many others went through something similar. Have you?
June 18, 2018
Overdrive Radio
Update from SuperRigs, Nashville on Australian troubadour Jayne Denham’s run through U.S. trucking
Australian singer-songwriter Jayne Denham makes an appearance on Overdrive Radio's podcast before performing at SuperRigs in Nashville on June 16, 2018
June 15, 2018
Channel 19
Round-up: Plea for common sense at the counter of knowledge, bucking the blockchain hype machine, more
Opposing blockchain views, the march of technology and one longtime owner-operator's plea for a return to common sense by drivers and more.
June 14, 2018
Channel 19
Trucker Shane Schindler’s ‘Trukr Stik’ mirror squeegee, from conception to design, build, market
Early this year, Schindler bought a 3D printer and learned to create the Trukr Stik, a dual-end mirror squeegee designed specifically with for truck mirrors.
June 13, 2018
Channel 19
Tracknstop company enables remote truck stopping in the event of theft or malicious use
The Tracknstop device helps combat cargo theft by cutting off the fuel supply to the engine, effectively, bringing the truck to a stop.
June 11, 2018
Overdrive Radio
ELD impacts, take 3,456,891: Talking paid reserved parking, hurry-up dynamics, training and more with owner-op Carolyn Carroll
Listen to Carolyn Carroll explain the benefits of reserved parking and how she fairs as a truck driver in a male-dominated profession on Overdrive Radio.
June 8, 2018
Channel 19
The Roadcheck effect: Vacations, business as usual and a growing violation category
With Roadcheck inspections in full swing for June 2018, data from Overdrive and RigDig show violation totals have risen slightly over the past two years.
June 7, 2018
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