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Owner-operator Scott Reed, Rich Wilson and legislative influence on hours and ELDs
Owner-operator Scott Reed and TCRG Consultingâs Richard Wilson stepped into the office of Ohio rep. Jim Jordan a week and a half ago to deliver a message on hours and ELDs. The main takeaway? Truckers need more flexibility.
March 13, 2017
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Getting into an ELD just got a little less expensive
The Continental VDO RoadLog dedicated e-logger isnât the only electronic logging device in the no-monthly-fee camp anymore. Introducing here two BYOD/smartphone-app-based ELDs that flip the BYOD pricing model on his head.
March 9, 2017
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March 24, 2025
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Tennessee carrierâs safety awards offer atonement for past mistakes, new beginnings
Lots of carriers have driver rewards programs, but how many use them in part to honor crash victims who perished at the fault of their own drivers? TN-based Conard Transportationâs Jeanne Mannes award is just such a program, recently awarding more than $8,000 to three company drivers in its first year.
March 7, 2017
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Income and ELDs: The ârest of the storyâ with Wes Memphis
Guest-blogger Wes Memphis returns to Channel 19: âWell, year one of e-logs is officially in the books, and what a year it was. Anyone care to guess how much money I lost in 2016 compared to 2015?â ⌠The answer may well surprise you.
March 6, 2017
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A word to Congress, Trump administration on ELDs from Vance Vergon
Anybody else miss a 30-minute break this week? Hereâs hoping everyoneâs getting a longer break this weekend. Take a load off with a note to Congress from Vance Vergon and a run back through recent ELD news.
March 4, 2017
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Correcting the personal-conveyance record
Answering Russ Hoffmanâs question: âAre you sure that Personal Conveyance requires that you not have a load or trailer? I believe the regulation is Unladen (unloaded) with an empty trailer being acceptable.â By the letter of the law, heâs right.
March 2, 2017
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High driver turnover correlated with higher OOS, crash volumes and CSA scores
Data firm Vigillo found a close correlation between high turnover and generally more negative carrier numbers in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administrationâs compliance rating program. Also: FAST Act CSA requirements update â suggested CSA changes expected late Spring/early Summer.
February 28, 2017
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Out now: âThe Bison & the Butterflyâ â rollicking sequel to former owner-operator Fred Afflerbachâs âRoll Onâ novel
A road novel of the classic sort, the new book builds on the foundations laid by its predecessor â Afflerbachâs empathic, often hilarious, moving depiction of two generations of men coming back together through lived experience after separation and loss is a master turn in the literary arts.
February 23, 2017
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A night in jail on account of an unloaded pistol in the truck
Fred Afflerbach recalls the state of Massachusettsâ treatment of carrying out-of-state firearms round about 1980 â and more voices on issues of parking and personal protection on the road.
February 21, 2017
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Livestock haulersâ efforts to secure hours changes in light of ELD mandate, stalled
âWeâre 100 percent dependent on road transportation of our cattle. Take that away from us and weâre back to cattle drives.â âTim OâByrne of the American Cattle Transporters Advisory Group, a coalition hoping to liberalize split-berth/14-hour regs for livestock haulers in light of ELD mandate.
February 17, 2017
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Rest-area commercialization and parking preservation: A view from the truck stops
What happened to the sales figures for a downstream business when the I-95 state-run Delaware House service plaza closed for restoration several years back. NATSO CEO Lisa Mullings illustrates some of the issues around potentially expanded commercial services at rest areas.
February 16, 2017
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Negotiating the brokerage contract: Back solicitation, detention and more
Leander Richmond of Mich.-based eight-truck Eagle Express Inc. learned the hard way of one brokerâs no-detention-pay standard policy at first-come first-served shipper/receiver facilities â likewise the âinsultingâ offer when he objected.
February 14, 2017
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Cybersecurity alliance formed specifically to address IoT, the Internet of TruâŚ, um, âThingsâ
In AT&Tâs analysis of the threat to internet-connected things, including vehicles, over the recent past, the company said âin the past three yearsâ it âhas seen a 3,198% increase in attackers scanning for vulnerabilities in IoT devices.â
February 13, 2017
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E-logs and detention, redux | An 800-pound gorilla in need of a few good lumpers
Will ELDs point the way out of the detention âquagmireâ? If they do, it wonât happen all at once, no doubt. Could be a wild ride ahead âŚ
February 9, 2017
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Roundup: DPFs and fire, football and truck stops
A lawsuit filed by the Alliance for California Business pushes again against the California Air Resources Boardâs emissions regs over the issue of DPF safety and fires. Plus: NFL rookie of the year Dak Prescottâs connection to trucking.
February 8, 2017
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North Dakota contemplating 80-mph speed limit
How fast is fast enough? Revisiting the question in light of a potential boost in speed limits to 80 mph in North Dakota, and more on Trumpâs two-for-one out/in regulatory order âŚ
February 6, 2017
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PTDI, others: A behind-the-wheel minimum is âcriticalâ for effective training rule
Just why did FMCSA exclude a behind-the-wheel minimum from its entry level training rule? Answers explored here, with views from another call for the agency to reconsider the rule to include a BTW minimum.
February 2, 2017
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âWhen a truck was a truckâŚâ
Steve Hearneâs grandfatherâs old Ford AA âhad a hand throttle like a tractor, and another lever on the column to retard the timing for hand starting.â Hearne, who still lives on a portion of his familyâs old 120-acre farm in Vermont, remembers the unit wellâŚ
January 30, 2017
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