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Playing the cards right in driver appreciation
Personal relationships drive good businesses â nowhere is that more true than in trucking.
August 7, 2012
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The forces at work on detention pay
Operators and industry reps weigh in on the problem of uncompensated detention time at shippers and receivers, and what is being and could be done about it. The problem was No. 3 in Overdriveâs 2012 poll of top challenges for owner-operators.
August 6, 2012
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Big safety fail: Get a load of this billboard
This comes by way of the Facebook page for the Big Road app (shared from that of CDLLife.com), which I wrote about yesterday. Anti-texting billboards are probably the wrong place for invitations to text for more info⌠Happy Sunday, folks.
August 5, 2012
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New BigRoad app offers hours, nav, messaging
BigRoadâs driver/owner-operator smartphone app for Android offers log capability, messaging, navigation/maps and other functionality, such as the ability to send and receive documents from within the app.
August 4, 2012
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Hours, EOBRs: Adapt or fight?
Owner-operatorsâ No. 2 named challenge, the unsettled nature of the hours of service regulations and a potential electronic logs mandate, has moved some to embrace change, others to fight for fairness.
August 3, 2012
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NASTCâs âDaily Fuel Hedgeâ and discount program
Two fuel-price fighting tools from the National Association of Small Trucking Companies â their Quality Plus Network of fuel stops offering members cost-plus discounts and their Daily Fuel Hedge.
August 2, 2012
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O/O challenges: More solutions to high fuel
Outtakes from interviews conducted as part of research into Todd Dillsâ âOwner-operatorsâ top challengesâ feature in the August 2012 edition of Overdrive magazine.
August 1, 2012
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Courthouse News Service: âTruckers offended by lavender?â
Coast Truck Centers near Portland objected to a billboard above their storeâs highway-side sign advertising an upscale resort. Wouldnât you?
July 31, 2012
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The safety argument for increased pay
At U.S. House hearing on CSA, concerns about driver pay were aired with contentions that better nondriving-time compensation was much needed.
July 30, 2012
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Whatâs the worst thing that can happen to a trucking company?
NASTC president David Owen answered the question in the associationâs new entrants seminar July 27, 2012.
July 27, 2012
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A look at a Mexican haulerâs business
A window into the life and hauling business of a third-generation independent Mexican trucker in 2012, full of extortion, graft, shakedownâŚ
July 27, 2012
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Oil/gas boom in N.D. generates owner-operator opportunities
A report from an NPR listener bemoaned truck traffic in his native Watford City, N.D., associated with the oil boom â but that boom is proving golden for many owner-operators.
July 26, 2012
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Awesome trucks and the fruits of debate: Two events upcoming
Round-up of two events upcoming: the big 2nd Annual Truck Driver Social Media Convention meeting Oct. 27-28 and the ATHS Cookeville, Tenn., truck show Sept. 27-28.
July 25, 2012
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Reader: Repeal FLSA trucking exemption
The following comes by way of owner-operator Joe Ammons, who is looking for assistance with a petition for the U.S. Secretary of Transportation (or Congress) to repeal the trucking exemption to the Fair Labor Standards Act, which among other things specifies the 40-hour workweek and 8-hour day for employees of companies in other industries â [âŚ]
July 24, 2012
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Whatâs cool about being a truck driver? Video contest details
The Minnesota Trucking Association is holding a video contest offering $1,000 to the winning entry that best answers the question âWhat would be cool about being a truck driver?â
July 24, 2012
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Diesel exhaust listed by WHO as cancer causing agent
The International Agency for Research on Cancer, part of the World Health Organization, has formally categorized diesel exhaust as cancer-causing but fails to recognize advancements in diesel technology in the developed world.
July 23, 2012
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Two custom â80s Petes for the cabover fanatics
These two Peterbilt 362s, owned by Dustin Kunkel and John Bradford, respectively, we caught out at the Crossville, Tenn., show of the ATHS Music City Chapter.
July 21, 2012
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Birds of a feather: Trucking tweeps @OverdriveUpdate
We found these followers of Overdriveâs Twitter feed to have intriguing self-descriptions. Upon closer examination, their tweets seemed like something you might want to read, too. Follow @OverdriveUpdate at twitter.com for daily news and views updates. @drury1150 Ex-trucker John Drury recently left the road after dancing his way to losing 100 pounds, and heâs poised [âŚ]
July 20, 2012
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