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What to expect as ELD mandate takes effect
The rough road to the electronic logging device mandate is close to an end, though it may get more bumpy from here.
December 14, 2017
Overdrive Radio
Behind the scenes at the Tesla Semi reveal
In this edition of Overdrive Radio, a rebroadcast of Equipment Editor Jason Cannon’s talk with K.C. Phillips on the “Road Dog Live” Sirius XM program, discussing the Tesla Semi electric truck’s big recent reveal in California.
December 8, 2017
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Counting costs and savings for the 2019 Tesla Semi (and bonus video)
Diesel power will be around probably for decades. But don’t be shocked if you live to see e-trucks as a common sight – not just for saving the environment but for saving costs.
December 1, 2017
Overdrive Extra
A potential role for cameras and wearables in regulating drowsy driving
Until very recently, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has largely ignored fatigue monitoring technology, and therefore any potential it has for a significant revision of the hours of service. Instead, regulators for decades have tinkered with the hours of service as if it were a magic template to solve the fatigue problem for every […]
November 21, 2017
Overdrive Extra
Flatbed operators prospering as economy rebounds
Through September, flatbedder clients of ATBS had net income of $51,602. Even though miles driven did not change much during the first three quarters, net income per mile rose dramatically each quarter, indicating rapidly rising rates: 67.3 cents per mile, 74.7 cpm and 81.7 cpm.
November 17, 2017
Overdrive Extra
ELDs not alone in driving up rates
These factors indeed point to a capacity crunch – Noel Perry predicts it happening between March and July – that clearly exceeds the market’s typical ups and downs.
September 29, 2017
Overdrive Extra
High-touch fatigue monitoring: Too close for comfort?
How do you feel about driver-facing cameras? Or wearable devices that assess your alertness and project how quickly it will decline?
September 11, 2017
Overdrive Extra
30-second Trucker Tip video: Caught in a sinkhole!
What happens when water dissolves minerals, typically limestone, in the bedrock?
September 9, 2017
Overdrive Extra
ATBS forecasts higher owner-operator income
Amen revisited his forecasts from last year and made some new ones during an Overdrive Partners in Business seminar at the Great American Trucking Show in Dallas last month.
September 6, 2017
Overdrive Extra
Road trippin’: Trump’s hollow infrastructure pledge
This industry and the public at large deserve a rational plan, not smoke and mirrors, for maintaining and improving our infrastructure.
September 1, 2017
Overdrive Extra
A busy independent’s plan to transition his business (and dodge ELDs in the process)
A run with John Hodges in his 1998 Freightliner Classic, part of his small fleet. As independent, Hodges juggles roles as driver, owner, cattle farmer and pastor in his local church, taking it all in stride: “To whom much is given …”
August 9, 2017
Overdrive Extra
ELD rumors dispelled: Small fleet exemption? Delay to 2019? Answers here…
Given the apparent misinformation making the rounds among drivers, let’s dispel some of the rumors and provide an update on the efforts — which is all they are at present — to delay the mandate.
August 8, 2017
Overdrive Extra
A shot in the arm for fixing CSA
The added weight of an objective party is welcome, especially knowing it gives Congress a clear vision of CSA problems. FMCSA has made relatively superficial changes – slowly – to CSA. It’s a shame it’s taken so many voices to repeat the call that change needs to be faster and more substantive.
August 1, 2017
Overdrive Extra
ELD delay faces big hurdles, even with added co-sponsors
Despite a bill being introduced this month to delay the ELD mandate, Congress appears reluctant to tackle the issue. ATA is also adamant there’s little support for the measure among lawmakers.
July 27, 2017
Overdrive Extra
Where trucking musicians gather – and truckers get a treat
GATS will showcase trucking’s musical talent next month. See a preview here.
July 10, 2017
Overdrive Extra
‘The real problem’ isn’t ELDs
Now that it appears the ELD mandate is about to amplify the shortcomings of the hours of service rule, it’s time to address the real problem, not its surrogate.
June 30, 2017
Custom Rigs
Muscular Mack pickup ready for Independence Day
The 800-horsepower Mack Granite is American-made and sports flag-and-eagle graphics.
June 27, 2017
Custom Rigs
Bandit Big Rig Series revives action-packed truck racing
See big rig racers roaring around the Montgomery Motor Speedway.
June 21, 2017
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