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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
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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
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30-second Trucker Tip video: Caught in a sinkhole!
What happens when water dissolves minerals, typically limestone, in the bedrock?
September 9, 2017
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
Overdrive Extra
Making the transition to owner-operator
The expanded freedom and earning potential of running as an owner-operator come with a big tradeoff: greater self-discipline and more demanding money management.
June 15, 2017
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Will Uber Freight ‘disrupt’ trucking?
More sophisticated load-matching, combined with the availability of real-time lane data, gives nimble owner-operators a better chance to customize their business as far as net income and efficient route planning.
June 5, 2017
Overdrive Extra
Roadcheck checking securement – and everything else
Most trucks selected for inspection during Roadcheck will get a Level 1 inspection. The 37-step exam check driver and vehicle fitness for duty.
June 4, 2017
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Overdrive’s Most Beautiful winner a mentor for young women, girls
Trucker Stephanie Klang says the financial stability and independence she’s enjoyed through her CFI career is a common theme when she speaks to Girl Scouts and other student groups. She wants young girls to see an example of a woman succeeding in what some still consider a man’s world.
May 24, 2017
Custom Rigs
Car haulers’ touching tribute to police
The car-hauling Pete 379 is dedicated to police officers who lost their lives while doing their jobs.
May 18, 2017
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