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Overdrive Extra: Page 37
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Catâs back (with another phone)
Owner-operators havenât been able to spec a new Caterpillar-powered truck in nearly a decade, but they can spec a new piece of Cat equipment of a smaller variety: The companyâs second take on a rugged smartphone built for users who work in industries like trucking and construction.
February 22, 2016
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Home delivery: If not by drone, then by driverless truck. Or both.
Googleâs gotten plenty of publicity with its moves toward drone-delivered packages. Now a patent awarded to the company this week indicates itâs eyeing another delivery technology: autonomous trucks.
February 11, 2016
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Rearview: Different times, similar problems
Overly picky roadside inspectors, untimely but necessary equipment repairs and a highway full of unseasoned truckers may sound like 2016 owner-operator annoyances. But as evidenced by these 1970s cartoons from Overdrive, theyâre problems that have persisted for nearly a half-century.
February 8, 2016
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One carrierâs work-around for the driver shortage
Landstarâs low turnover rate shows that strong earnings potential for drivers can soften a labor shortage by retaining solid operators.
February 2, 2016
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Second take: Owner-operators stand to benefit from âbeyond complianceâ program
âIf you lose, why wouldnât you at least try to get the best deal possible? FMCSA is being asked to think outside the box. Owner-ops and small businesses should too,â says Joe Rajkovacz. âIt would sure be nice to find out some ideas from truckers out there not buying into the gospel of âJust say no.ââ
January 19, 2016
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Rearview: Fighting rail in the name of safety
One of many battles waged by Overdrive in its first 20 years was against the rail industry, including its powerful lobbying arm and its cozy relationship with lawmakers.
January 12, 2016
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More on required ELD connectivity options: What inspectors need at roadside
If operators opt for a device that uses solely local connections like USB and Bluetooth, the device must be equipped with both Bluetooth connectivity and a USB 2.0 port, not one or the other.
January 8, 2016
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Overlooked video gem reveals a bygone trucking era
âOn the boulevardâ shows owner-operators talking about their struggles to survive, being apart from their families, taking pride in running without authority and dodging scales.
December 23, 2015
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When filmmakers hit the road with 1970s owner-operators
After interviewing drivers at a late 1970s truck show, the film collective Optic Nerve spent six weeks crossing the country to record drivers for a 30-minute documentary.
December 21, 2015
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Highway bill: So much, yet too little
The new highway bill did nothing to create stable user-based funding to make our infrastructure program self-sustaining.
December 18, 2015
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The new cost of e-log compliance and FMCSAâs denial of small business exemption
Following a comment dust-up over the real costs of compliance of an ELD mandate, the agency relaxed certain portions of required device specâs in the mandateâs ultimate version. But it also blocked attempts at exempting small trucking companies from compliance.
December 11, 2015
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Stuck under an overpass!
If you are jammed under an overpass, you face financial, legal and employment disaster â not to mention the unending humiliation when your truck pics hit social media.
December 4, 2015
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End the year with smart tax decisions
Potentially big changes loomed at year-end regarding depreciation limits for 2015 income taxes.
November 23, 2015
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When bark turns to barf â having a sick pet on the road
Diesel Dog isnât keeping his food down. Youâre nowhere near a vet. Itâs the middle of the night. Whatâs a long-haul driver to do? This Worst Case Trucking Scenario offers a few tips on dealing with common pet maladies on the road when you canât get advice from a vet. For more detail, see the [âŚ]
November 10, 2015
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Where driving jobs have arisen since 1978
Whatever the extent of any âdriver shortage,â you wouldnât think there is one by checking a National Public Radio report by Quoctrung Bui that traces the most common jobs in every state since 1978. The data not only highlights trends about trucking jobs, but also reveals aspects of the broader economy over almost four decades. In [âŚ]
November 6, 2015
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Elusive e-logs: Agency misses another projected publication date for ELD mandate
After pushing Sept. 30 most of the year as the publication date for an ELD mandate, FMCSAâs latest projected date for the rule â Oct. 30 â has also come and gone, and thereâs no rule yet.
November 4, 2015
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Paycheck checkup: The real spread between driver and contractor pay
It looks like the California spread of $17,400 between company driver and owner-operator earnings is overstated, at least as applied on the national scale. Instead, the $50,000-$60,000 range is now commonplace for many employed and leased long-haul truckers.
October 29, 2015
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Court presses OOIDA on âunconstitutionalityâ of Calif. emissions regs during oral arguments
The court overseeing the OOIDAâs lawsuit against California and its stringent emissions regulations heard oral arguments last week in the case, and, per one report, OOIDA faced tough questions about its suit and the evidence used to support it.
October 27, 2015
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