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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
Custom Rigs
A 360-degree inside look at a rolling audio-visual showroom
You wouldnât expect a truck based in a tiny Indiana town and tied to grain farming to have more video monitors and speakers than whatâs found in most houses. But then you probably havenât been inside Buzz Kill, the 2015 Peterbilt 386 shown by Davis Bros. of Owensville, Ind. The sleek Pete has a sound [âŚ]
October 13, 2015
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Owner-operatorsâ decade of âworking less and making moreâ
Looking at miles, revenue, income, maintenance costs and more, owner-operators worked longer but made less in recent years.
October 7, 2015
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Conflicting accounts of bigger big rigs
When safety is at stake, thereâs no need to take needless risks in the name of uncertain efficiency.
October 5, 2015
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How to see through bad advice on revenue per mile
Adding a stop to a run, even when the rate is good, can be a âdead loser,â says Richard DeForest of ATBS, the nationâs largest owner-operator financial services provider.
September 24, 2015
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E-log enforcement: Will it be âone strike, youâre outâ? That and more from FTR conference
âItâs a mandatory regulation,â said former FMCSA head Annette Sandberg, meaning enforcers likely will drop a carriersâ safety rating to Unsatisfactory, giving them 60 days to comply with the rule or be shut down, she says.
September 18, 2015
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When to take a vacation and other insights from trucking data
Smart owner-operators know they âhave to hit it hardâ from March through November, said ATBS Vice President Richard DeForest at the Overdrive Partners in Business seminar.
September 18, 2015
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