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OOIDA sues Indiana hoping to derail truck tolling plan
OOIDA is seeking to overturn the toll increases and for refunds of tolls paid since the October increase went into effect.
January 14, 2019
Overdrive Radio
âDynamexâ ABC test âan unfair hammer to legitimate contractorsâ â view from a small fleet, and a contractor
The latest podcast is talk with the owner of, and a contractor with, Southern California-based Angus Transportation, the now three-truck business of Jimmy Nevarez, the source of the quotation in the headline, hitting on the problematic nature of the independent contractor classification test for truckers who value entrepreneurial leased relationships and much more.
January 11, 2019
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Business
House clears DOT funding bill that maintains ELD waiver for livestock haulers
Livestock and bee haulers have been allowed to run on paper logs and without an ELD since the mandate took effect in December 2017. However, the bill faces strong headwinds in ultimately becoming law, as lawmakers and President Trump square off over funding for a wall along the southern border.
January 11, 2019
Business
Cathy Gautreaux, FMCSAâs second in command, switching teams at DOT
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administrationâs Cathy Gautreaux, the agencyâs deputy director and second in command behind Administrator Ray Martinez, is leaving FMCSA to take a position elsewhere in the U.S. DOT.
January 11, 2019
Business
ATRI updates list of idling regulations
The list comes in two forms â an online compendium with detailed information and links to each of the 65 state and local regulations the group identified and a cab card with a consolidated listing of the regulations.
January 10, 2019
Electronic Logging Devices
New York wonât issue ELD citations until state adopts rule
The state of New York has not been issuing citations to carriers or drivers for not using an electronic logging device, the stateâs supreme court confirmed in a decision issued on New Yearâs Eve. Such citations for non-compliance with the ELD mandate will not be issued until the state adopts the U.S. DOTâs ELD rule into its own regulations.
January 7, 2019
Electronic Logging Devices
Downward mobility: Owner-operator income after the ELD mandate
The share of owner-operators expecting to tally more than $70,000 in net income for year 2018 was 27 percent smaller than the share that reported the same for 2017 net income, according to Overdriveâs recent surveys. 65 percent overall reported making generally less money since ELDs came into play.
January 3, 2019
Business
FMCSAâs decision to exempt carriers from Calif. break laws challenged by the Teamsters
FMCSA asserted on Dec. 21 that carriers do not have to provide drivers with the meal and rest breaks dictated by Californiaâs labor code. The Teamsters Union filed a petition days later asking a federal appellate court to reverse FMCSAâs decision.
January 3, 2019
Business
FMCSA grants exemption to allow cameras as rearview mirror alternative
FMCSA says use of the Stoneridge system eliminates blind spots on both sides of the truck, expands the field of view by an estimated 25 percent, and a trailer panning feature automatically tracks the end of the trailer to keep it in view when the truck is moving forward.
January 3, 2019
Business
FMCSA remains fully operational amid partial government shutdown
The lingering shutdown of certain portions of the federal government has little effect on employees at the two agencies tasked with overseeing trucking and highway operations, according to a document from the U.S. DOT.
January 2, 2019
Business
UCR fees dip again in 2019, registration open until April 1
For carriers with one or two trucks, the 2019 fee will be $62. In 2020, that fee will climb to $68. However, thatâs still less than 2010-2018 fees.
January 2, 2019
Electronic Logging Devices
Freightâs drift toward greater regionalization: Average length of haul on the spot market
Spot market data show how dramatically average haul lengths have changed since 2012. The numbers here are based on averages calculated from loads compiled in DATâs RateView service, which aggregates data on freight actually hauled, with a generally larger decline for reefer than flat or dry van.
January 2, 2019
Overdrive Extra
Trucking in 2018: Rates boom and settle, the ball rolls on hours reforms, ELD mandate takes hold
Digging in to the top trucking trends of 2018: ELDsâ first year spurs rate hikes and operational adjustments; the swirling saga of glider kit emissions; the beginning of potential HOS reforms, booming â and then settling â rates and more.
December 31, 2018
Overdrive Radio
2018 âcoulda planned betterâ: Counting down the top 10 Overdrive Radio podcasts of the year
Take a review run back through some of those most memorable moments from the top 10 most-listened-to episodes of the year, from details of owner-op Mark Kirbysonâs skepticism of any wisdom present in the oft-repeated âshoulda planned betterâ to more than two podcasts dedicated to recognizing the many best-avoided games brokers play in contracts ⌠and much more besides.
December 31, 2018
Business
2018 in review: A month-by-month look at the yearâs top stories
The implementation of the ELD mandate again loomed large as one of the most read topics on Overdrive in 2018. Adjustments to personal conveyance rules, the beginning stages of potential hours of service reform and more also ranked as some of the most-read stories of the year.
December 28, 2018
Electronic Logging Devices
The not-so-long haul: The operational challenges to owner-ops after the ELD mandate
The relatively sudden impact of the ELD mandate, on top of the growing demands of e-commerce, has narrowed haul lengths and challenged owner-operators to maximize productivity around more picks and drops. The short-haul choice is becoming more attractive even as many owner-ops report taking an income hit.
December 28, 2018
Electronic Logging Devices
The no-subscription-fee ELD going out of service Jan. 31
The Zed ELDâs shuttering comes just several months after the company touted its Zed Connect platform and refinements to its ELD app at the Great American Trucking Show in August.
December 27, 2018
Business
Carriers, drivers exempt from California break laws, FMCSA rules
In a significant decision that rebukes a major 2014 ruling by a federal court, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has said that carriers do not have to comply with California laws requiring employers to provide workers with regular meal breaks and paid rest breaks.
December 21, 2018
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