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On the ‘flower gravy train’: Direct-ship greenhouse freight, 10-4 D.C. convoy and more with Scott Hampton
Hampton pulled hoppers before transitioning to the operation he’s in today, which he describes as his “flower gravy train” doing multi-drop distribution runs for shipper Dallas Johnson Greenhouse in Council Bluffs. Also in this latest Overdrive Radio edition, the tale of how he got back to the front of the 10-4 D.C. convoy that Oct. Saturday in Northern Virginia
December 7, 2018
Business
For small fleets, tracking can be ELD fringe benefit
“I hate the ELD, I hate that it’s mandated,” says small-fleet owner-operator Rob Hallahan, but I “like the utilities that come with it,” including location tracking and sharing.
December 6, 2018
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FMCSA announces denial of 10 ELD exemption requests
The agency officially denied the requests in June and July, but it is required to publicly announce the denials in the Federal Register. Denials include petitions from OOIDA, SikhsPAC and more.
December 6, 2018
Channel 19
Hours of service proposal could come by end of March
Signs point to a decision on whether to move forward with hours change from FMCSA sooner than later — by Spring, regulators said during a call with owner-operators put together by Scott Reed and Scott Jordan of the Independent Carrier Group covering hours, the ELD mandate and exemptions, training and enforcement topics.
December 6, 2018
Business
First cross-border Mexican fleet talks challenges, standards of operating in U.S.
Olympic Transport, a 140-truck Monterrey, Mexico-based fleet that’s operated in cross-border operations since 2007, says that despite stigmas of Mexican-domiciled fleets among U.S. carriers and operators, Mexican fleets in the DOT’s cross-border program are no less safe than those at U.S. and Canadian operations.
December 5, 2018
Business
DOT asking for crash examples to review for crash preventability program within CSA
The intention of the program is to test the feasibility of reviewing crashes in which truck drivers are not at fault and to remove them from carriers’ and operators’ Compliance, Safety, Accountability scores if they are deemed non-preventable.
December 4, 2018
Business
Enforcement spree ongoing this week in Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Ohio
During the “Eyes on 94” enforcement spree, officers will focus on violations most likely to contribute to a crash, including speeding, following too close, improper passing, distracted driving and improper lane use.
December 3, 2018
Business
Engine tinkerers, beware: Emissions tech, steep fines and increased enforcement put the brakes on illegal engine mods
Highly publicized crackdowns by EPA and DOT point to a new, and sobering, reality for owner-operators: In the age of modern emissions control systems, there’s often little that can be done legally or practically to alter engines away from their stock specifications, especially if it means touching emissions control components.
November 30, 2018
Business
Mobile crane operators get 30-minute break exemption extended
The Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association has held the exemption since October 2016 for carriers and drivers operating mobile cranes with a rated lifting capacity of more than 30 tons. The exemption applies to approximately 65,000 mobile crane operators.
November 29, 2018
Business
Owner-operator status in question in California, carriers try to find work-arounds
The fix? Have previously single-truck operators leased to carriers obtain their own authority and become independent owner-operators and have carriers separate their trucking arms and brokerage arms.
November 29, 2018
Hours of Service
Mobile shower, catering group seeks hours relief to better aid firefighters responding to disasters
The National Mobile Shower and Catering Association is requesting the regulations relief for its member companies’ drivers who are responding under a “Resource Order,” an order issued by a federal agency directing firefighters and supporting personnel to respond to forest fires and similar emergencies.
November 29, 2018
Business
Prominent dashcam provider petitions FMCSA to allow lower windshield mounting
Regulations require vehicle safety technologies to be mounted not more than four inches below the upper edge of the area swept by the windshield wipers. SmartDrive says its ADAS should be mounted approximately eight inches below the upper edge of the area swept by windshield wipers.
November 28, 2018
Business
DOT raises fines for violating trucking regs
A final rule that published in the Federal Register today, Nov. 27, makes the new fine amounts effective immediately. The 2015 Act required FMCSA and other DOT agencies to issue an initial “catch-up” adjustment, followed by annual adjustments for inflation.
November 27, 2018
Business
10 toughest states for hours of service violations
Arkansas has been atop this list now for four years since overtaking the previous perennial toughest hours-violation state, Oregon, in 2014.
November 26, 2018
Business
An hours of service ‘secret weapon’ in Kansas
For those running paper logs or ELDs, but particularly the former, Kansas has something of a secret weapon for its Level 3 driver inspections, notes highway patrol Captain Chris Turner. Many of those inspections, taking place primarily at rest stops, are performed by a “small group of retired troopers.” …
November 23, 2018
Channel 19
Better ‘pay would solve most’ critical issues: Readers’ priorities show variation from, similarity to recent rankings
While “the economy” does figure as a critical issue year-in year-out in the annual ATRI “critical issues” rankings, issues of adequate driver compensation — and rates for independent truckers — don’t command the same direct attention. All the same, as one reader noted, better “pay would solve most” problems.
November 16, 2018
Business
CARB to require trucks to store data on emissions, fuel use by 2022
CARB will require year-model 2022 and later engines to collect and store data on NOx output and fuel consumption “that would be used to characterize [carbon dioxide] emissions on all heavy-duty vehicles in use,” CARB says. Data would be retrieved via the engine by plugging in a scanning tool or data reader.
November 16, 2018
Overdrive Extra
What we can do about the physical and emotional violence of chronic stress made manifest
Clifford Petersen urges drivers to start with themselves — recognize the physical and psychological effects of chronic stress and know how to combat them. While “tempers are short, pressure has mounted, stress levels are reaching critical mass …, we all want to get home to our families. Let’s help one another do just that.”
November 15, 2018
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