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‘Don’t work more for less’ is reader Tom Hall’s message on hours, ELDs
“A specialty equipment hauler once asked me just why some steel haulers will ‘haul 20,000 pounds overloaded for $1 a hundred when I make as much or more money hauling 40,000-pound legal loads at $2 a hundred?'” –Tom Hall on the scrum over income, pay, ELDs, hours and more. Hall views forcing pay for all time worked as a solution to many issues.
January 16, 2018
Channel 19
‘Here’s to causing a crisis’: Is there a shutdown going on?
Those were among the words of independent owner-operator Brita Nowak, who’s closed her one-truck business in part in protest of the 14-hour rule’s inflexibility, combined with the new record-keeping reality of the ELD mandate.
January 12, 2018
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Business
DOT forming policy to ‘remove barriers’ of autonomous vehicle deployment
Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao on Wednesday announced the U.S. DOT is seeking public input on policies to hasten the deployment of self-driving trucks, buses and passenger cars, including vehicles that require no human input to operate.
January 12, 2018
Electronic Logging Devices
KeepTruckin ELD in Pilot Flying J stores
The KeepTruckin e-log app and ELD system, well-known among drivers, is now being stocked for purchase in Pilot Flying J stores.
January 11, 2018
Electronic Logging Devices
Tow truck drivers, small seasonal fleet file for ELD exemptions
The Towing and Recovery Association of America requested a five-year exemption from the mandate for tow truck drivers. STC Inc., a 75-truck seasonal propane-hauling fleet, also requested an exemption from ELDs.
January 10, 2018
Business
Drivers’ info appears safe, FMCSA says, after hack of medical examiner registry
“There was no evidence of exposure of the personal information of drivers, medical examiners or motor carrier operators,” the agency said in a statement to Overdrive on Tuesday about the hack of the National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners.
January 9, 2018
Business
ATA ag group seeks cargo securement exemption for certain freight
AFTC in its exemption application states there are no commodity-specific tie-down rules for agricultural commodities transported in wood and plastic boxes and large fiberglass tubs, or for hay, straw and cotton bales that are grouped into large singular units.
January 8, 2018
Electronic Logging Devices
POLL: Are you running with an ELD/AOBRD for logs or holding off?
With reports varying considerably from operators following the initial enforcement date of the ELD mandate in December, what’s your status for e-log implementation, whether already set up with one, protesting the mandate by shutting down/leaving the business, remaining on paper logs with an exemption, or another scenario?
January 8, 2018
Hours of Service
DOT surveying truckers on personal vehicle commute times
FMCSA has announced intentions to survey drivers about the time they spend commuting in their personal vehicles, seeking to determine how often truckers’ commutes to their driving jobs exceed 2 and a half hours. The agency also says it intends to study the ramifications of “excessive commuting on safety and driver fatigue” after the survey’s completion.
January 5, 2018
Business
Driver shut down following two major crashes in two weeks
One crash in Nevada resulted in more than 51,000 gallons of hazardous materials being spilled on I-80, while another crash in Montana resulted in the deaths of 20 calves.
January 4, 2018
Electronic Logging Devices
Trash haulers, oil rig group and others ask FMCSA for ELD exemption
Trash hauling and recycling fleet American Disposal Services, oilfield service fleet Cudd Energy Services, the Agricultural Retailers Association and the Association of Energy Service Companies have each petitioned FMCSA for ELD exemptions for five years.
January 4, 2018
Business
Trucker breaks and pay, infrastructure bill, FMCSA boss confirmation on tap as Congress returns
Congress could soon take action to block states from enacting laws on driver breaks and pay reforms, take up an infrastructure funding package, further delay ELD compliance for livestockers, confirm a new FMCSA boss and more…
January 3, 2018
Electronic Logging Devices
Comment period opens for OOIDA’s request to exempt small business truckers from ELD mandate
OOIDA has asked the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to exempt small businesses (defined by the Small Business Administration as those with up to $27.5 million a year in revenue) who have no at-fault crashes on their record and who have a “Satisfactory” or “Conditional” from the ELD mandate.
January 3, 2018
Business
DOT opens 2018 UCR filing process after delay, fees reduced
Independent truckers operating one or two trucks will pay $69 this year, down from $76 in 2017. Enforcers are giving carriers 90 days to register before issuing citations.
January 3, 2018
Channel 19
Business outlook trending pessimistic in the new year for owner-operators
And … a few late Christmas wishes from a variety of owner-operators on Overdrive’s Facebook page, with their rigs dressed up for the holiday last week. . .
December 31, 2017
Overdrive Extra
The Year of the ELD: Top trucking trends from 2017 as ELD mandate descended
Coverage of the mandate and its myriad of twists and turns throughout dominated the news cycle in 2017. It also dominated Overdrive’s usual in-depth coverage of the industry. However, a few other key trends emerged too, including regulatory repeals by the Trump Administration, booming rates and the rise of the electric truck. More here…
December 31, 2017
Business
More clean inspections: Enforcement change or improved compliance?
Both enforcement-practice changes and, veteran officers suggest, improved operations on the part of truckers are responsible for clean inspections’ recent rise.
December 29, 2017
Business
Spot market extremely tight, favoring truckers, ahead of Christmas week
A lot of truckers took time off last week ahead of Christmas, which meant there were already fewer trucks on the road. It was also the first week under the electronic logging device mandate, and the combination of the upcoming holiday and new regulations pushed the national load-to-truck ratio for vans up higher than it’s ever been – 10.1 loads per truck.
December 29, 2017
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