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Calling out ‘dysfunctional’ trucking regs, OOIDA’s Spencer asks Biden to slot him as FMCSA boss
The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association announced that Todd Spencer has reached out to Biden to express interest in FMCSA administration position.
December 1, 2020
Todd Spencer, president and CEO of OOIDA, speaking at an FMCSA listening session at the Mid-America Trucking Show in 2003.
Channel 19
If your ELD goes down, go to paper, or … ELS, anyone?
What are your options in the event of an ELD malfunction? Given an ongoing widespread outage of Rand McNally devices, here’s what the regs require and what FMCSA notes are your options — not just paper, in this case.
November 25, 2020
Two gauges screens in the DriverConnect app offer truck-status gauges for 10 metrics of most use for drivers, including instant fuel economy, lifetime fuel economy, speed, transmission oil temp, engine speed, battery voltage, oil pressure, coolant temp and boost pressure.
Overdrive Radio
What can owner-operators expect from a Biden administration?
This week's edition of Overdrive Radio features OOIDA's president helping forecast what a Biden administration may mean for independent truckers. Listen here.
November 20, 2020
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Channel 19
Another annual tradition thrown off in this crazy year
With the National Association of Small Trucking Companies' announcement, a window on the planned address by FMCSA chief Wiley Deck in this prepared video.
November 18, 2020
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Business
Further extensions of CDL-related COVID waivers unlikely, official says
And more from FMCSA top brass and CVSA: a common misconception about the short-haul exception, new split-sleeper-berth usage, crash preventability, and more.
November 17, 2020
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Overdrive Radio
Double-brokered freight fraud: How to prevent, with a U.S. postal inspector who cracked case
In this edition of the Overdrive Radio podcast, postal inspector Steve Cohen details how the scheme works and how motor carriers can stop it. Listen here.
November 13, 2020
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‘The most difficult part was logging in’: Independent trucker walks through DOT Clearinghouse self-check process (with step by step photos)
Independent operators and small fleets must have DOT Clearinghouse check completed by Jan. 5, 2021. Learn about the self-check process here on Overdrive.
November 13, 2020
As the notice states in the bottom right-hand corner, independent owner-operators will need to register as employers within the Clearinghouse. Prompts are intended to help owner-operators establish their accounts as both employers and drivers within the Clearinghouse.
Custom Rigs
Owner-op Todd Graham’s two-truck leased operation, powered in part by this 2003 KW W900
Find out all about Todd Graham's advocacy efforts, business philosophy, and what powers his two-tractor leased trucking operation here on Overdrive.
November 12, 2020
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Business
Senate’s DOT bill maintains ELD waiver for livestockers
The Senate’s proposed DOT funding bill would continue the ELD waiver for livestock haulers. And other news: New York is once again trying to crack down on low-bridge strikes with a week-long enforcement campaign; and Cargo Transporters announced a driver pay increase for 2021.
November 10, 2020
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Hours of Service
From the ELD data: Drivers wade slowly into new HOS split options as 30-minute break violations dip
ELD data shows 30-minute-break violations dropping as truckers utilize new hours of service options. But new split sleeper options are still being learned.
November 4, 2020
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POLL: Have you used the FMCSA’s DataQs violation/crash info system for any of these reasons?
The DataQs system is where drivers and fleets go to challenge/request official review of information associated with inspections and DOT-recordable crashes. Have you utilized it for any of the common reasons shown in this poll?
November 2, 2020
Access a detailed how-to on navigating the basic steps to request a crash review in DataQs via FMCSA’s detailed Submitter’s Guide.
Business
Clock’s ticking for independents to run their required self-check in Drug Clearinghouse
The clock is ticking for small fleets and one-truck independent owner-operators to run their required self-check-in the FMCSA Drug Clearinghouse. Details here.
November 2, 2020
As the notice states in the bottom right-hand corner, independent owner-operators will need to register as employers within the Clearinghouse. Prompts are intended to help owner-operators establish their accounts as both employers and drivers within the Clearinghouse.
Overdrive Radio
Listen back: Truckers, brokers sound off in freight transaction transparency session
Three petitions, a wide array of views. Hear the full session audio, edited slightly to remove technical interruptions, in this edition of Overdrive Radio.
November 2, 2020
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Business
Brokers, carriers and their advocates at loggerheads in FMCSA listening session
For carriers who commented at FMCSA's session, the regulations can expose the dishonest among brokers. For the honest broker, they're altogether unnecessary.
October 28, 2020
Simple failure to pay for a delivered load isn’t the only way that brokers stiff owner-operators.
Business
Unlike restrictive Calif. law, feds’ rule on owner-operators allows them ‘to work the way they want’
For the first time, the Department of Labor is intent to define how to determine if a worker can be deemed an independent contractor under federal law.
October 26, 2020
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Regulations
Trucking Law: Busting myths about inspection regulations
Daily commercial vehicle inspections are an important task for truck drivers, but do you know what is actually required by the FMCSA? Check out these myths.
October 23, 2020
When defects are found in certain parts and accessories identified in the regulation, such as tires, a report must be submitted to the carrier.
Overdrive Radio
The day an ELD mandate protestor and ELD provider visited the White House to talk brokers
In this week's episode of Overdrive Radio, Mike Landis and C.J. Karman recall how they came together to speak with the White House chief of staff about brokers.
October 16, 2020
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Electronic Logging Devices
ELD makers report ongoing updates as drivers navigate new hours options
Some ELD apps sowed confusion for drivers trying to use new split-sleeper options. ELD makers acknowledge that software updates are being deployed to correct.
October 15, 2020
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The trucker cap in teacher Amy Watson’s selfie from the day she was tested for COVID-19 later inspired her choice of “long-haulers” to describe COVID survivors with persistent symptoms. “My school’s mascot is a squirrel,” she said, which she finds appropriate, given that her pre-school students, with their short bursts of activity, are “very squirrel-like.”
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Trucking’s bit part in the 'COVID long-haulers’ name
A teacher's trucker cap provides inspiration for her to borrow trucking's "long-hauler" designation for COVID-19 survivors who discover they're facing an indefinite period of further suffering.
Small-fleet owner Jesse McGinness was going for originality with the look of this 2021 Peterbilt 389, spec'ing the black Alcoa rims from the factory. After his maiden voyage in a Class 8 tractor years ago, in a Peterbilt 379, he fell in love with the classic square-hood series. He plans to modify the stacks, the grille and more to all-black finish -- committing sacrilege, says the operator who took him on that first 379 run. McGinness'll maintain plenty in chrome/stainless accents, not to worry. The flattop with lift-axle is powered by the X15 Cummins at 605 hp, with an 18-speed transmission. 'I wanted this truck to be a truck that I thought was cool,' McGinness said, in addition to doing the tough over-dimensional/heavy hauling he'll require of it.
Channel 19
'WTF' stresses service for long-term success
The glider market grew from a few hundred sales a year in 2010 to upwards of 10,000 as recently as 2017. Gliders sported pre-emissions-regs engines -- no exhaust gas recirculation or selective catalytic reduction components and, thus, no need for DEF. With simpler technology and refurbished engines, the products were much cheaper than new trucks with new engines, making them attractive buys for small-business truckers.
Equipment
Glider kit market hits fatal nosedive with latest emissions regs
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Business
After weakened demand in 2020, diesel prices jump back to pre-pandemic levels
Junior Elmore’s Marmon caught Christner's eye right off for a very simple reason: 'I’d never seen a Marmon cabover in the flesh before,' he wrote. 'Up close, it’s easy to see why a Marmon cabover was used in the movie 'Transformers: Age of Extinction' as the Autobot Optimus Prime. Elmore’s Marmon COE #31 HDT-BC-86 was Manufactured 03/1977 in Garland, Texas. This is a complete truck with no parts taken off. Still running when parked in 1999. A good honest work truck that’s nicely spec’d out.' Find more details, and history, via this link.
Channel 19
Look back at Junior Elmore's classic 1970s rigs
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