Tag: small fleets: Page 9

Channel 19

Career advancement for the long haul: One small fleet’s growth story

While a family business is certainly not the only way to start and/or run a small fleet, it is one of the more common; run through Old Time Express here with Mark, Mitch and founder owner-operator Bo White.

January 26, 2015

Overdrive Extra

Is going independent a fading dream?

An Overdrive poll in late 2013 showed half of our readers believe industry changes have made it more difficult to get your operating authority and be profitable.

May 20, 2014

Electronic Logging Devices

ELD mandate: Independents’ final straw?

An Overdrive survey shows between 50 and 70 percent of respondents threatening to exit the industry over the electronic-log mandate — the highest percentages are among independents/small fleets.

April 17, 2014

Custom Rigs

Melvin Davis’ new ‘Hillbilly Hilton’ fresh out of the body shop

The 2000 Freightliner Classic’s 163-inch custom-built sleeper now comes equipped with a full-size shower and bed, easy chair, table, a full closet and a kitchen counter with a sink, refrigerator, microwave and cook stove.

April 16, 2014

Business

MATS New Entrant listening session yields new ideas

Among voluminous thoughts on New Entrant testing, responding to commentary from owner-operator Michael Potwin Anne Ferro revealed that the agency’s plan to downgrade adjudicated citations’ violation weight in the CSA system could be in place as early as this summer.

March 28, 2014

Channel 19

Take advantage of CARB’s comment period by April 21

“This is by no means a ‘done deal,'” notes Joe Rajkovacz of the CCTA. “Truckers need to participate in the public-comment process – even show up at the Board meeting [April 24] if they can.”

March 25, 2014

Channel 19

GAO CSA report fallout: More small-carrier inspections on the way?

Some watchers feel that “reprioritizing” inspection criteria to grab and tie up more and more of the “little guys” among carriers on the road might be the onerous result of the GAO’s focus on lack of data.

February 13, 2014

Channel 19

Hopping a beverage trailer to D.C.

Follow @channel19todd on Twitter for updates from this week’s Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee meeting in Alexandria, Va., set to take up highway-bill priorities and CSA, among other topics.

February 10, 2014

Business

Feeling the love with a new carrier, in a warm place

If FMCSA is really concerned about safety, “they’ll go after the companies with churn like a Wisconsin butter factory, and leave experienced drivers and small companies with longtime employees alone.”

February 7, 2014

Overdrive Extra

You read it here first: CSA’s built-in unfairness

With the March and May issue installments of Overdrive’s CSA Data Trail stories, Senior Editor Todd Dills scooped GAO’s report this week by at least seven months.

February 4, 2014

Business

CARB public meetings clarify proposed rule amendments, hear other ideas

In addition to the previously reported six-month “Good Faith” extension, detail here on proposed new NOx-exempt areas and concurrent extensions, a fast-approaching funding deadline, and more.

December 5, 2013

Voices

More industry unity would pay big dividends on regulations

St. Augustine, Fla.-based small fleet owner Robert Steele weighs in on need for a united front on shippers/receivers wasting drivers’ time, hours, and other issues.

September 24, 2013