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Tag: Phil Madsen
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Back to the future: âTrucks of Americaâ in 1973; The drones are coming! (take four)
Did you know Overdrive once published truck jigsaw puzzles? We didnât either ⌠And: The drones are coming! Congressional moves reportedly would prevent erection of state barriers to autonomous vehicles and centralize rules at federal levelâŚ
June 20, 2017
Business
Expedited advantage, part 2: Pay
In a poll of owner-operators at OverdriveOnline.com, more than 60 percent of respondents called the potential for better income the chief attraction of expediting. More on pay in part 2 of this series.
November 16, 2012
Channel 19
Expediter pays witness to slim Obama victory
Checking in with Landstar-leased expediter Phil Madsen and his âLearning something new every dayâ blog.
September 20, 2012
Overdrive Extra
MADSEN: With more value-added services on trucks, driver value declines
If you missed this post to Phil Madsenâs Learning Something New Every Day blog, from earlier in the month, give it a gander soon as you can. Itâs a must-read for the quality of analysis it gives to the expediting owner-operatorâs first experience with software that can, with an operatorâs permission, track his cell phone [âŚ]
June 23, 2012
Voices
Roadside Attractions
A roadside midwife, an apnea proposal, bedbugs, the rigors and routines of the road, plus Truck Gauge and Truck Gallery are among the industry news items and oddities featured.
June 1, 2012
Channel 19
Bogan case: More reasons to choose a carrier carefully
The Bogan case may be best viewed in the context of tried-and-true advice: be smart and choosy about who you run for. You never know when you may need the boss to go to bat for you rather than hanging you out to dry by being forced out of business.
May 30, 2012
Channel 19
The drones keep coming â for your freight?
Apologies for a post-less Tuesday, which regular Channel 19 readers no doubt noticed. I had a mini-vacation with friends and family â hearing news of the SpaceX launch in the auto on the way home to Nashville, I couldnât help but think of owner-operator blogger Phil Madsenâs greatest post of all time, which in my view [âŚ]
May 23, 2012
Business
Managing stress while marooned without freight
Proactive stress management became necessary today as we spent another day without freight.
May 16, 2012
Business
Skunked in Chicago
We moved to Chicago this morning to improve our freight prospects but got skunked.
May 15, 2012
Business
Packers, grilling and a few heirlooms
The freight brought us close to relatives today and we worked in a visit.
May 14, 2012
Business
The Avengers!
Passing time in pleasant ways on an easy run
May 13, 2012
Business
Welcome to Intestine, Pennsylvania
We did some tricky mountain driving today.
May 12, 2012
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