Tag: rates: Page 45

Business

Spot market rates jump in March

The end of winter brought with it a much needed end to another cold spell: Per mile spot market rates for van, reefer and flatbed loads.

April 4, 2013

Business

Rates continued tumble in February

Spot market rates in February continued a now three-month-long downward slide in February, save for a one-penny increase in flatbed rates.

March 5, 2013

Business

Rates continued downward slide in January

For the second straight month, spot market rates dipped somewhat significantly in all three segments, according to the January report from load board Internet Truckstop.

February 5, 2013

Business

Rates tumble in December after November spike

Coming on the heels of a big November — more than likely driven by holiday retail shopping – rates for all three segments dropped in December.

January 3, 2013

Channel 19

One hauler’s rate benchmark and more on pricing

Two operators share views on methods toward boosting rates to profitable levels — one offering a perspective in favor of price re-regulation.

December 20, 2012

Channel 19

Don’t pay for the privilege to haul

Second Wind Transport independent owner-operator Greg Trott was offered a load recently he would have paid out of pocket to haul — had he made the wrong decision and taken it.

December 11, 2012

Voices

Reader: FMCSA attacks safety ‘from the wrong end of the beast’

“If rates were up where they should be, drivers wouldn’t have to complain about receiving and loading fees one bit.”

December 3, 2012

Channel 19

Modest proposal: $65/hour, fair detention rate to protect small biz

A reader sees a need for mandatory detention pay to protect the small business trucking life from the continuing encroachment of big-business competition and government regulation in the form of tightening hours and EOBRs.

November 27, 2012

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

Voices

Readers react on broker regulation, rates, GPS, truck loans

Rounding up reactions to recent coverage of a variety of issues at OverdriveOnline.com, in the magazine and on the Overdrive Facebook page.

October 24, 2012

Business

Pay trends, part 1: Near-term forecast mixed

While industry analysts say rising owner-operator compensation for both leased drivers and independents is on a slow rise, anecdotal reports and some polls suggest otherwise.

October 15, 2012

Voices

A look in the mirror: Is Overdrive ‘fit for duty?’

Readers respond to Overdrive‘s August 2012 cover story, “Fit for duty,” about carrier efforts to recruit former military service members to driver ranks.

August 20, 2012