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Business
Hurry up and wait or pay $500
A receiverâs message comes in over the Qualcomm while Wendy and George have been waiting an hour in a line of trucks to get unloaded: âLate drivers will be fined $500.â Oh the humanity!
May 19, 2013
Voices
LETTER: Do unto drivers as you would have done unto you
A sort of mild-nightmare scenario at a receiver for Prime driver Bob Sauter leads to larger thoughts on the terrible treatment many drivers see from shipping/receiving facility personnel.
May 17, 2013
Business
Aggravation: Toothaches, heavy-duty toilet rolls, CostcoâŚ
âThe last time we were at Costco for a live unload, we missed our sonâs 14th and 15th birthdays.ââŚ
May 10, 2013
Business
Schedule down the rabbit hole
Wendy Parker on detention: âWhat kind of idiot arrives at a warehouse and expects people to unload their truck? (This is thinly veiled sarcasm. OK, completely unveiled sarcasm.)â
November 28, 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
Carriers grappling with solutions for uncompensated detention
Despite indications more carriers are offering or improving trucker detention pay, there seems to be no clear consensus for change.
October 19, 2012
Channel 19
The forces at work on detention pay
Operators and industry reps weigh in on the problem of uncompensated detention time at shippers and receivers, and what is being and could be done about it. The problem was No. 3 in Overdriveâs 2012 poll of top challenges for owner-operators.
August 6, 2012
Channel 19
Could EOBRs solve the detention dilemma?
EOBRs can give owner-operators a powerful tool when dealing with customers and the shipping/receiving facilities relative to detention time. Given that stopped time and location is easily retrievable with the systems, operators now have ready-made documentation to prove detention time to the shipper, beyond just driversâ word.
May 4, 2012
Business
A pleasant difference between our former and present carriers
Our former carrier told us where to go and when. Our present carrier allows us to call ahead to confirm pick up and delivery details. Itâs better this way.
April 17, 2012
Channel 19
Elephants in the room: MCSAC snapshot
There were two of them in the Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee meeting room at the Hilton Old Town in Alexandria, Va., yesterday. At a certain point in the committeeâs discussion yesterday, Feb. 7, about the issue of electronic logs and harassment, as the discussion ranged seemingly away from the task at hand â discussion [âŚ]
February 8, 2012
Business
FMCSA advisory group sets June agenda
The public may attend the Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee meeting in Alexandria, Va., June 20-22 or submit written comment by June 15.
June 9, 2011
Business
ATA board votes against detention time regs
The American Trucking Associations Board of Directors called on policymakers to respect contracts between carriers and shippers.
May 19, 2011
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