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Channel 19
Driver shortage: An economist and a recruiter ’round the bar
Owner-operator Jeff Clark, blogging as part of Freightliner’s new Team Run Smart initiative, breaks down the driver shortage issue in a crafty way: “An economist and a driver recruiter walk into a bar” and…
March 2, 2013
Jeff Clark and four other owner-operators are blogging via Freightliner’s new initiative to highlight owner-operator business issues and their new equipment. Find them all here.
Overdrive Extra
Trucker protest shuts down construction project
Roughly 30 drivers staged a small ruckus this weekend by refusing to work and shutting down a $1.4 billion highway project in the process.
April 30, 2012
Drivers protest as a policeman stands gaurd at the Windsor-Essex Parkway project this weekend. (Photo from The Windsor Star website.)
Business
TWT Refrigerated boosts owner-operator pay
Spokane, Wash.-based TWT Refrigerated Services announced its increasing its owner-operator pay package to $1 per mile.
April 24, 2012
Overdrive Extra
Big fleet earnings could mean bigger paychecks
Carriers who have seen big growth over the last year could be passing some of it on to owner-operators.
April 20, 2012
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Business
Payday
Carriers chase after a diminished pool of owner-operator candidates with higher pay, bonuses and more compensation options.
October 1, 2011
Flatbed owner-operators enjoyed higher rates of pay and net income during the spring, thanks to increased freight demand in a segment where many operators had left the business during the recession.
Business
LogBook
New regulations will increase truck cost, owner-operator pay expected to rise, natural gas trucks catching on and other industry news items are featured.
September 1, 2011
New truck fuel efficiency rules will cut fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions beginning with 2014 models.
Business
Forecast: Operator pay rising
Over the next 12 months, owner-operator pay is predicted to rise 4 to 6 cents a mile and company driver pay 3 to 5 cents a mile.
August 16, 2011
Business
Logbook
Owner-operator pay to rise, researcher trashes hour studies, Shell selects SuperRigs trucks, groups push for safer trucks and many more industry news items are featured.
July 1, 2011
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Business
LogBook
Demand pushing pay higher, Charlie Daniels to perform at Super Show, FMCSA sends CSA warning letters, opposition builds against hours proposal and more industry news items are featured.
April 3, 2011
Country Hall of Fame singer Charlie Daniels first hit the country music charts in 1975 with his rebel anthems “Long Haired Country Boy” and “The South’s Gonna Do It.”
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