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Tag: regulators

Overdrive Radio

How a ’96 Classic came to be ‘The Goose,’ and: Hope for small-biz primacy with FMCSA?

So just how did Daniel and Phyllis Snow’s 1996 Freightliner Classic XL come to be called ‘The Goose’? In this Overdrive Radio podcast, the independent owner-operators tell that story. Also: A bit of stumping for the importance of small business in trucking from none other than the top motor carrier safety regulator in the nation,

November 9, 2018

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Nice sentiments

The ELD mandate drawing closer … “I’ve noticed a lot more people deciding to protest the rule. I appreciate the feelings: I’m the first one to say, ‘Stand up to the gubmint,’ but I’ve got one question: Where were y’all all those years ago when we were begging people to make comments?” …

May 17, 2017

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Pulse

With the deeper incursions into driver scheduling that have accompanied new versions of the rule, conflicts with operational realities and individual rest cycles become more glaring.

February 1, 2012

Drivers better feel like working when the rule says it’s time to work, and they better be tired when the rule says it’s time

Pulse

Overdrive is proud of the role it continues to play in helping owner-operators get ever better at mastering the challenging job they do.

September 1, 2011

Pressure from the Teamsters, as reflected in this December 1969 cover photo of violence involving steel haulers, was one of the early conflicts owner-operators faced.

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