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Channel 19
Howâs a 21-hour wait to unload at 21 below sound?
Think your customer might tell you the delivery location is going to close with the weather? Think again ⌠Also: Port of Baltimore container haulers picket over wait times at Seagirt terminal; âslow rollâ press attention-grabber last weekend drew several dozen haulers and others in Illinois.
January 31, 2019
Overdrive Radio
2018 âcoulda planned betterâ: Counting down the top 10 Overdrive Radio podcasts of the year
Take a review run back through some of those most memorable moments from the top 10 most-listened-to episodes of the year, from details of owner-op Mark Kirbysonâs skepticism of any wisdom present in the oft-repeated âshoulda planned betterâ to more than two podcasts dedicated to recognizing the many best-avoided games brokers play in contracts ⌠and much more besides.
December 31, 2018
Business
Guaranteed pay: The promise for company drivers, small fleets
Guaranteed-minimum plans born in more recent years, though, have generally higher minimums but how do driver preferred to be paid? Details and more info here.
July 4, 2018
Channel 19
The truck booting, towing trap â another nontraditional parking spot to avoid
Glenn Keller and Leander Richmond shed light on towing companies setting up booting and towing traps in known trucker parking locations.
May 17, 2018
Electronic Logging Devices
Toward pacifying brokersâ POD expectations with an ELD system
Eagle Express owner Leander Richmondâs Omnitracs onboard dedicated-type ELDs have delivered his eight-truck operation a capability that could at least help solve a particular problem â increasingly âridiculousâ proof-of-delivery expectations among brokerages.
March 30, 2018
Electronic Logging Devices
ELD headaches: Dealing with technical glitches and other equipment issues
Much has been made about the operational challenges of running under more rigid hours with an electronic log. Now, three months into the mandate, some truckers new to e-logs are experiencing technical malfunctions that jeopardize compliance.
March 27, 2018
Overdrive Radio
Double-brokered loads, ELD issues, pausing that 14-hour clock already: Friday podcast round-up
This edition of Overdrive Radio further digs in around the expectation mismatch between brokers and carriers in load negotiations â plus more views on the potential for hours of service change from readers.
March 16, 2018
Overdrive Radio
Managing ridiculous expectations handed down from brokers
A talk with small fleet owner Leander Richmond for this Overdrive Radio podcast reveals some brokers have gone so far as to make it a contract stipulation that the carrier will be required to send proof of delivery within an hour of offload â or lose all claim to payment for that load. Sound outrageous? We thought so, too, but thereâs more. Take a listen.
March 7, 2018
Channel 19
Negotiating the brokerage contract: Back solicitation, detention and more
Leander Richmond of Mich.-based eight-truck Eagle Express Inc. learned the hard way of one brokerâs no-detention-pay standard policy at first-come first-served shipper/receiver facilities â likewise the âinsultingâ offer when he objected.
February 14, 2017
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