Tag: COVID-19: Page 2

Truck Stops

Truck stops see enduring shifts in food, other services in pandemic’s wake

Even with some reduced capacity dine-in options returning, a change in customer behavior is likely to continue well beyond the duration of the coronavirus.

October 21, 2020

Voices

POLL: What aspect of the truck-stop experience, broadly speaking, has most significantly changed since COVID?

If you weighed in with this poll prior to 10/15/20 at 11 a.m., weigh in again, as our prior poll did not report results correctly. Which of these areas has seen the most change when it comes to how you interact with truck stops since March 2020?

October 15, 2020

Business

ICYMI: Pandemic boosts telehealth’s inroads with trucking

Overdrive's "No Turning Back" series examines the possible longer-term impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on the trucking industry. Read the full story here.

October 2, 2020

Business

A shot in the arm: Pandemic has brought more, and often lower-cost, telehealth options

Telehealth options for non-emergency needs are quickly becoming the norm for routine health care for owner-operators. Read more on Overdrive.

September 17, 2020

Channel 19

Do more offsite carrier audits translate to more safety ratings for owner-ops?

Find both the short and long answers in this examination of federal safety ratings issued through 2020 so far; what you can expect if audited.

September 14, 2020

Voices

Majority of readers favor U.S. exit from WHO

Two-thirds of readers signaled support for Trump’s move to pull out of the World Health Organization. Read more comments here on Overdrive.

September 10, 2020

Channel 19

With COVID, states allowed food trucks at public rest areas — have you seen one?

As cities and states added restrictions to reduce the impact of COVID-19, a few states put programs into place to have food trucks at rest areas. More here.

September 1, 2020

Small Fleet Champ

JDT grows to accommodate top-notch drivers, doubles down to survive pandemic

JDT started as a one-truck operation and, detailed here, has grown to a fleet of 27, re-emphasizing its existing customer base relationships through COVID-19.

July 14, 2020

Small Fleet Champ

In worst of times, owner seizes opportunities — Hallahan Transport

Fiscal discipline has paid dividends for Rob Hallahan's small fleet. Read about his strategy navigating the COVID-19 biz landscape, growing through it. all

July 10, 2020

Voices

POLL: Should the U.S. be pulling itself out of the World Health Organization, as the White House is officially doing?

With the COVID-19 pandemic continuing to be a significant issue not only in the U.S. but globally, the U.S. officially intends in 2021 to pull out of the WHO, part of whose mission is to help facilitate international coordination around such threats. Should we be doing this? Weigh in here.

July 8, 2020

Business

Positive spot market signals, even with cloud of COVID case spikes in ag areas

Spot market rates for vans and reefers are higher than before the COVID-19 coronavirus hit the states. Learn more about the positive spot rates and trends here.

June 25, 2020

Voices

POLL: Have you taken ill or had to quarantine after exposure to the COVID-19 coronavirus?

Several readers have been curious as to what extent their peers have contracted the COVID-19 coronavirus — or had to quarantine/limit contact with others after personal contact with a positive-test case. Weigh in with your own experience here.

June 18, 2020