Tag: eagle express

Channel 19

False log! or: Another name for ‘7.2 miles South of Chaparral, N.M.’

Small fleet owner Leander Richmond’s ongoing battle over a false-log violation that seems to stem from a dispute over just where ‘7.2 miles S of Chaparral, N.M.” happens to be. While officers are human like the rest of us, he appreciates, “by the same token, once you’re handed proof that you screwed up, fix it and the world just keeps on spinning.” If only …

October 7, 2019

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

Electronic Logging Devices

Toward pacifying brokers’ POD expectations with an ELD system

Eagle Express owner Leander Richmond’s Omnitracs onboard dedicated-type ELDs have delivered his eight-truck operation a capability that could at least help solve a particular problem — increasingly “ridiculous” proof-of-delivery expectations among brokerages.

March 30, 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 – or lose all claim to payment for that load. Sound outrageous? We thought so, too, but there’s more. Take a listen.

March 7, 2018