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Overdrive Extra
When changing freight lanes, don’t forget to think differently, too
Quick-changing freight conditions affect carriers large and small, and faster than they ever did before as tech greases the change skids. The people who are going to adjust best, as has always been the case, will be independent thinkers with high-level critical thinking skills in the toolbox.
May 23, 2019
Overdrive Radio
Lights-out at MATS, and: You’re the parking expert ‘where you live and where you truck to’
Former owner-op Scott Grenerth introduces parking-info/reservation site RigRest.com, talks ongoing work with National Coalition on Truck Parking, in this episode of Overdrive Radio; Also: The moment the lights went at MATS just ahead of Secretary Chao’s speech on hours reform, captured for eternity …
April 5, 2019
Electronic Logging Devices
Providing real-time counts of parking spaces
Love's Travel Stops, Pilot Flying J, and TA/Petro are developing systems for apps or web portals that allow truckers to see parking availability near them.
June 8, 2018
Overdrive Extra
Technology and maximizing your most precious resource
How technology is “changing some of what I want to believe about my business,” in the words of owner-operator Gary Buchs, in this his debut on the Overdrive Extra blog. Among tech’s benefits: freeing up the resource of time “to study the markets and pursue new customers, making my business more efficient.”
March 20, 2018
Business
TruckersReport.com passes 1 million hits a month
The popular online forum and trucking jobs information site TruckersReport.com recently passed a milestone of 1,00,000 monthly hits.
September 7, 2017
Channel 19
Parking capacity issue, redux: Va. DOT shelves truck rest area plans
The parking capacity issue and one state’s attempt to put a dent in it runs into a wall of local opposition — such that Va. DOT has moved publicly to suspend the project and explore alternatives,
November 10, 2016
Business
Negotiating rates without needing ‘extra blood-pressure medicine’
Conceive of negotiations over loads/rates as an opportunity to start or extend a potential long-term business relationship — don’t leave money on the table, but always keep in mind this rule of thumb: “If both sides aren’t happy in the end, it’s not negotiating.”
September 27, 2016
Business
Detention détente: Old Time Express
“Since we are on electronic logs, there’s no arguing about whether the truck’s there or not” at a shipper or receiver’s location. “It’s indisputable.” –Old Time’s Mark White on detention negotiations with shippers, brokers today
September 21, 2015
Channel 19
Truckload capacity white paper from DAT: Worth the read
The new paper, “Truckload Capacity in 2014: What’s Causing the Capacity Crunch and What Can Shippers Do About It,” though aimed at shippers, is an interesting read through a multifaceted set of circumstances that’s led to today’s favorable spot market conditions.
September 9, 2014
Channel 19
Transparent ‘new deal’ for independents using brokers?
How might more rate transparency in broker/owner-operator negotiations help drivers all throughout the industry? DOTAuthority.com/AIPBA’s James Lamb believes quite a lot…
March 31, 2014
Channel 19
‘Wireless Roadside Inspection’ inches closer to reality
Mobile communications technology stands to transform the way truck inspections take place, with big implications for the CSA program and owner-operator businesses.
June 27, 2013
Channel 19
Get the Xtra Lease size/weight guide in free download
I first came across Xtra Lease’s wonderfully comprehensive annual size and weight guide back in late 2010, when covering the grand opening of the company’s new Nashville terminal location, following the flooding that made its old location on the banks of the Cumberland River a wreck. The guide is a great resource, not only for […]
April 4, 2012
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