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POLL: Which issue would you describe as the biggest in trucking today?
Which of these major issues of discussion in trucking gets your vote for the most pressing today?
October 30, 2018
Business
‘That’s a Big 10-4 on D.C.’ truck show/outreach to stage on National Mall
An October event is planned to highlight trucking’s contribution to the economy and to express concerns over some of trucking's hot issues. Details here.
September 11, 2018
Electronic Logging Devices
POLL: What’s been your biggest issue with ELD equipment?
If you’re among the numerous owner-operators who’ve been forced into transitioning to e-logs in recent times, what’s been the biggest issue you’ve experienced with your provider/device, if any?
March 5, 2018
Voices
POLL: What is the top trucking issue from your vantage point?
These 10 issues — including the ELD mandate and hours of service, CSA, a so-called ‘driver shortage and more — were ranked in this order in ATRI’s annual survey of carriers. Which one (or other issue) would you put at the top of your most pressing issues list?
October 14, 2016
Channel 19
#TruckThat! social media campaign leading into membership group for drivers
Via mobile app slated to relase in June, the group, One20, will offer deep discounts at stops on bedrock goods and services, from showers, dinner and parking to tires.
April 16, 2016
Business
Notes on being part of the solution
“If you want to improve the industry, be a part of the solution by helping out, and maybe giving someone something they didn’t necessarily learn in driving school, or from a trainer. It will only make your job easier in the long run.”
August 7, 2015
Voices
POLL: Which of these industry concerns is most important?
Following the release of the American Transportation Research Institute’s critical issues report, this poll probes Overdrive readers’ own prioritization of ATRI’s top ten carrier concerns.
October 8, 2014
Channel 19
Last haul from the Texas pea harvest: Unloading with Cody Blankenship
Photos and reporting from a Bells, Tenn., unload with Cody Blankenship, who sees parking availability as the biggest issue going, despite Jason’s Law. Hours, e-logs compound the problem…
December 17, 2013
Channel 19
Looking for fleet/owner-operator common ground
If drivers and fleet folks truly presented a united front on hours to Congress and regulators, would anything change for the better in terms of flexibility?
October 26, 2013
Business
CSA: DataQs reform, more debated by MCSAC
Other top issues the MCSAC will address at its first special CSA Subcommittee meeting in October were fundamental questions of its effectiveness and goals.
August 28, 2012
Channel 19
Should HHG miles-based pay be illegal?
Owner-operator Jeff Clark, in the conference the Trucking Solutions Group organized Wed., June 20, with FMCSA Administrator Anne Ferro (Clark is a TSG member owner-operator), presented Ferro with the discrepancy between household-goods miles and actual door-to-door miles. “The household goods miles system that we’re paid on is often fewer miles than we could legally make a […]
July 3, 2012
Overdrive Extra
Truckers’ attorney Paul Taylor, FMCSA rep at social media meeting
The folks with the Truck Driver Social Media Convention are gearing up for their second annual meeting — and have been sharing highlights of the two-day program in process for Oct. 27-28 in Kansas City via the AsktheTrucker.com blog. Among the presenters this year will be Elaine Papp, Division Chief of the FMCSA’s Office of […]
May 29, 2012
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