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Three pieces of unsolicited advice for government, for parking providers, for rates negotiators
The USDA Farmers to Families Food Box Program for surplus food, negotiating a lowball rate offer and how it stings to pay to stop your truck in a cash pinch.
May 22, 2020
Electronic Logging Devices
When ELD data sharing provides too much insight
The possession and use of massive amounts of data can change traditional balances of power in rates, negotiations and direct contracts. There’s potential for carriers’ information to be used against them, should brokers or shippers be able to establish the carriers’ operational patterns, among other drawbacks fueling some semblance of backlash.
June 27, 2019
Business
Truck demand gave more ground as spot load counts fell 11% last week
The number of load posts on the DAT network of load boards fell 11% the week ending May 12. Truck posts, meanwhile, increased 5% in the latest down indicator for spot market demand for truckers.
May 17, 2019
Voices
Readers voiced variety of views on North Korean nukes amid meetings
Amid the U.S.-North Korea summit, held Feb. 27-28 in Hanoi, Vietnam, almost 4 in 10 Overdrive reader respondents to a poll question seemed to endorse a long game in dealings with the nuclear-armed country, naming relationship-building between Kim and Trump as the necessary principal focus of engagement.
March 19, 2019
Overdrive Radio
Podcast: ‘Make mad money! Be a freight broker!’: Independent James Woods on a culture of dishonesty among middlemen
The push for maximum profit, whatever the cost in toil or honesty be damned, clearly infects some corners of the trucking industry, to the detriment, too often, of those doing the work of hauling the freight. That’s the message of independent James Woods, who spoke for this edition of the Overdrive Radio podcast on subjects of transactional transparency, fair dealing and more.
July 13, 2017
Voices
POLL: Do you aspire to contract for freight direct with shippers?
Independents with authority, in a perfect world, would you do most of your freight business direct with shippers? Are you already there? Or: do you most appreciate current relationships with your broker(s)?
November 23, 2015
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