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Business
CVSAâs new working committee on crash data and investigations aims to establishment fairness, uniform practice
A motoristâs crash that didnât touch a truck but ended up on a carrierâs record as a fatality because the motorist ended up deceased under the trailer highlights the pursuit of fairness in crash investigation with consistent reporting protocols that is among goals of CVSAâs new working crash committee.
April 27, 2018
Business
Attention to detention: Solutions to the problem of uncompensated time, part 2
Many carriers have moved in in the direction of time-based pay systems with hourly detention-pay plans, including small fleets; some strategies for detention-rate negotiations take shape.
October 28, 2013
Regulations
Inconsistent enforcement: Know your vulnerabilities
Inspectors around the nation know well the low-hanging fruit for violations in certain industry segments.
March 29, 2013
Business
Prompt updates to fleet data can help scores
Use the MCS-150 form to update annual vehicle-miles-traveled and total power unit data for your fleet, measurements you have control over and which figure in Unsafe Driving and Crash Indicator BASIC measures.
March 18, 2013
Channel 19
Whence the great rates?
Supplementing reporting on the No. 4 top owner-operator challenge â freight rates â here find an update on the state of pay and further anecdotes, information and perspective from trusted sources.
August 9, 2012
Channel 19
The forces at work on detention pay
Operators and industry reps weigh in on the problem of uncompensated detention time at shippers and receivers, and what is being and could be done about it. The problem was No. 3 in Overdriveâs 2012 poll of top challenges for owner-operators.
August 6, 2012
Channel 19
Hours, EOBRs: Adapt or fight?
Owner-operatorsâ No. 2 named challenge, the unsettled nature of the hours of service regulations and a potential electronic logs mandate, has moved some to embrace change, others to fight for fairness.
August 3, 2012
Business
Join radio discussion of top trucking challenges
On the Truth About Trucking Live radio show Aug. 16, 7 p.m. EDT, join Overdrive Senior Editor Todd Dills for a talk with hosts Allen and Donna Smith about Dillsâ âOwner-operatorsâ top challengesâ feature in Overdrive.
August 2, 2012
Channel 19
O/O challenges: More solutions to high fuel
Outtakes from interviews conducted as part of research into Todd Dillsâ âOwner-operatorsâ top challengesâ feature in the August 2012 edition of Overdrive magazine.
August 1, 2012
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