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Under-21 interstate drivers: Most owner-ops say no
Just about a third of readers support in some measure. Among the no votes, one urged "better training programs, better trainers, better treatment from DOT and law enforcement, more parking places, and other incentives to help drivers stay and not quit."
March 30, 2021
Business
FMCSA delays driver training rule as it’s on the verge of taking effect
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration sites IT issues for the delay of a federal rule regarding new truck driver training standards. Details on CCJ.
January 29, 2020
Voices
POLL: New driver training rule coming next year — will it impact your own training efforts?
Small fleets/owner-ops who engage new drivers with pre-CDL training: How do you see the Entry Level Driver Training rule’s implementation of pre-CDL course requirements affecting your own training efforts in the new year? The requirements go into effect in February next year.
October 21, 2019
Overdrive Radio
VP undercover in a large carrier’s training program; Voices From 10-4 D.C.
In this edition of Overdrive Radio, the story of C.R. England VP Pam Wilson’s undercover assignment, which began her company employment, as a new driver in the company’s training program with an eye toward improving the new-driver experience; and: voices from 10-4 D.C.
October 11, 2019
Voices
Owner-ops voice concerns, fellowship at 10-4 on D.C. on National Mall
Participation in the event this year was down slightly from last year, but the makings of a successful event are well in hand. Participating owner-operators and drivers will be parked on the mall through early Saturday, followed by a convoy back for some R&R at the fairgrounds in Fredericksburg, Va.
October 3, 2019
Overdrive Radio
18 years old and hauling in 1917; Leon Everettte, Long Haul Paul from GATS
In this week’s Overdrive Radio podcast from GATS, classic country star and gospel singer Leon Everette, Long Haul Paul Marhoefer, and a talk about history, training and more with Jay Thompson, whose grandfather Walter had a chauffer’s license at age 18, in 1917.
August 24, 2019
Electronic Logging Devices
The AOBRD-to-ELD shift: Data/edits and visibility at roadside
With AOBRDs, edits made in the back office as a general rule don’t present to the roadside officer. Under the ELD specification, however, data transmittal at roadside includes those edits. It also includes detailed records of the truck’s GPS positions, engine on-off records, engine hours and the like.
August 15, 2019
Electronic Logging Devices
The mandate’s last roundup: The AOBRD-to-ELD shift
The final major deadline in implementing the electronic logging device mandate isn’t causing quite the stir as did the mandate’s initial effective date in 2017, yet for those grandfathered in to continue using AOBRDs, their impending sunset on Dec. 17 means adjusting to a device with a more rigidly detailed set of specifications that require some operational changes.
August 13, 2019
Overdrive Extra
Trucking with the next generation
The heartening example of the Tri-County Technical Center in Dexter, Maine, an eye-opening look at how a successful decades-old educational program at a public vocational school takes two years to graduate on average 20 students annually with their immersive CDL program.
August 6, 2019
Overdrive Radio
More flexible sleeper splits: Didn’t take long for this newbie team to see potential value
Introducing Hartsville, Tenn.-based Tommy and Linda Bryant of Hartsville, Tenn., mid-careers but brand-new to trucking and operating a team. Would they use a 5/5 split if it were an option? You bet.
July 19, 2019
Business
UPS seeks reprieve from two driver training rule provisions
In its request, UPS asks for exemptions from the requirement that a driver training instructor have two years of experience and have held a CDL for two years, and the requirement to register each training location for a unique Training Provider Registry (TPR) number.
June 18, 2019
Overdrive Extra
18-20-year-old interstate drivers? Answering FMCSA’s questions
Owner-op Clifford Petersen on the federal under-21 interstate CDL pilot program idea, with answers to the questions FMCSA asked in the recent request for comment: “If you want your opinion heard or recorded, the comment period is open through mid-July.” …
June 5, 2019
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