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Channel 19
Whatâs changed at the docks? Virtually âeverythingâ
Truckers sound off on the good, the bad and the completely frustrating new protocols instituted by shippers and receivers. Details on Overdrive.
April 14, 2020
Business
Dennis Holliday: A âsmartâ move to hazmat chemical tanks
Dennis Holliday started trucking in the early 1980s in a GMC Astro cabover, hauling for North American Van Lines. Like most household movers, he was involved in a lot of the loading and unloading. He says he didnât get into liquid-bulk tank hauling until he âgot smart.â
May 6, 2019
Business
Think tank: A closer look at liquid bulk hauling
Owner-operators who consider pulling a tanker after other trucking niches often donât look back after enjoying higher earnings, shorter waits and less physical demand.
May 3, 2019
Channel 19
Owner-operators report mostly negative, if any, change in detention times since ELDs were mandated for most
Early detention-poll results show most readers feel that the load/unload locations they visit had either seen no change (44 percent) or actually gotten a little (18 percent) or a lot (20 percent) worse on detention since late December 2017 when the electronic logging device mandate first came into play.
March 6, 2019
Voices
David Macom presents âFrosty the fly-ash manâ
Watch as the eerie dust from fly ash settles in front of trucker David Macom's big rig and remember to submit your own Dashcam Videos on Overdrive.
October 31, 2018
Overdrive Radio
Amazon: The 800-pound gorilla still in need of a few good lumpers
This weekâs Overdrive Radio podcast edition tells the story of an Amazon load hauled by Gary and Ondena Caraway, whose fine print said 12-48 hours would be required for unload at the Edwardsville, Ill., facility. When that 48 hours turned into a weekâŚ. Well, letâs just say they were not happy indeedâŚ.
April 12, 2018
Business
Blockchain: Better tools to fight detention abuse, with added utility for driver, carrier credentials
Using geofencing and other location data, a blockchain system might document detention time with a high degree of accuracy. If the system is part of a âsmart contract,â a driver would receive detention pay quickly. Drivers/carriers, meanwhile, might use private keys to take control of their business data.
January 9, 2018
Overdrive Radio
When a straight 14 might not be the ideal, or safest, option: Four loads over two days in Ohio with Scott Reed
Hear part of Overdrive Senior Editor Todd Dillsâ many conversations with Buckland, Ohio-based owner-operator Scott Reed over two days on the road in mid-April 2017. It tells the story of what Reed sees as a certainly less-than-ideal hours rule when it comes to his shorter-haul van operation.
April 28, 2017
Business
Serious excess-detention issue lost on many brokers, survey says
A new survey conducted by DAT shows something of a disconnect between carrier/broker views on detention. While detention is one of the top 5 business issues for 8 in 10 carriers, only 20 percent of brokers agreed that detention was that significant for them.
July 18, 2016
Business
Detention data collection phase, regulatory process under way
As required by the FAST Act, DOT will report âon the impact of loading and unloading delaysâ on the economy, transport efficiency, safety and driver pay/income. Efforts could hold import for hours, detention pay in future.
June 17, 2016
Channel 19
Two views from the independent road
Two views on the KW and Pete of two operators that express what we donât hear enough â thatâs joy, simply put, in memories of the past, satisfaction at a job well done in the present, and hope for the future.
December 3, 2015
Channel 19
âTakes a villageâ on detention
Driver hits the nail on the head at supply chain management conference, speaking in âdriver shortageâ context: âIf we can figure out how to keep that driver moving, the [shortage] numbers arenât that big of a deal.ââŚ
October 12, 2015
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