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Readers mixed on wide-single tires
Point of view on wide single tires to replace duals on drive and trailer axles is all over the map, as evidenced by a recent discussion here on OverdriveOnline.com and Facebook.
January 17, 2014
Wendy Parker's wide singles
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Get your load on! (Edition 6)
From space capsules to new cars, cattle and more garden variety loads dressed up behind spectacular tractors, this occasional series delivers more great photos of readers’ loads. Find out how to send in your own here, too.
January 15, 2014
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POLL: Should the federal minimum wage be raised?
With many states going well above the current federal minimum of $7.25 per hour, is it time the U.S. government raised its own minimum? Weigh in on the subject via this poll and in comments.
January 15, 2014
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CDL transfer rigamarole in IL: One operator’s experience
Paul Frederick, of Kalamazoo, Mich., details his experience transferring his CDL to Illinois — where the DMV required a full driving skills test. What has been your experience in different states?
January 14, 2014
Minnesota State Truck Driving Championships | photo by John Borman
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What kinds of questions should be on the New Entrant test?
This question, answers to which are central to FMCSA’s needs in preparing its New Entrant test rulemaking, saw some debate at the recent listening session on the subject. Weigh in yourself via this poll.
January 14, 2014
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Mike Curle shares his technology knowledge as an owner-operator
January 8, 2014
Voices
Updated: Views from the center of the ‘polar vortex’
Pictures and more from drivers caught in the extremely cold temps across the nation’s midsection.
January 7, 2014
Reader Dan Hible and company have been “just putting up with a slight cold front” at home in Northwestern Minnesota. It was “-26 this morning,” he says.
Voices
POLL: How have rates trended in military freight?
For those hauling military freight, how have rates trended in the sensitive/not-so-sensitive areas of the niche these last five years? Tell us more about what you’re seeing in comments under this poll.
January 6, 2014
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Podcast: Safety, the best argument for more flexible sleeper splits
Also in this Voices special edition podcast, operator dispatches on the California Air Resources Board’s Truck and Bus Rule, which officially goes into effect for 1996-2006 model year engines Jan. 1.
December 31, 2013
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Readers largely cynical on ‘nuclear’ filibuster move
77 percent of readers looked unfavorably on Senate Democrats’ changing of filibuster rules.
December 29, 2013
Filibuster hot buttons poll
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What’s your business outlook for 2014?
Always a hot topic this time of year, share your thoughts on 2014 predictions for your own business under this poll probing the coming year. Will you be able to negotiate rate increases/acquire new freight? Or will regulatory and other cost pressures push profit down?
December 27, 2013
Voices
UPDATED: Medical certification confusion — and a state by state resource guide for meeting Jan. 30 reporting deadline
Clearing up some of the confusion around self-reporting of CDL holders’ medical certifications. Reporting deadline: Jan. 30, 2014; Kansas, Idaho here update their procedures since original story aired.
December 23, 2013
The June 2011 cover story of former Overdrive sister publication Truckers News examined the “Medical CDL” rule in brief — at the time, drivers were under a 2012 deadline to self-report medical certification, but too many states were behind the ball, resulting in two years’ worth of extensions.
Channel 19
Split sleeper wishful thinking, redux
Is there hope for a good outcome of FMCSA’s apparent focus on split sleep? Utilize 530-408-6423 to leave a message to contribute to a future podcast on the split-sleep subject.
December 19, 2013
Rear of convertible hopper bottom trailer
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CSA display-changes comment period ends Jan. 4
Few comments have been filed on the public docket surrounding FMCSA’s CSA display changes; those from owner-operators have largely focused on bedrock data-quality issues.
December 12, 2013
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Voices
POLL: What’s your business structure?
How is your business set up? This poll looks at the prevalence of LLCs and corporations, non-LLC sole proprietorships and partnerships, and more among both leased and independent owner-operators.
December 11, 2013
Channel 19
Throwing tomatoes at fuel-tax-hike bill
Any fuel-tax hike must come with “iron clad’ provisions on misuse of funds for purposes other than highways, readers note — meantime, the recent tax-hike bill’s chances of passing?….
December 7, 2013
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POLL: Is it a good time to get your own authority?
Are economic improvements, however slight, and structural conditions in the industry in favor of new truly independent owner-operator businesses? Tell us what you think, and why, here.
December 4, 2013
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The CARB bind: On eve of public meeting, more voices on proposed compliance alternatives
Owner-operators around the nation can voice their concerns with CARB regulations and newly proposed compliance alternatives via a Dec. 4 webcast meeting in Sacramento; further views in latest podcast.
December 3, 2013
Click through the image to use our interactive graphic to determine your upgrade options for getting CARB-compliant under the Truck and Bus rule in 2014. Listen to the podcast below as well as previous installments available here and here to learn more about potential flexibility options in the works and the forces helping shape them.
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