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Readers: Say no to intervention in Syria
As the drumbeat toward military strikes on Syria rose in late August 2013, nearly 60 percent of Overdrive readers indicated categorical opposition to any intervention.
August 30, 2013
Voices
Drones: How do you view their use in combat operations?
As pundits debate the growing use of drones in countries that are at least ostensible U.S. allies — Yemen, Pakistan — this poll ask for your view of drone use all told by the United States military and/or CIA.
August 30, 2013
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Voices
POLL: How will you purchase health insurance in 2014?
Will you buy with subsidies on newly implemented health-insurance exchanges, continue in the individual market or via your employer/leasing fleet, pay the penalty/tax, or take another option….?
August 28, 2013
Voices
Hot buttons: Should the U.S. military intervene in Syria?
With evidence of the use of chemical weapons by the Syrian government in the civil war there fairly clear, the drums beating for military intervention have gotten louder. This poll asks for your view on any U.S. role.
August 27, 2013
Voices
How would you fix the problem of excessive loading/unloading delays?
From changes in how drivers are paid to new government regulation of shippers and receivers, the choices are many — and none particularly easy to implement. Which do you think would do the job best?
August 20, 2013
Channel 19
Trucker Tools in the gray lady; Channel 19 getting quieter?
The decline of the CB via the profusion of trucking smartphone apps and the phones themselves gets treatment in the NY Times, and readers weight in on why Channel 19 gotten quieter lately…
August 19, 2013
Voices
Roundup: Return fire in owner-operator war, driverless trucks, truck-stop cuisine…
Independent rebuttal to prognosticators of insurmountable challenges of the owner-operator model; Driverless trucks: income opportunity?; Insurance: “we’ve got to stop this bill dead.”
August 15, 2013
Voices
Bailouts: No more, no way, no how
Almost 80 percent of readers said no to a federal bailout of Detroit as it faces bankruptcy.
August 12, 2013
Voices
Remembering a husband and hero
According to this account by Dalene Davies-Smoot, Bob Smoot’s widow, Smoot, gunned down at work as a small fleet operator, was a true driver’s friend and advocate. “Next to his family, Bob loved his drivers and the industry.”
August 7, 2013
Voices
How are CARB rules affecting your business?
With 1996-2004 model-year engines current under DPF retrofit or upgrade requirements and 2005-06 engines coming under the fun in January, this poll looks at owner-operators’ current California strategy.
August 7, 2013
Voices
Lumper fees: Sometimes a little push-back works
Readers respond to Wendy Parker’s “To lump or not to lump…” story about the lumper fees common at grocery distributors — if carriers aren’t being compensated for fees by shipper or receiver, then U.S. law has been violated.
August 6, 2013
Voices
Get oil changed regularly
I use Mobil Delvac in all my engines. And make sure oil changes are done on time.
August 2, 2013
Channel 19
More off/on-duty discussion
Debate continues over loading/unloading situations and what exactly consitutes “off-duty” time under the new hours rule.
August 1, 2013
Voices
Track truck maintenance
Keep a record of your truck maintenance. It is a good reference for tracking things like tire wear, parts that have been replaced, or proof of repairs to show prospective buyers should you sell your truck or trailer.
July 31, 2013
Voices
Check tire pressure daily
Check tire pressure daily with a tire gauge. Tire thumpers are used for insuring tires are still inflated during your driving shift. Proper inflation can save your life.
July 31, 2013
Voices
The undeclared war on owner-operators
Reclassification, hours of service rules, increased equipment costs and state and local regulations on idling, parking and noise are smothering the owner-operator, writes Greg Fulton.
July 30, 2013
Voices
POLL: Why do carriers have difficulty finding new drivers?
Carriers are again talking “driver shortage” in a big way — what do you think? Why do so many seem to have so much difficulty recruiting new drivers?
July 29, 2013
Channel 19
Losing the golden triangle: More proof shippers (mis)use CSA
A small fleet owner on CSA: “We lost our triangle, and it is incredible how much difference it has made. Many of our old customers … called as soon as we lost the triangle.”
July 29, 2013
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