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Hours of Service
What part of the new hours rule will most affect you?
The enforcement date for the new hours of service rules is July 1, 2013. Will the new mandated breaks, restart restrictions, and on-duty definitions have a significant impact on your business?
May 14, 2013
Voices
Readers want immigration enforcement, not reform
āThere already is a legal path to citizenship,ā said David S. McQueen, summing up the near-majority stance among Overdrive readers on the U.S. governmentās feints toward immigration reform.
May 3, 2013
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Voices
Poll: What is the most safety-enhancing enforcement strategy?
As industry conversation heats up around the appropriate national enforcement strategy, this poll probes owner-operatorsā views on the most safety-positive efforts on the highways.
May 2, 2013
Voices
Views: Fair-labor exemption petition, truck driver as DOT secretary
Owner-operator Joe Ammons launches his petition to the DOT secretary to disallow the trucking exemption from provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
May 1, 2013
Voices
Why confiscation is unlikely
Overdriveās Wendy Parker: āHere is a very basic, bare bones answer to the question of what process is required to make a change in the Bill of Rights: Itās not easy to do.ā
April 18, 2013
Voices
POLL: Has your income improved over the last year?
Vote in this poll probing economic improvement for owner-operators over the last year. Is your business doing better?
April 17, 2013
Voices
Readers to law enforcement: Look in the mirror
Some drivers responding to news of Tennesseeās use of troopers in big rigs to nab texting four-wheelers loved the idea ā others suggested it might be just another safety hazard.
April 16, 2013
Voices
Long live the owner-operator!
Is the owner-operator a dying breed? Voices responding to the question posed on the Overdrive Extra blog suggest a shift in profitability toward short-haul niches.
April 10, 2013
Voices
POLL: Where do you stand in the CSA Crash Indicator BASIC?
If you have your own authority for operate a small fleet, vote in this poll to help Overdrive determine how the distribution of percentile rankings in the non-public Crash Indicator BASIC is working for small carriers.
April 1, 2013
Voices
Get your load on! (3rd edition)
More pictures of interesting loads sent in by Overdrive readers ā find how to send your own here.
April 1, 2013
Channel 19
Roundup: Glider kudos, sequester FMCSA, Leviās āTruckerā classic
Readers on Alabamaās metal coil securement program and Fitzgeraldās new dual-fuel glider with American Power group ā and a paean to an American denim classic. . .
March 30, 2013
Voices
Will young women now have to sign up for the draft?
A 61 percent majority of Overdrive readers showed no opposition to the Pentagonās official removal of the ban on women participating in combat roles, though questions remained for many.
March 28, 2013
Voices
Where do you stand on immigration reform?
Vote in our latest Hot Buttons poll on immigration reform law, and sound off in the comments.
March 27, 2013
Voices
POLL: Have you experienced a CSA intervention since Dec. 2010?
March 26, 2013
Voices
Hot Buttons: Women in combat
What do you think about the Pentagonās removal of the ban on women serving in combat roles in the military? Is it a good or bad idea, or just official recognition of a role women already play?
March 18, 2013
Voices
Readers on the crash-fault āshell gameā
In denying the possibility of fault determination, advocacy groups ignore the majority of car-truck crashes.
March 17, 2013
Voices
Letter: āNo gray areasā for maintenance?
āTo be super safe perhaps we should all park our vehicles when the first snowflake falls.ā āowner-operator Glenn Gilbert
March 14, 2013
Voices
Poll: How do you use online load-matching services/tools?
March 8, 2013
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