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Faces of the Road: 45 years a team, with two independents
âMoss doesnât grow on a rolling stone.â Longtime specialized independent team owner-ops Kay and Ken Wagner donât exactly divulge the secrets to remaining married while running as a team for forty five years, yet their history speaks for itself in this latest âFaces of the Roadâ installment.
October 15, 2019
Voices
POLL: Whatâs your view of the trucking impact of the escalating import-tariff tit-for-tat with China?
What do you feel has been the domestic freight/trucking impact of the escalating back-and-forth of levies on import tariffs imposed by the U.S. and China on each otherâs goods? Positive? Negative? Not so simple? Weigh in here.
October 14, 2019
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VP undercover in a large carrierâs training program; Voices From 10-4 D.C.
In this edition of Overdrive Radio, the story of C.R. England VP Pam Wilsonâs undercover assignment, which began her company employment, as a new driver in the companyâs training program with an eye toward improving the new-driver experience; and: voices from 10-4 D.C.
October 11, 2019
Hours of Service
Stress relief the hours proposal stands to deliver
NASTCâs David Owen on the hours of service proposal: âWhat the unnecessary ELD mandate has required is a closer look at the HOS and relief from the odious stress and pressures created by the current rule. I feel if the âadvocatesâ were true advocates for safer highways, they would see and appreciate this.â
October 11, 2019
Voices
POLL: Have you hauled in direct support of a natural-disaster relief/recovery effort?
Whatâs been your experience, such as it may be, hauling in support of immediate relief/recovery, and/or rebuild well after the fact, efforts after a natural disaster, whether a hurricane, flood, fire or another.
October 9, 2019
Channel 19
Wee hours roll-in, voices and more from 10-4 on D.C.
The upshot of the four-days-later post-mortem on Thatâs a Big 10-4 on D.C. â time will tell as to whether the second-annual event served as proof of the concept for those outside of the organizers as a gathering that serves as public outreach and awareness vehicle, as a neutral platform for individual owner-ops and drivers to represent themselves.
October 8, 2019
Voices
South Dakota slow roll supporting â10-4 on D.C.â successful despite low turnout
Jeremy Johnson and Shawn McIntosh organized the South Dakota event through their Facebook group, The Disrespected Trucker. The seven drivers that showed up at the Countryside Travel Plaza along I-29 near Sioux Falls slow rolled a total of 268 miles on Thursday, Oct. 3.
October 7, 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
California independent contractor fallout: âTwo-checkâ employee/contractor pay system explored
This weekâs Overdrive Radio podcast: A talk through history of the two-check âemployee owner-opâ model of the past with OOIDA board member and small fleet owner Monte Wiederhold, in the wake of Californiaâs codification of strict new rules around the independent contractor classification.
October 2, 2019
Voices
POLL: Have you filed a coercion complaint under the rule protecting drivers?
Proposed in tandem with the ELD mandate, the prohibition against entities coercing or attempting to coerce drivers to violate a regulation with threats of punitive action (withholding work/payment, disciplinary measures, and the like) has been active since early 2016. Have you ever filed a complaint with FMCSA under the rule?
September 26, 2019
Voices
POLL: Whatâs your take: should the House of Reps impeach the President?
On Tuesday, Sept. 25, the House speaker formalized several investigations of alleged executive wrongdoing under a banner of an impeachment inquiry/set of proceedings. Whatâs your take on the effort and whether reps should vote to impeach if they get to that point?
September 25, 2019
Voices
Preventing convex mirror cracks in winter
The latest âHighway Hack,â with a few preventive measures: Seal the housing when installing replacement mirrors. Manually create moisture drain if thereâs not a drain hole thatâs obvious upon installation. If one is obvious, make sure any existing drain is correctly positioned.
September 23, 2019
Overdrive Radio
âTruck parking onlyâ: Working together toward a new get-in reality
The need for greater parking capacity, well-positioned, throughout the nation is no secret. The need along Texas lanes was the subject of the lively discussion devoted to parking at GATS. In todayâs edition of Overdrive Radio, hear just what could well provide a model toward engaging with other states, too.
September 20, 2019
Channel 19
Approaches to pay-to-reserve parking: Readers diverge on âlast resortâ and âoperational benefitâ upshot
While the largest share of respondents to our recent polling on pay-to-reserve parking reported never using such systems, the remainder showed a split on the operational benefits of such systems, with a third of those who use them doing so only as a last resort upon arrival at a stop.
September 17, 2019
Overdrive Radio
After the accident: Coping, personal perspective, first-responder heroics and practical guidance
And a story of reunification of Harry Pierceâs ridealong pet, Blue, and his wife in Wyoming, after Pierceâs fatal head-on crash with a motorist making a reckless pass in Kansas. Listen: First responders detail accident recommendations and professional truckers discuss how to cope with tragedy.
September 16, 2019
Voices
Matt Chase presents âA Trucking Nation 2â
Herein, from reader Matt Chase, what he describes asva âvisual and dramatic look at what it takes to keep America moving.â Filmed and produced by Chase, with music and narration by James âTexâ Crowley.
September 11, 2019
Channel 19
Owner-operator Keith âPaleriderâ Lawson âswattedâ dangerously with false 911 call during live stream
âSomebody had called 911 and said Iâd shot my wife in the house,â PaleriderTVâs Lawson says, which wasnât the case. She wasnât even home. âA good thing,â he says, as sheâd probably have been the one nearest the door and âshe would have probably had a heart attackâ when police showed up with guns drawn ⌠Lawson urges anyone streaming to take precautions around location sharing. âŚÂ [related-post id="124471"/]That wouldnât have been the first unintended consequence of such a âswatting,â as such malicious events are called. Police killed an innocent man in Wichita, Kan., after showing up at his house in response to a fake 911 call placed by Tyler Rai Barriss from Los Angeles, who claimed a hostage situation at the manâs location.
September 11, 2019
Voices
POLL: Have you competed in a truck skills rodeo? Would you?
The truck skills rodeo was a mainstay of truck-show and trucking culture for decades. Itâs still something that happens often enough at shows or in state and national competitions. Have you participated in one or more over your years trucking? Would you do it again if the right opportunity arose?
September 10, 2019
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