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Voices
Readers respond to the passing of OOIDA President Jim Johnston with condolences, memories
Some words of condolence and recollection came in response to both the news of the passing of â in the words of one reader â âa truckerâs trucker,â longtime OOIDA President and Cofounder Jim Johnston.
January 11, 2018
Electronic Logging Devices
POLL: Are you running with an ELD/AOBRD for logs or holding off?
With reports varying considerably from operators following the initial enforcement date of the ELD mandate in December, whatâs your status for e-log implementation, whether already set up with one, protesting the mandate by shutting down/leaving the business, remaining on paper logs with an exemption, or another scenario?
January 8, 2018
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Voices
POLL: Where are your familyâs roots â in the U.S. or outside it?
Do your roots in the United States reach back multiple generations or fewer? Share your experience/history in this poll.
January 2, 2018
Channel 19
Business outlook trending pessimistic in the new year for owner-operators
And ⌠a few late Christmas wishes from a variety of owner-operators on Overdriveâs Facebook page, with their rigs dressed up for the holiday last week. . .
December 31, 2017
Channel 19
âE-logs will cure everything, right?â
What they wonât cure, from hours violations incurred while passing full truck stop after full truck stop to overheated communication with inspectors to the sense of pride most longtime truckers take in their professional record. Also: ELD-specific enforcement update, OOIDA portal for any tickets received.
December 22, 2017
Electronic Logging Devices
ELD protest enters third day in Miami
A group of drivers and owner-operators have shut down along U.S. 27 near the Florida 826 interchange in greater Miami through the end of the day today, at least, in protest of the electronic logging device mandate. Others have joined in around the country.
December 20, 2017
Overdrive Radio
Brave new trucking world: Talking ELD angst, adjustment with Gary Buchs; plus Wes Memphisâ latest
Owner-operator Gary Buchs: Trucking âdidnât dieâ on December 18. âIt just changed, and with every change thereâs opportunity.â This Overdrive Radio edition runs through what the Landstar-leased owner-operator feels could be effective owner-operator strategy in the weeks and months ahead.
December 19, 2017
Electronic Logging Devices
ELD-Day: On the ground with enforcement in Kentucky as truckers, officers adjust to new logs reality
Reporting live from the scales on the ELD mandateâs enforcement deadline, Overdrive Senior Editor Todd Dills notes Kentucky personnel are checking e-logs, albeit loosely for some. Overdrive readers on Facebook mostly reported the day was business as usualâŚ
December 18, 2017
Voices
Watch: Vlogger Trucker Josh takes on highway snow in late December
Popular YouTuber and video blogger (vlogger) Trucker Josh details a run in the snow in late December. Will he make it home for Christmas? Check the video hereâŚ
December 15, 2017
Voices
Tax cuts favored for middle class, small business
Readers name broad priorities for tax reform as House and Senate near agreement on reconciliation of two competing legislative tax packages.
December 14, 2017
Channel 19
The âELD money grabâ we wonât print
And: Texas House rep uses the #ELDorME hastag in House-floor plea for a 90-day ELD extension.
December 14, 2017
Voices
Whatâs your businessâ outlook for 2018?
Itâs that time of year again â when we all take stock of the past 12 months and look ahead to the next, still with, however, the ELD mandate looming this time around. Considering all of it, amid an improving rate environment, whatâs your sense of how 2018 will shape up. Better? Worse? The same? âŚ
December 12, 2017
Overdrive Radio
Audio mailbag: Truckersâ voices raised against the ELD mandate with less than a week left
When it comes to rules and regulations, the ELD mandate may well go down in history as the most protested in FMCSAâs history. As the enforcement deadline bears down, truckers around the nation sound off. Also: What does the ELD mandate have to do with the moon and Mars? âŚ
December 12, 2017
Electronic Logging Devices
POLL: Have you begun running with an ELD/AOBRD for e-logs?
With the ELD mandateâs Dec. 18 enforcement deadline less than a week out, some surveys have estimated as only half of truckers are ready for the deadline. Whatâs the status of your operation relative to e-logs, whether exempt from the mandate or not?
December 11, 2017
Channel 19
A reader on the ELD mandate: Enough is enough
âHaving an ELD in our trucks is not going to make anyone safer. This mandate is only going to cause more problems than this industry and the general public need.â âPhylisia P. Compton, G and L Expedited Transport Services
December 8, 2017
Voices
POLL: Whatâs the most important aspect of tax reform?
What would you most like to see Congress achieve with tax reform? With House and Senate attempting to get a tax bill done before the end of the year, choose your most-preferred priority here to weigh in.
November 28, 2017
Overdrive Radio
Bill Frerichsâ ELD implementation notes, hopes, worries as mandate bears down
In which a nine-truck fleet owner begins implementing ELDs. And: A few key differences between AOBRDs, grandfathered in with the ELD rule through 2019, and the much more detailed ELD specification/required capability.
November 27, 2017
Voices
POLL: How familiar are you with âblockchainâ network transaction technology?
The latest hype machine in tech circles has been built around so-called âblockchainâ technology, the networked structure that underlies Bitcoin. With some trucking interests organizing to develop blockchain standards for better security in virtual trasactions, whatâs your level of familiarity with the technology?
November 16, 2017
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