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Voices
Voting open to name Trucking Moves America Forward mascot
The final five names are Axle, Bob Tail, Safety Sammy, Seymour S. Miles and Wheels.
July 24, 2017
Overdrive Radio
Freight niche transition â HHG to expedited with owner-operator Greg Huggins
Podcast: A talk with Greg Huggins, currently leased with a 2015 Cascadia straight truck to Landstar Express America, about his transition three years ago from two decades and more of household-moves hauling. And: A prediction on scale house inspectors after the ELD mandate.
July 21, 2017
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Voices
POLL: Do you run with a dashcam or other camera on the truck?
Do you run with a dashcam or other camera system on the truck? Weigh in here.
July 20, 2017
Channel 19
Voices on ELDs, hours, pay as grassroots efforts begin to bear fruit
As news out of Congress shows some of the results of anti-ELD mandate forces speaking out, this voices round-up brings commentary under Max Heineâs July âPulseâ column on what one reader dubbed âthe real problemâ at the root of ELD issues, hours. Not everyone agreed, some seeing rates/money as the more bedrock issue in all the back-and-forth over ELDs and hours.
July 18, 2017
Overdrive Radio
Podcast: âMake mad money! Be a freight broker!â: Independent James Woods on a culture of dishonesty among middlemen
The push for maximum profit, whatever the cost in toil or honesty be damned, clearly infects some corners of the trucking industry, to the detriment, too often, of those doing the work of hauling the freight. Thatâs the message of independent James Woods, who spoke for this edition of the Overdrive Radio podcast on subjects of transactional transparency, fair dealing and more.
July 13, 2017
Voices
A back-handed compliment is still back-handed
Senators deliver industry compliments for trucking efforts to combat human trafficking before proposing truckers convicted of aiding human trafficking have their CDLs revoked for life. âWait. What?â
July 12, 2017
Voices
Truckers divided on Republicansâ go-it-alone Obamacare overhaul
A slight minority (47 percent) of readers noted general support for current efforts, while an exact half of poll respondents either urged Republicans to go back to the drawing board or leave the current system in place.
July 11, 2017
Overdrive Radio
Making the e-log switch: The evolution of small fleet Old Time Express
âI know a lot of people, and especially a lot of drivers, would like to cut my head off when I say this âŚâ â thatâs Old Timeâs Mark White in preamble to some perhaps underappreciated e-log lessons he delivers toward the end of this weekâs Overdrive Radio podcast. File under: things people might not want to hear.
July 7, 2017
Voices
Between cynicism and hope: Readers, associations weigh in on ramifications of CSA study
While many readers were cynical about the entire project, associations from OOIDA to ATA were hopeful that the National Academiesâ CSA revision recommendations would be taken seriously by the FMCSA.
June 30, 2017
Electronic Logging Devices
POLL update: Whatâs your most likely response to the ELD mandate?
With the principle legal challenge (OOIDAâs court battle) to the ELD mandate at an end, assuming the end-of-year enforcement deadline remains, whatâs your current plan for dealing with the mandate? Weigh in in this poll.
June 29, 2017
Voices
Facebook founder Zuckerberg hears truckersâ concerns at Iowa 80 truck stop
Facebook founder and billionaire Mark Zuckerberg last week heard from truckers on electronic logs, autonomous trucks and more as he took time during his tour of the United States to visit the Iowa 80 Truckstop in Walcott, Iowa.
June 26, 2017
Voices
POLL: Do you support Republicansâ Obamacare ârepeal/replaceâ efforts?
Republican bills in both House and Senate would overhaul much of the Affordable Care Act, including removing the mandate to purchase insurance. More controversial items include the reining in of Medicaid eligibility, return of tax cuts to wealthy Americans, and big changes to the individual market for insurance. Whatâs your view?
June 26, 2017
Overdrive Radio
Dedicated freight â an antidote to chasing rates
After years chasing rates and high miles, over the last decade and more Keith Sampson shifted his thinking. His example is clear evidence that keeping your eye out for dedicated-freight opportunities can deliver the best of both worlds â income stability and high profitability, without sacrificing your home life in the process.
June 22, 2017
Voices
Trucking: Like father, like son
Daughter, too. 7 in every 10 of Overdriveâs mostly owner-operator readers, whether male or female, reported having descended from a trucking father, in some form or another.
June 21, 2017
Voices
POLL: Owner-operators, howâs business trending for you over the last months?
Whatâs your business-conditions situation been over the last few months as the traditional spring freight season has come into play.
June 20, 2017
Voices
Colin Young presents: Another high-speed shoulder pass
âItâs absolutely amazing to me how many fourwheelers will pass a rig on the shoulder at high speedâ⌠Another shoulder pass from the dashcam of trucker Colin Young . . . .
June 19, 2017
Channel 19
Saturday round-up: Spring cleaning, chaining the trailer to the coil, best wisecracks of the year
Terminator once declared he could not self-destruct â how about self-driving vehicles?; an e-log solution for the ages; and a check-in with flatbed owner-operator Joe Bieluckiâs real-man coils and overdue spring cleaning. . .
June 17, 2017
Overdrive Radio
Donât get âbeat upâ on rates: Strong service to keep the customer honest
This podcast talk with owner-operator Monte Wiederhold focuses in on the direct-customer base Wiederhold notes heâs been fortunate to maintain through the recent âebb and flowâ years of spotty freight and demand in the wider economy, and the emphasis on timely communication and dependability thatâs helped immensely to keep those customers.
June 15, 2017
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