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New priorities for a new DOT secretary?: Take two
A bevy of reader voices raised in response to the question: âWhat would be your message to Trumpâs incoming DOT leader?â Issues of regulation (the ELD mandate chief among them), parking/infrastructure and driver pay loomed largest.
December 7, 2016
Voices
POLL: What should be priority No. 1 for a new DOT Secretary in the coming year?
What would you tell a new DOT secretary â indications are Trump will nominate former DOL Secretary Elaine Chao â to make the No. 1 priority in the coming year?
December 7, 2016
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Channel 19
Minute to midnight: Clock running out for speed limitersâ first public comment
âIt is obvious to me that the majority of [speed-limited] drivers use the speed limiter setting to determine their minimum driving speed,â not the maximum. âOwner-operator Gary Buchs in his comment to the speed-limiter rule proposal docket, which closes Dec. 7 at 11:59 p.m â late Wednesday night.
December 6, 2016
Channel 19
Do you carry CVSAâs out-of-service criteria book?
Former inspector/officer Andy Blair argues the book is anyoneâs best resource for challenging an out-of-service violation â and an effective tool for other challenges as well. If only its electronic version was free, readers noteâŚ
December 3, 2016
Voices
Hot button: The role of âwhite-identityâ politics in Trumpâs election?
With the so-called âalt-rightâ and its partial message of âwhite-identity / -grievanceâ politics receiving plenty of mainstream media coverage in the wake of Trumpâs election, whatâs your view on the role such politics played in the election?
November 29, 2016
Voices
POLL: Have you successfully fought a traffic (or other) citation?
Whether issued at roadside for a moving violation or an equipment infraction noted in a scale-house, citations can put big stains on your record. Have you ever been successful fighting one or more in court or via administrative procedures?
November 28, 2016
Voices
Happy Thanksgiving!
Weâre thankful for you, drivers. With this message from the staff at Overdrive also comes readersâ thanks for God and country, family, work, fellowship and more.
November 24, 2016
Voices
POLL: How will you be spending Thanksgiving this year?
Whether on the road working or shut down or at home for some needed rest and relaxation, what are your plans for the Thanksgiving holiday this year?
November 21, 2016
Channel 19
What are you thankful for?
As we approach the Thanksgiving holiday this week, nearing the end of this rough-and-tumble year, what are you thankful for? Call 530-408-6423 to weigh in with a voice message.
November 19, 2016
Voices
View from South Africa: Riaan Wolmarans trucks across a river
Watch Wolmaranâs rig walk on water, of a fashion: âThe rig I use is based on the Australian road train principle, which means I can pull up to three trailers of equal length.â Wolmaranâs primary haul: âagricultural poles on-site to farms and co-ops.â
November 16, 2016
Electronic Logging Devices
POLL: Are you in the market for a pre-2000 truck to avoid ELDs?
Whether the answer is yes or no or you already run a 1999 or older truck, weigh in here on your approach to the significant exemption for pre-2000 model year trucks under FMCSAâs ELD mandate, whose compliance date remains more than a year off.
November 15, 2016
Overdrive Radio
Trump promises big on highway funding, could open door to more tolls and privatization
Trump said on the campaign trail he wants $1 trillion invested in U.S. infrastructure. Though he was mum on specifics, he did say he intends to incentivize private businesses to invest in infrastructure projects by offering them tax breaks. Such privatization of U.S. roads could lead to more tolls, says OOIDAâs Todd Spencer. And: Readers react on regs promises.
November 14, 2016
Voices
POLL: Steer-only or steer/drive â your approach to spin balancing?
If you have your tires balanced, do you focus on steers only, drives too or another approach?
November 10, 2016
Voices
âPlease Trump donât let us downâ: Truckers sound hopeful but wary in reaction to election victory
Views on Trumpâs win were cautiously optimistic when came to potential easing of regulatory burden and the economy, more wary on road privatization and tolls. Conciliatory notes stressed the countryâs direction âisnât just up to Trump. We all have a hand in it.â
November 9, 2016
Overdrive Radio
âKeep fightingâ: One readerâs reaction to the 7th circuitâs ELD decision
In this Overdrive Radio âmailbagâ series podcast, more than one trucker strikes a defiant yet hopeful tone in response to yesterdayâs Halloween decision by the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals upholding the FMCSAâs ELD mandate final rule.
November 1, 2016
Voices
Truckers with high BMI would be forced into apnea screening under FMCSA committee recommendations, drivers respond
The committees recommend FMCSA require certain truckers to be screened for sleep apnea based on their BMI and other risk factors. Truckers with a BMI of 33 or higher would also be subject to screening if they meet three other qualifiers, a list that includes being male and being older than 42 â a large demographic among truckers.
October 26, 2016
Voices
Dashcam to the rescue: Trucker assists law enforcement twice â in two days â with video evidence
Two days, two near-fatalities with plenty of motorist impatience at fault caught on the dashcam of independent owner-operator Howard Salmon. In both incidents, Salmon provided a principle piece of evidence to local law enforcement in Sarasota and Palmetto, Fla.
October 25, 2016
Overdrive Radio
ELD mandate: Small fleet owner urges Congress to reconsider, more voices on the mandate
âItâs high time for our government officials to start using some common sense by listening to the voices of experience who know what they are talking about. Itâs time to reconsider this mandate to the benefit of all.â âZ-Tranz small fleet owner David Morin, based in Morganton, N.C. BONUS; New mailbag podcast on the mandate.
October 21, 2016
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