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Voices
POLL: Do you use push-to-talk functionality/devices other than the CB?
With the rise of smartphone apps enabling push-to-talk functionality on such devices, and the continued attraction of the Nextel-popularized function, this poll looks at current use of the technology.
September 25, 2015
Voices
Should the Federal Reserve raise short-term interest rates?
Whatâs your view on the Fedâs approach to interest rates â a rise in fed rates would affect both returns on savings as well as boost the costs of borrowing. Recent news shows the Fed leaning toward a rise âŚ
September 25, 2015
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Parking
POLL: How often is finding a parking place a problem for you?
How much time do you spend looking for parking on average â and how often is finding a spot a serious issue on the road? Call 530-408-6423 to scale in with a message and/or vote in the poll here.
September 24, 2015
Channel 19
âDemand detentionâ pay: Strong voices on compensation for waits
âWaiting over 6 hours to get loaded and then only getting 5 hours drive time ⌠Then you lose another day to get your next load, and $50 is not going to cover the lost time" -- a variety of other voices offered ways to get to better compensation.
September 22, 2015
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Mailbag: âAll about the moneyâ? â Reader views on increasing truck weight
A sizable majority of Overdrive readers (64 percent) see negative primary consequences of any significant rise in interstate truck weight limits. Find a bevy of views in this mailbag podcast.
September 17, 2015
Voices
POLL: Where do you stand on raising truck weight limits with an extra axle?
With recent introduction of the so-called âSafe Trucking Actâ in Congress to boost weigh limits to 91,000 lbs. with an extra axle, whatâs your view of the principle effects of such added weight?
September 11, 2015
Channel 19
Long-haulinâ hotel sweepstakes, brake safety in Arizona âŚ
With âBrake Safety Weekâ inspections kicked off around the country, are you seeing anything out of the ordinary? And: Hotels4Truckers and Transfix launch Long Haulinâ Hotel Sweepstakes.
September 8, 2015
Voices
Iran nuclear deal should be DOA, readers say
Eight in 10 readers opposed President Obamaâs deal intended to slow Iranâs capability of building a nuclear bomb. The deal reached an approval threshold today in the U.S. Senate.
September 2, 2015
Voices
POLL: Do you carry health insurance?
Whatâs been your situation relative to health insurance through this year? Covered on your spouseâs plan or a plan grandfathered by Obamacare? Purchased on the exchanges? Not covered at all?âŚ.
September 2, 2015
Parking
Truck-parking shortage back in the mainstream â primary safety issue for drivers, says advocate
Speaking from Dallas in an interview with the hosts of the Here & Now National Public Radio-affiliated program, Desiree Wood of Real Women in Trucking detailed the parking issue.
August 28, 2015
Voices
Voices on NYTâs âTrucks are killing usâ column: Readers respond, ATA says column riddled with âfalsehoodsâ
âWhy waste print to tell so many lies, when you can actually help the issues that truly affect the entire line of all phases of transportation?â âMatt Whitelaw on the âTrucks Are Killing Usâ op-ed
August 25, 2015
Voices
ELDs and driver harrassment: Webinar upcoming; voices raised against the mandate
Details on a free Aug. 26 online seminar, plus more views on the ELD mandate following recent coverage. Many responses took a defiant or skeptical view of the mandate, reflecting recent polling showing 83 percent of readers opposed.
August 25, 2015
Voices
Updated: Readers react to âSuicide by truckâ cover feature probing the on-highway unthinkable
Several Overdrive readers responded to the magazineâs âSuicide by truckâ feature with stories of their own. If you have one you want to share, feel free to use the comments under this post.
August 19, 2015
Channel 19
Navigating âamateur dayâ with the four-wheelers
âAmateur Night,â by driver Bill Patterson: âI dread Saturday nights. You never know what will happen.â Profiling the texter, the brake-footer, the rubbernecker, the NASCAR wannabe and âŚ
August 18, 2015
Voices
Election 2016 âTrumpedâ for truckers
Asked which presidential candidate theyâd most like to take on a ridealong, truckers named Donald Trump far and away more than any other candidate.
August 18, 2015
Voices
POLL: How common are so-called âsuicide by truckâ events?
Following our recent âSuicide by truckâ package of stories, this poll probes the question of just how common the phenomenon might be â whatâs been your knowledge of such events over the years?
August 17, 2015
Voices
Michael Kimball presents âLanes blocked? Use the shoulder.â
File under âfour-wheeler impatience.â Says operator Michael Kimball: âI had a bull hauler passing me in the left lane. I guess the four-wheeler couldnât wait.â
August 17, 2015
Voices
POLL: Best way to tackle detention?
Should government mandate, as the Obama administrationâs DOT has attempted, that carriers pay detention to drivers, or is continued industry standardization of detention pay the best tack? Something else?
August 14, 2015
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