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Giving thanks: Driver dispatches
We asked, and you told. Here find a round-up of readersâ answers to the question âWhat are you thankful for?â Happy Thanksgiving from all the staff at Overdrive!
November 27, 2014
Channel 19
Some readers show favor for the public visibility of CSAâs carrier scores
And what about driversâ information? some readers ask as broad swathes of trucking industry representatives call for hiding carrier CSA scores.
November 25, 2014
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Voices
POLL: Whatâs your cost per mile?
Operating costs can vary widely, depending on truck and freight size and weight, regions of operation, routes and many other variables. Whatâs been your cost per mile most recently?
November 24, 2014
Voices
POLL: Should the Keystone XL pipeline be built?
As lawmakers spar over the Keystone XL pipeline, proposed by TransCanada and intended to carry crude from Canadian producers as well as those in Mont., N.D. and other states, where do you stand on whether it should be built?
November 19, 2014
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Audio mailbag: CARBâs hardship exemption, e-logs and harassment
No. 2 in the mailbag series of podcasts airing views sees voices responding to recent news around the California Air Resources Board and FMCSAâs report on e-logs and harassment.
November 17, 2014
Custom Rigs
Remember when truckers âhad to driveâ cabovers?
Reader Greg Stanton asked the question attendant to his upload of this sharp Freightliner COE to Overdriveâs Reader Rigs gallery. After we shared the pic â and the question â on the Facebook page, lo and behold, turns out drivers do well remember those days.
November 14, 2014
Channel 19
Thursday round-up: What deer whistles, elections and NASTCâs annual meeting have in common
Tools designed to mitigate hazard, maybe? At least one of these, maybe two (and itâs not the NASTC meet, I can assure you) doesnât normally work so well. Nonetheless, fingers can always be crossedâŚ
November 6, 2014
Voices
POLL: Where do you stand on mandatory quarantine for possible Ebola exposure?
Given recent backpedaling by some states whoâve instituted mandatory quarantine protocols for health workers returning from service in Ebola-stricken African countries, where do you stand on the issue?
November 4, 2014
Voices
POLL: What would be the best outcome for Tuesdayâs Congressional elections?
What would be best for trucking: A still divided Congress with Republicans in control of the House, Democrats of the Senate? Or do you hope one party takes both? Tell us here.
November 3, 2014
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Audio mailbag: Liability insurance, sleeper berth flexibility
The first in a series of Voices podcasts airing editorial comment on a variety of issues, here stemming from discussion of both sleeper berth period flexibility and FMCSAâs planned liability insurance hike in D.C. Call 530-208-6423 at any time to record a message.
October 31, 2014
Voices
Bombs over Baghdad: The difference a year makes
Polling of Overdrive readers on the ISIS threat showed a marked shift from prior sentiment on further military adventures in the Middle East.
October 31, 2014
Voices
New guidance on Ebola-contaminated waste transport
A new Federal Register notice issues advisory on how the hazmat transport regs apply, and readers continue to show favor for further measures to prevent the spread of the virus.
October 30, 2014
Voices
Do you use prescription meds to treat chronic pain?
October 28, 2014
Voices
Travel ban to combat the Ebola virus: Readers express support
As of October 20, the large majority of readers supported a travel ban from ebola-stricken countries âif thatâs what it takes to stop the spread of the virus,â in the words of reader Terry Long.
October 20, 2014
Voices
âIf you canât shift, you canât drive!â â Readers react on transmission transition in driver training
Is more uptake of automatic transmissions the future of the industry? Most readers weighed in on the side of manual learning in driver training, but some sung automatic praisesâŚ
October 17, 2014
Voices
POLL: Should the federal government stop flights from Ebola-stricken countries?
As officials work to contain the Ebola virus in the U.S. following further repercussions in Texas, do you think current passenger screening of flights from West Africa is adequate or is more flight restriction needed?
October 16, 2014
Voices
POLL: Are you a gear shifter?
Automatic, automated manual or fully manual transmissions: What kind does your truck have?
October 16, 2014
Parking
Far from just a âdriver gripeâ: Parking a growing concern for fleets, too
A perennial concern of drivers and owner-operators stands firm in the ranks at the No. 6 position in a prominent fleet survey: Truck parking,
October 14, 2014
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