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POLL: Do you support OOIDA’s call for Anne Ferro’s resignation?
OOIDA’s June 6 letter to the DOT secretary alleged a “bias against truckers” that precluded Ferro’s impartial conduct in her job as the FMCSA’s chief regulator. Where do you stand on the call for her resignation?
June 6, 2014
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Hours of Service
POLL: Where are you doing your restarts?
Since the 2013 hours changes and new restart restrictions, are you getting your restart at home, a fleet terminal or out on the road? Or are you operating solely on recap hours? Tell us in this poll.
June 5, 2014
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The scrum over mandatory detention pay
Following the Obama administration’s nod to the notion of mandatory detention pay in its draft highway bill, debate has intensified over whether the federal government ought to be involved in detention at all.
May 30, 2014
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POLL: Would you support a detention-pay mandate?
Following the Obama administration’s inclusion of a mandate for detention pay equal to or greater than the minimum wage in its draft highway bill, this poll probes the debate over the measure.
May 29, 2014
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Podcast: Due diligence on the drug testing consortium
Any problem with drug or alcohol use by drivers among carriers large and small can ensure that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will be “watching you for a long time,” says regulatory consultant.
May 29, 2014
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POLL: What should the govt. do about the VA?
In the wake of the scandal over allegations that the VA doctored wait times and other stats, what do you think would do the most to affect change there for better service or to get the VA on the right track? Tell us here.
May 27, 2014
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Talk of broker transaction transparency continues
While skeptical voices were loudest following discussion of a move toward broker-carrier rate transparency, the conversation continues.
May 22, 2014
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POLL: Is there a video camera in or on your truck?
Independents’ use of dash and other camera systems hasn’t been uncommon through the years to prove crash fault and increase security. With use of in-cab forward- and driver-facing cams growing among fleets, this poll probes the extent of video use.
May 22, 2014
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Electronic Logging Devices
More hours flexibility could ‘ease e-log angst’?
Overdrive Equipment Editor Jack Roberts asked the question in the title of a blog post on the CCJ website in which he discusses the hours flexibility issue relative to the proposed electronic logging device mandate.
May 14, 2014
Roberts and others throughout the industry have questioned the results of this question, asked as part of Overdrive’s late March/early April ELD Survey. Read more about the results via this story.
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ELDs: Privacy, competition, adoption
While the expectation of privacy and freedom of business choice are two different things, both tend to dominate ELD concerns… More voices on the mandate.
May 10, 2014
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As Senators finalize highway bill draft, more voices on size and weight
With a highway-bill draft expected from the Senate early next week, more reader voices on the size and weight issue, receiving no shortage of attention over the past year.
May 9, 2014
A sizable majority of Overdrive readers, according to this recent poll, favor the status quo on size and weight limits. Find more voices on the issue here.
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POLL: What is driving tight capacity in truckload today?
The economy is improving, and capacity is tight, which means rates are gaining. Is driver pay lagging behind those improvements? Or is one of several other possibilities the main contributor to tight capacity conditions today? Tell us your thoughts in this poll.
May 8, 2014
Channel 19
Reader: ‘I see trucking improving’…
That only tells a part of the story. In reader Jim Stewart’s eyes, the regulatory drag on the trucking business is finally registering with customers where it counts: rates. What do you think?
May 8, 2014
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Overdrive Company Driver of the Year presented with pickup
Jack Fielding last week was presented with the 2013 Ram 2500 he won as 2013 Driver of the Year in the contest produced by the Truckload Carriers Association and Overdrive.
May 5, 2014
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Reports say Senate version of a highway bill next in line
What exactly could be in it is anybody’s guess, but if it at all resembles what the Obama administration put out early this week, here’s hoping it walks back from expansive tolling provisions…
May 3, 2014
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Readers still down on health-care program
Overdrive readers by and large indicated they stood firm in their opinions on the Affordable Care Act. More than 7 in 10 remained steadfast in opposing the law.
April 28, 2014
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Overdrive’s Owner-Operator of the Year presented with pickup
Terry Smith, 2013 Owner-Operator of the Year in the contest produced by Overdrive and TCA, picked up his prize Thursday: A new 2013 Ram 2500 pickup.
April 25, 2014
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POLL: Should carrier CSA scores be withheld from public view?
Given CSA problems shown by various reports this year and last, should BASIC scores be withheld from public view? If so, should inspection/violation data remain accessible? Tell us what you think here.
April 23, 2014
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