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Channel 19
Three pieces of unsolicited advice for government, for parking providers, for rates negotiators
The USDA Farmers to Families Food Box Program for surplus food, negotiating a lowball rate offer and how it stings to pay to stop your truck in a cash pinch.
May 22, 2020
Business
D.C. protest reached an apex inside the White House
Amid financial pressures and abysmal freight rates for many truckers, D.C. demonstrators on their 20th day enter the White House for a substantive discussion.
May 21, 2020
Business
Amid anemic freight market, some independents see glimmer of hope
COVID-19-related freight and rate problems persist, but this recent Overdrive survey shows an increasing share of respondents optimistic about improvement.
May 20, 2020
Channel 19
New partnership harnesses factoring, freight tools
The partnership will offer Trucker Tools' predictive freight load matching in OTR Capital's customer portal, among various support tools. Details on Overdrive.
May 19, 2020
Overdrive Radio
D.C. protests, broker transparency, hours changes and more with independent Bryan Hutchens
From D.C. demonstrators to hours of service changes, owner-operator Bryan Hutchens voices his opinions about it all on this edition of Overdrive Radio.
May 15, 2020
Channel 19
New tools toward broker transaction transparency, truck stop amenities status
Trimble's a new interactive 'COVID-19 Safe Havens' status map for truck-stop locations and OOIDA's template for broker transaction details review request.
May 13, 2020
Channel 19
Cap those broker margins? Readers sound off, and one broker moves to do it himself
Despite a majority in favor of a cap, critics of any regulation limiting pricing were more vocal than the majority. Read more here on Overdrive.
May 8, 2020
Voices
POLL: Do you employ a factoring company for collections assistance?
Factoring has been on the rise over the course of the last decade, per Overdrive’s prior reporting, though payment speed has to, as a general rule. How often do you use a factoring, if at all? Weigh in here.
May 8, 2020
Business
News roundup, May 7: OOIDA presses Congress for brokered transaction transparency
The association presses Congress for required disclosure of brokered transaction records, including what the shipper paid, and more in COVID relief bill. A new truck routing program is available from the Department of Homeland Security. A Georgia-based trucker was named a Highway Angel.
May 7, 2020
Voices
POLL: Should brokers’ per-load margins be limited at a certain percentage?
Would you advocate a regulated cap/ceiling on freight brokers’ margins/percentage take on any load across the board? On certain commodities or situations like the current crisis? Or just let supply/demand sort it all out? …. Weigh in here.
May 6, 2020
Channel 19
With rates ‘nowhere near sustainable’ for independent truckers, debate stirs over ‘re-regulating’
Owner-operators at D.C. demonstrations, others discuss the potential need to evaluate regulation-free pricing in the trucking. Read more here on Overdrive.
May 5, 2020
Overdrive Radio
Words to truck by: ‘You will never, ever come out ahead running at a loss’
Independent owner-operators Daniel and Phyllis Snow of Snow Trucking discuss market deterioration, fallen freight volumes, and more. Listen here on Overdrive.
May 1, 2020
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