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Tag: Mark White
Electronic Logging Devices
The AOBRD-to-ELD shift: Data/edits and visibility at roadside
With AOBRDs, edits made in the back office as a general rule donāt present to the roadside officer. Under the ELD specification, however, data transmittal at roadside includes those edits. It also includes detailed records of the truckās GPS positions, engine on-off records, engine hours and the like.
August 15, 2019
Overdrive Radio
More flexible sleeper splits: Didnāt take long for this newbie team to see potential value
Introducing Hartsville, Tenn.-based Tommy and Linda Bryant of Hartsville, Tenn., mid-careers but brand-new to trucking and operating a team. Would they use a 5/5 split if it were an option? You bet.
July 19, 2019
Electronic Logging Devices
ELD data handling: āPrivacy is paramount,ā but practices vary
An ELD provider thatās committed to integrity, some industry watchers suggest, will make obvious to potential customers any secondary or outside use of their data thatās granted through the service agreement. Likewise, the company would give customers a conspicuously simple way to opt out of unnecessary data sharing.
June 5, 2019
Channel 19
What Isaac Ho did to prepare for the rates crash on the spot market
The past yearās fortune ā and recent rates struggles, with so many others in spot freight ā for one young own-authority business, with a keen eye toward controlling costs to get through any lean times. No. 1 action taken: He paid off his used-purchased 2015 Volvo entirely.
April 29, 2019
Business
No guarantees for fleets trying guaranteed pay
Efforts to improve retention and the driver experience have centered on detention and benefits, among other things instead of minimum pay. Details here.
July 6, 2018
Channel 19
āShipper of choiceā phrase on the rise, but what about its negative?
Be a "shipper of choice," not a "shipper of last resort." Overdrive sheds light on a growing problem of shippers taking advantage of truckers in the industry.
May 31, 2018
Electronic Logging Devices
What a difference a day makes: Where rates could spike
Where to look for the most likely ELD effect on rates? High-volume lanes between 500 and 750 miles, which analysts call the ādangerous lanes.ā Itās those where load/unload hiccups or in-transit delays easily can extend a one-day haul into a second day.
August 10, 2017
Electronic Logging Devices
ELDsā capacity squeeze assumption no. 2: Flight from the industry
Will owner-operators and other drivers leave the industry in large enough numbers to produce a significant capacity shortage in the spot market, driving up rates? Some believe so ā long as stated intentions become reality ā while skepticism is prominent as well.
August 8, 2017
Electronic Logging Devices
ELDsā capacity squeeze assumption no. 1: Fewer miles
Examining the assumptions behind the varying predictions of the post-ELD mandate demand situation. If some predictions come to pass, thereās reason to believe rates may rise enough to be a notable reward from an unwelcome imposition.
August 7, 2017
Overdrive Radio
Making the e-log switch: The evolution of small fleet Old Time Express
āI know a lot of people, and especially a lot of drivers, would like to cut my head off when I say this ā¦ā ā thatās Old Timeās Mark White in preamble to some perhaps underappreciated e-log lessons he delivers toward the end of this weekās Overdrive Radio podcast. File under: things people might not want to hear.
July 7, 2017
Channel 19
Driver before the truck in small fleet expansion
If the truck procurement/driver employment situation in small fleet expansion presents a chicken-egg type conundrum, operators would do well to focus on the driver first.
March 31, 2016
Business
The double-edged sword of appointment times
Appointment systems are great if youāre right on time and the facility keeps its appointment ducks in a row ā not so if you get held up en route or, God forbid, youāre early. In such cases, professionalism greases the skidsā¦
September 22, 2015
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