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Hours waiver for COVID relief haulers extended into 2021
FMCSA’s emergency HOS waiver for COVID relief haulers has been extended. And other news: XPO spins off its warehousing business; Volvo VNR Electric buyers will benefit from a premium service package; and a trucker was named a Highway Angel for helping an elderly man who had fallen.
December 3, 2020
Flatbed and dry van rates continued to accelerate in Nov.; reefer relaxed
Spot market per-mile rates averages show dry van and flatbed continue to accelerate while reefer rates are up year over year but have slipped since Oct.
December 3, 2020
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6 tasks to assess 2020 and set biz priorities for 2021
Did your owner-operator business hit its goals for 2020? What can you do to adjust for 2021? Check out these 6 steps for assessing your business on Overdrive.
December 3, 2020
Voices
POLL: Is it time for a national review panel of industry/enforcement to decide DataQs appeals?
In carriers’ violation/crash-info challenges through the federal DataQs system that are appealed, it’s often the case that the original jurisdiction/personnel that issued the violation or handled the crash is the final arbiter. Should a new system be devised for appeals?
December 2, 2020
Business
Study: Automated driving techs shown to increase dangerous driver disengagement
A new IIHS field trial showed adaptive cruise/lane-keeping assist technologies increase complacency in drivers with time. EPA’s Smartway Excellence award winners for efficiency leadership named for 2020. Arizona’s driver of the year.
December 2, 2020
Parking
Truck parking ‘still a major problem in every state’ and worsening, says inventory update
The recent survey and inventory results show semi-truck parking continues to be a worsening issue for most truck drivers across the US. Details here.
December 2, 2020
Business
FMCSA lays regulatory groundwork for COVID vaccine distribution
FMCSA announced Tuesday its hours of service waiver for drivers providing emergency assistance for the COVID-19 pandemic will also apply to those transporting the vaccine when it becomes available. In other news: KLLM raises owner-operator pay; Women in Trucking seeks award nominees.
December 1, 2020
Overdrive Extra
Calling out ‘dysfunctional’ trucking regs, OOIDA’s Spencer asks Biden to slot him as FMCSA boss
The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association announced that Todd Spencer has reached out to Biden to express interest in FMCSA administration position.
December 1, 2020
Custom Rigs
The long-well-known 1999 Peterbilt 362 cabover now powering Landis & Sons Trucking
Follow the tale of the 1999 Peterbilt 362 cabover as it passed from owner-operator Bennie Thomas to Mike Landis of Landis & Sons Trucking.
December 1, 2020
Channel 19
$2,000 fair warning, a third time: Vermont route 108 between Stowe/Cambridge off-limits
Truckers finding themselves heading towards "Smuggler's Notch" should think again, now and in the future; the route is off-limits to tractor-trailers.
November 30, 2020
Business
Rand McNally ELDs back online after outage
After an outage last week, Rand McNally’s cloud-based services, including ELDs, are back online. In other news: The deal between Nikola and GM has been restructured; donations to St. Christopher Fund will be matched tomorrow; a fleet owner was charged in an alleged chameleon carrier scheme; more.
November 30, 2020
Voices
POLL: Is electronic mobile signature capture part of your protocol with receivers?
With the COVID-19 pandemic, signature-capture technologies on documents sent between devices have made their way more extensively into the operator-receiver interaction to limit personal contact. Do you have such a system in place yourself, whether a fleet’s system or your own?
November 29, 2020
Business
Broad supply chain effort, possibly including owner-operators, will be needed to distribute COVID vaccines
As pharmaceutical companies are announcing successful COVID-19 vaccination trials, the trucking industry is gearing up for the possible impacts. Details here.
November 27, 2020
Overdrive Radio
Music, tales for the big road: Trucker-songwriters John Malayter and Long Haul Paul, and bluegrass pro Tina Adair
Listen to interviews with trucker-songwriter John Malayter and bluegrass pro Tina Adair, as well as a pandemic tale from Long Haul Paul on Overdrive Radio.
November 27, 2020
Channel 19
Happy Thanksgiving! (And a recipe fit for a range or bungee’d-secure slow cooker)
Whether on the road or off for the holidays, this black-eyed pea recipe (on a range or in a bungee'd-secure slow cooker) might help deliver thanks for you.
November 26, 2020
Business
Volatile year shows growing pains of in-app freight pricing, value of negotiation
Rate extremities brought on by COVID-19 have accelerated trends in increasing utility of brokers' mobile freight engines, with an explosion of new entrants.
November 25, 2020
Business
FMCSA accepting comments on brokers’ request to remove transparency regs
FMCSA is accepting comments on a petition from the Transportation Intermediaries Association to rescind 49 CFR 371.3(c), which pertains to brokered rates transparency. And other news: A trucker was busted with $25 million of alleged liquid meth in the truck’s fuel tanks; Love’s expands contactless payment options.
November 25, 2020
Channel 19
If your ELD goes down, go to paper, or … ELS, anyone?
What are your options in the event of an ELD malfunction? Given an ongoing widespread outage of Rand McNally devices, here’s what the regs require and what FMCSA notes are your options — not just paper, in this case.
November 25, 2020
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