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Business: Page 8
Broker margins, rates data, transparency: What owner-operators really think
Whether you're a trucker looking for opinions on your side of the brokered-freight transparency debate, or a broker looking to understand your service providers, these survey results shine more light on one of trucking's most important topics.
February 23, 2024
FMCSA's safety rating revamp: Could new reports mean in-cab tech will play a role?
The agency last month added six studies/reports to the regs docket for its efforts to develop a new methodology for motor carrier safety rating. Critics see limitations, and worry over the use of safety technologies in a new methodology.
February 22, 2024
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July 16, 2024
Roadcheck 2024: Inspectors looking for drugs, alcohol, and steady gladhands
A CVSA Roadside Inspection Specialist explains how to check tractor protection mechanisms in the air system, and what the drug and alcohol focus will mean, during 2024's Roadcheck blitz. It's scheduled for May 14-16.
February 21, 2024
Partners in Business
Plan regs-, tax-compliance duties before going independent
Going independent can be a great opportunity, but it can be your worst nightmare if you fail to plan and execute properly. If this is your goal, create your plan, count the costs, create your budget, and follow through.
February 21, 2024
Regulations
FMCSA issues active phishing alert: Scammers push fake safety audit claims
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration published an alert for motor carriers with authority about phishing attempts by criminals posing as agency auditors via email.
February 19, 2024
Business
Motive countersues Samsara after trade commission complaint over ELD tech
After Samsara filed suit and filed an International Trade Commission complaint against Motive, Motive is countersuing on the same claims. Also: MATS relocates Truck Parking Community; Michigan lifts weight restrictions on most highways.
February 16, 2024
Business
Insult to injury: Diesel prices spike above $4, spot rates down for third week
Fuel prices jumped 21 cents during the most recent week (rates fell the third in row), rising back above $4 a gallon for the first time since December. Also: New TA Express in Northwest Louisiana; San Antonio Flying J reopens after burning down in 2022.
February 14, 2024
Partners in Business
Owner-operator survival strategies, tactics to thrive in a down market
Join Overdrive and ATBS for the annual Partners in Business seminar at the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville on March 22 at 2:45 p.m., this year with emphasis on pulling through the tough freight markets.
February 14, 2024
Business
The worst truck bottlenecks in America deliver $95 billion in congestion costs
ATRI's annual Top Truck Bottlenecks list features the I-95/SR 4 intersection at the George Washington Bridge at the top for the sixth straight year. Also: $9.5M in alleged meth seized from truck at border; Iowa weight exemption extended 10 days.
February 13, 2024
Overdrive Extra
With a rough road ahead, it's time to shine for the best among truckers
Safety, time management, communication are critical over-the-road. They'll be even more so -- and more valuable, too -- when companies are forced by market pressure to focus on retention of the best. Big impressions now will pay dividends later.
February 13, 2024
Overdrive Radio
Owner-operator Leslie Bitterman claws back from near-death to success
Bitterman was nominated for the 2024 Trucker of the Year award by her daughter, Ashley, who’s long been inspired by the toughness and strong old-school, no-frills handle on business that the owner puts into action.
February 12, 2024
Regulations
New DOL rule on contractor/employee status under fair-labor law: The legal perspective
Legal minds echo the overarching theme of owner-operators' own perspectives on the contractor status featured in Part 1 of this report -- that the control factor does/should weigh heavily. How the courts will interpret the rest is up in the air.
February 9, 2024
Channel 19
Hauling nitroglycerin in totes for $1.69/mile? Can do, say brokers
Brokers pounce on the opportunity to book 42,000 pounds of explosives for $1.69 a mile. The only problem is it's a prank load meant to catch brokers failing to assess, and price, considerable risk.
February 8, 2024
Business
Truckers name 'Best Fleets to Drive For'
CarriersEdge recently released its top 20 Best Fleets to Drive For list for 2024, based on nominations from owner-ops and company drivers. Also: FMCSA considering study on sexual assault, harassment in trucking; new 'touchless appointments' tech.
February 8, 2024
Regulations
Are leased owner-operators really 'independent contractors'?
Short answer: It's complicated. Following DOL's final rule on employee/contractor classification, this series examines the opinions of legal experts and the perspectives of owner-operators on just what makes a true independent contractor in trucking.
February 7, 2024
Business
Canada's Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion could soon boost U.S. diesel prices
The U.S. Midwest has long piped in discounted Canadian oil, but a new pipeline expansion threatens the stable, cheap prices the region enjoys.
February 6, 2024
Overdrive Extra
An accurate, current MCS-150: More important than you realize
Not only is the MCS-150 about compliance with FMCSA rules, but it can also determine which insurance companies will offer you insurance and the cost of your premiums. In some cases, information there can result in claims being denied.
February 6, 2024
Business
Roadrunner makes swift expansion to Canada
Noted as its largest expansion in five years, less-than-truckload services provider Roadrunner has rolled out 135 new lanes to its network, which now includes Canada.
February 6, 2024
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