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Major metro planning organization wants your expertise on truck parking
It's a truism that when it comes to truck parking, if you want to build an effective plan, seek out counsel from the experts. This metro planner needs input.
August 13, 2020
FMCSA’s Joe DeLorenzo to answer drivers’ hours of service questions in live GATS Week session
Joe DeLorenzo, director of enforcement and compliance for the FMCSA, will answer new hours of service rule questions in a live GATS Week seminar. Details here.
August 13, 2020
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‘Get out there and do it’: Truckers formed grassroots network to get COVID care packages to 10,000 drivers
More than 10,000 care packages containing PPE, such as face masks and hand sanitizer, as well as snacks and more were handed out at truck stops. Read more here.
August 13, 2020
Business
Trucking Law: When helping at accident scene can actually hurt you
If you are in an accident, always keep in mind your own legal protection. Part of that is being careful what you volunteer at the scene.
August 12, 2020
Business
FMCSA adds grocery products back into extended COVID emergency hours waiver
FMCSA has extended the COVID-19 emergency hours declaration and added food, paper products and other groceries back to qualifying loads. In other news: Convoy expands factoring service to non-Convoy loads. Geotab has added COVID resources for drivers to its Geotab Drive app.
August 12, 2020
Channel 19
Drivers Daily Log software a casualty of time, ELD mandate, hours changes
At the end of August, an old friend moves on -- the owner-operator-built hours-logging software, Drivers Daily Log, will no longer be an up-to-date option..
August 12, 2020
Partners in Business
How hard were owner-operators hit in pandemic’s early months? PIB session details 2020 miles and income
The opening session of Overdrive’s GATS Week features Overdrive's Partners in Business collaborator ATBS, with YTD and second-quarter miles, income trends.
August 11, 2020
Business
Several Iowa highways closed after rare damaging windstorm
Several Iowa highways remain closed Tuesday after a rare windstorm swept across the Midwest. A Utah-based trucking company owner was indicted on fraud charges related to a PPP loan. A Canadian husband-wife team earned Highway Angel recognition for helping a motorist who fell asleep at the wheel and crashed.
August 11, 2020
Channel 19
Where to find a two/three-hour 14-hour clock pause in the new HOS
Confused by the 2020 split-sleeper changes? We explain everything owner-operators need to know about the new 7/3 split-sleeper berth rule, quick and easy.
August 10, 2020
Business
Through August 2: Truckload demand pushing rates up
For the week ending Aug. 2, all three equipment types -- van, flatbed, and reefer -- featured improving demand in spot markets. Learn more here on Overdrive.
August 10, 2020
Business
CVSA’s Roadcheck returns to duty in just 30 days
CVSA has rescheduled its annual International Roadcheck inspection blitz.
August 10, 2020
Voices
As trucking’s tent grows, operators pursue ‘education and ownership’
Two owner-operators discuss how they became truck drivers and how the industry is changing in light of the dialogues surrounding gender and racial equality in the U.S.
August 10, 2020
Hours of Service
POLL: Which major hours change will most benefit your operation?
he FMCSA earmarked four areas of change in its hours of service modifications final rule — the 30-minute break, split-sleeper options, and the short haul and adverse driving conditions exceptions. With three months to better digest the rule, which of the changes do you stand to benefit from in your operation?
August 10, 2020
Overdrive Extra
Remembering Bill Mack, ‘the consummate companion’ for lonely drivers
Bill Mack was trucking radio's Midnight Cowboy and offered thousands of drivers some company and entertainment over the years on the road. More on Overdrive.
August 7, 2020
Business
IRS list of highway tax 2290 e-file providers flooded with apparent shell companies
Almost half of the companies on the IRS' list of 2290 e-filing services appear to be little more than web pages linked by a shared backend. How that happened.
August 7, 2020
Business
Coalition calls for amended tax treatment of PPP funds
Specifically, the groups want Congress to clarify that businesses are able to deduct business expenses paid for by loans that are forgiven. In other news: Wallwork Kenworth relocated its Williston, North Dakota, location to an upgraded site, and WIT honored its top women-owned companies in trucking.
August 7, 2020
Business
Per-mile rates averages in July shot up as virus shake-up throws off freight patterns
Countering the usual seasonal rates drop off from June to July, spot market rates last month jumped in all three major truckload segments. Details on Overdrive.
August 6, 2020
Overdrive Radio
Hauling smart — often high, wide and ugly, too — with Owner-Operator of the Year Kevin Kocmich
The complications of any oversize load’s complexity are many. In this Overdrive Radio edition, owner-op Kevin Kocmich shares secrets to their mastery.
August 6, 2020
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Let your truck shine -- enter Overdrive's annual Pride & Polish
The entry period for the annual competition is now open through August 18. The five categories for the contest are: Working Bobtail, Working Combo, Limited Mileage/Show, Antique and Interior.
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