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Yes, the human element still exists in liability insurance pricing ⌠sometimes
Rick and Lisa Weddle describe an accident involving their big rigs and the human element that sometimes still exists when dealing with insurance. Details here.
February 28, 2020
In defense of truckers? FMCSA interim boss Jim Mullen says heâs committed to hours of service reforms
FMCSA Acting Administrator Jim Mullen notes the hours of service regulations need modification to benefit truck drivers. More information here on Overdrive.
February 25, 2020
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âVenture capital is a little fickleâ: Autonomous-truck developer and trucking company Starsky Robotics closes shop
Venture capital funding issues has caused the autonomous truck developer and trucking company Starsky Robotics to lay off drivers and close shop. Details here.
February 24, 2020
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High, wide and ugly: The Hauling Jobs of the Year from specialized carriers
Check out this video detailing the finalists in the Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association's "Hauling Job of the Year" competition. More on Overdrive.
February 21, 2020
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Credit where itâs due â to a tow company from a thankful owner-op team
After getting stranded on a muddy median on the highway, these two owner-operators were happy to find an honest and reliable towing company. More on Overdrive.
February 19, 2020
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<$1/mile freight? Câmon, brokers, really?
For too many brokers fishing for sub-$1/mile rates, itâs like âtossing a peanut shell into the cage of a starving patriot,â says independent reader Jeffery Hanson. âThe starving man will eat it. But he does not realize he is almost dead, just that he is hungry.â For brokers doing this: it wonât be long before âit comes for them, too.â
February 14, 2020
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With the public leery about sharing the road with robots, âAdvocatesâ may be truckersâ ally, for once
As more and more assistive driving technologies keep hitting the roads, truck drivers may find a new kind of ally in a group pressing for safety standards.
February 13, 2020
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For the love of ⌠Patty the traveling road dog, with owner-op Rob Goodwin, and introducing âOver the Roadâ
This week on Overdrive Radio, reefer truck driver Rob Goodwin discusses life on the road with his bulldog Patty, the Traveling Road Dog. Details on Overdrive.
February 12, 2020
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Hazmat tank owner-op Bill Weaverâs âNumber Threeâ delivered as promised; batting, and battling, with giants
Itâs a new day, and a new record, for liquid bulk tank-hauling owner-operator Bill Weaver with his âNumber Three.â And: Update on owner-operator Howard Salmon, whoâs thankful for support heâs felt from the trucking community as his son battles cancer, and bats a bit with a few local MLB pitchers.
February 11, 2020
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Owner-op Rob Goodwin sees utility in no-broker, shipper-carrier connection platform RiteLoad
Owner-operator Rob Goodwin lauds growth in freight volumes and consistency in the shipper-carrier connection platform Riteload.
February 7, 2020
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#TimberUnity convoys converge in Oregon capitol to protest cap and trade legislation
With the Oregon State Legislature reintroducing cap and trade legislation, the #TimberUnity group plans return to Salem while the legislature is in session.
February 5, 2020
Custom Rigs
House of BlackOut: Update from Chuck Timbrook and his 1999 veterans-support custom Freightliner
With his health up and down and funding uneven, the Christmas-parade season was truncated a bit this past year for Chuck Timbrook, owner-operator of the 1999 Freightliner Classic that is the Black Out vets-support rig. He continues, though, to make plans for the remainder of the year with hopes to be back on track.
February 4, 2020
Overdrive Radio
$50 and a little install work could save your life: Trucker Scott Carlsonâs close call
Carlson has been trucking with Regal Services 17 years and keeps a carbon monoxide detector in his truck. Find out why in this Overdrive Radio podcast.
January 31, 2020
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1099 company drivers? Donât need an âABC testâ for that
Want to cut the skirting of self-employment tax, enhance employee protections offered by workers comp and unemployment insurance required of most bona fide employers? Enforcing previous, more nuanced independent contractor tests on the books should do that job just as well as any so-called âABC test.â
January 29, 2020
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A special request in a time of need
With a terminal cancer diagnosis faced by his four-year-old son, an old friend asks for prayers, well-wishes from the driving community.
January 28, 2020
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How former heavy-haul owner-op and current fuel hauler Lonnie Laurie became the sometime âone-armed banditâ
Listen as Lonnie Laurie, sometimes dubbed the 'one-armed bandit,' recalls life as a heavy-haul owner-operator and more in this week's Overdrive Radio podcast.
January 24, 2020
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Freight market reality check: âItâs just terribleâ
What it feels like right now for a couple readers where the 22.5s (or 24.5s) meet the pavement, and underscored by long-range analysis in the newly released quarterly U.S. Bank Freight Index report, showing the decline in volume and overall freight spending in the last quarter.
January 22, 2020
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TxDOT looking for input from truckers on amenities, staging areas as parking facilities
TxDOT is circulating a new survey looking for truckersâ input on public parking-facility amenities as well as preferences as they might relate to staging areas while waiting for an appointment nearby â both were big parts of the discussion of parking issues with TxDOT in our GATS roundtable last year.
January 21, 2020
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