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Blockchain âimmutable distributed public ledgerâ technology: Makes sense, right?
A late-night-comedy send-up of Bitcoin investment (made possible by âblockchainâ network architecture) exaggerates divergent reactions similar to those that follow the notion of automated trucking-business-info sharing in other envisioned blockchains â from affirmative head nods to âare you insane?â incredulity ⌠.
January 10, 2018
New vid from âLong haul Paulâ Marhoefer
Marhoeferâs âOdious Death of the Cracker Kingâ tells the story of a fictional character in the title, which the trucker-songwriter describes as something of a composite of two men heâd known long ago, the âsons of outlaw bull haulersâ both, plus a little of that mythic dirge treatment Marhoeferâs a master of.
January 6, 2018
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We are in a freight market owner-operator Gary Buchs believes to be âtotally unpredictableâ at this point, he says. âWeather, plus demandâ generally, âis drivingâ such unpredictability, much of it on the plus side for rate pressure for owner-operators, âthrough the roof.â
January 4, 2018
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Lighting Bug system provides back-up for an inoperative headlight
Lighting Bug offers a way to avoid ever running with a headlight out by turning the âhigh-beam side on at the brightness of the low beamâ when the low beam goes dark. Itâs a fairly inexpensive piece of electronics, too, thatâs simple to install.
January 2, 2018
Channel 19
Business outlook trending pessimistic in the new year for owner-operators
And ⌠a few late Christmas wishes from a variety of owner-operators on Overdriveâs Facebook page, with their rigs dressed up for the holiday last week. . .
December 31, 2017
Channel 19
A view on the rise in clean inspections, from a state where theyâre fairly uncommon
In our annual CSAâs Data Trail analysis, Indiana state ranks 10th this year in clean inspections, with less than a third of their total inspections having come out entirely violation-free over the course of calendar year 2016. But look at improvement in truckersâ favor in that metric, and youâll see that Indiana is one of just a few states that improved in that particular metric by more than 50 percent over the preceding year.
December 28, 2017
Channel 19
âE-logs will cure everything, right?â
What they wonât cure, from hours violations incurred while passing full truck stop after full truck stop to overheated communication with inspectors to the sense of pride most longtime truckers take in their professional record. Also: ELD-specific enforcement update, OOIDA portal for any tickets received.
December 22, 2017
Overdrive Radio
Brave new trucking world: Talking ELD angst, adjustment with Gary Buchs; plus Wes Memphisâ latest
Owner-operator Gary Buchs: Trucking âdidnât dieâ on December 18. âIt just changed, and with every change thereâs opportunity.â This Overdrive Radio edition runs through what the Landstar-leased owner-operator feels could be effective owner-operator strategy in the weeks and months ahead.
December 19, 2017
Channel 19
How to avoid need for bail money: Richard Millerâs comment of the week (about, well, what else?)
Who says truckers donât have a sense of humor on the subject of the ELD mandate? ⌠And: Crowd-sourcing state enforcement plans â weâve heard from some states who wonât be writing ELD noncompliance tickets until April 1, just marking violations. If youâve heard, whatâs your stateâs plan?
December 15, 2017
Channel 19
The âELD money grabâ we wonât print
And: Texas House rep uses the #ELDorME hastag in House-floor plea for a 90-day ELD extension.
December 14, 2017
Overdrive Radio
Audio mailbag: Truckersâ voices raised against the ELD mandate with less than a week left
When it comes to rules and regulations, the ELD mandate may well go down in history as the most protested in FMCSAâs history. As the enforcement deadline bears down, truckers around the nation sound off. Also: What does the ELD mandate have to do with the moon and Mars? âŚ
December 12, 2017
Channel 19
RJ Taylor, trucker and founder of OlâBlue, USA, has passed at age 75
RJ Taylorâs 1950s OlâBlue KW was part of the bedrock under his OlâBlue, USA nonprofit â the USA stood for United Safety Alliance, his own self-styled effort, working with a multiplicity of partners, to teach road safety to schoolchildren and the motoring public and bring together truckers and law enforcement.
December 11, 2017
Channel 19
A reader on the ELD mandate: Enough is enough
âHaving an ELD in our trucks is not going to make anyone safer. This mandate is only going to cause more problems than this industry and the general public need.â âPhylisia P. Compton, G and L Expedited Transport Services
December 8, 2017
Channel 19
âThey better start listening to usâ: Brian Babin reiterates need for executive order to delay ELDs
A talk with Congressman Brian Babin, who reiterates need for an ELD delay executive order from Trump if truckers are to get relief at this point from the mandate. More on yesterdayâs media-outreach efforts from truckers â results.
December 5, 2017
Channel 19
Recalcitrant politicos in sights of anti-mandate rallies kicking off Monday nationwide
Organizers are hopeful that the Dec. 4 âELD media blitzâ in numerous locations nationwide will finally get the attention of lawmakers â some drivers, too â who have become recalcitrant in the face of a growing feeling of inevitability around the mandate.
December 1, 2017
Channel 19
Worship the robots: What a man at the center of Googleâs self-driving tech lawsuit against Uber wants you to do
Self-driving truck startup Ottoâs cofounder Anthony Levandowski has established a âWay of the Futureâ church to develop an AI Godhead. Before we jump to the pews in science-fiction-turned-reality joy, letâs keep the source in mind.
November 30, 2017
Channel 19
Dec. 4 anti-ELD mandate rallies taking place across the country
This coming Monday, Dec. 4, rallies have been planned in a variety of locations in more than 40 states around the nation in an effort to roll the anti-mandate message east to west across the country and put some sunlight for the general public and local media on security, economic and safety issues.
November 28, 2017
Overdrive Radio
Bill Frerichsâ ELD implementation notes, hopes, worries as mandate bears down
In which a nine-truck fleet owner begins implementing ELDs. And: A few key differences between AOBRDs, grandfathered in with the ELD rule through 2019, and the much more detailed ELD specification/required capability.
November 27, 2017
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