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Business
Groups plan Stand Up for Trucking day Feb. 1
Shippers and carriers are working collectively so Congressional representatives understand how trucking contributes to the country’s well-being.
December 15, 2011
Business
FTR Shippers Conditions Index up in October
FTR described the current environment for shippers as stable through early next year.
December 15, 2011
Overdrive Extra
Angry about trucking? Occupy your business
You might have noticed the powers that be are not striving to make your work environment more trouble-free next year. A new, and likely more restrictive, hours of service rule is expected. Carriers are steadily adopting electronic onboard recorders. More emissions-related regulations start in California during 2012, and medical certification will be more closely tied […]
December 4, 2011
Business
Revision of hours rule gets postponed again
FMCSA said that it expects to issue the final rule within the next 30 days.
November 29, 2011
Channel 19
Driver action on sleep apnea, CSA, EOBRs, cross-border trucking
Regular readers will recall my post from last month following the first annual Truck Driver Social Media Convention, which spurred on driver advocate Frederick Schaffner to be a presence in D.C. at the November meeting of the FMCSA’s Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committtee. There, a large part of the discussion was devoted to standards for […]
November 23, 2011
Business
Washington launches system to check compliance
State has installed automated cameras at 12 weigh stations and ports of entry that take a picture of the truck and license plate.
November 14, 2011
Overdrive Extra
When burned-out lights glare
The top equipment-related violation is lighting, according to a “CSA: One Year Later” panel discussion at the Commercial Carrier Journal Fall Symposium in Phoenix.
November 11, 2011
Business
Senator seeks to block hours rule
New Hampshire senator seeks to stop HOS rule changes through transportation appropriations bill.
October 19, 2011
Business
LogBook
Audit delays cross-border plan, court asked to review pilot program, hours rule due by end of month, a bridge closure, FMCSA says CSA helps compliance and other industry news items are featured.
October 1, 2011
Business
Breaking Free: The history of the owner-operator in trucking
From fighting for freedom to haul in its early days to stressing smart business practices later, Overdrive has championed the owner-operator’s concerns. Here, a history of owner-op business, from 1960-2011, with a special request for you.
September 1, 2011
Business
Panel discusses response to CSA, hours of service
A panel of three fleet executives discussed Thursday morning the changing outlook of the trucking industry during the Commercial Vehicle Outlook Conference in Dallas. CSA regulations, electronic on-board recorders, hours of service and driver recruitment have garnered attention from fleets recently. Russell Stubbs, president and CEO of FFE Transportation Services; Robert Low, president and founder […]
August 25, 2011
Business
DOT updates rules timetable
Agency has updates on electronic recorders, hours of service and speed limiters on trucks.
August 12, 2011
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