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Overdrive Radio

Carriers’ ‘magic eraser’ role in compounding uncompensated-detention issue: Rico Muhammad on the e-log shift

As a trade-off for the ultimate hassle of mandated e-logs, in this Overdrive Radio podcast Muhammad’s hopeful owner-operators can both individually and collectively use the change as a cudgel to their advantage when dealing with brokers, shippers, receivers … anyone who would insist on wasting drivers’ time.

November 14, 2017

Channel 19

E-log antipathy ‘not all about the money’: Readers respond ‘around the dunk tank’ to Wes Memphis’ latest

The pseudonymous Memphis noted his Friday positing of the possibility of a “new golden age of trucking” — if imposed ELDs actually limit available hours in a fashion they aren’t already limited post-December 18 toward substantially better rates, income (hardly a certainty) — was “getting some good comments around the dunk tank.” …

November 7, 2017

Electronic Logging Devices

KeepTruckin ELD offered at discount for 1 year

Freight broker Total Quality Logistics (TQL) has partnered with smartphone logbook and electronic logging device provider KeepTruckin to offer discounts on its ELD solution for TQL-contracted carriers.

September 15, 2017

Business

Spot update shows high demand across the country — vans, flats in detail, disaster-relief opportunities, more

Freight lanes re-orient North-South as demand picture shifts for dry vans. Some platform opportunity exists, notes FEMA contractor Foxhole Logistics, and in general terms the typical late-September-beginning fall freight season may be getting an early start.

September 14, 2017

Overdrive Radio

Rebuilding: From bulk dedicated to a base of direct flatbed customers with owner-op Tim Klaus

On Overdrive Radio: Flatbedder Tim Klaus re-entered trucking and found himself at the center of the natural gas drilling boom, hauling frac sand. It dried up earlier for him than for many, and since then he’s made several moves in freight, trailer spec and more to build a core of direct customers to keep brokered loads to a minimum.

August 18, 2017

Business

Research broker histories before taking load from new source

Using resources available on different load boards to research a broker’s credit history, days to pay and more can help prevent a bad experience.

August 10, 2017

Overdrive Extra

A busy independent’s plan to transition his business (and dodge ELDs in the process)

A run with John Hodges in his 1998 Freightliner Classic, part of his small fleet. As independent, Hodges juggles roles as driver, owner, cattle farmer and pastor in his local church, taking it all in stride: “To whom much is given …”

August 9, 2017

Overdrive Radio

Podcast: Step deck owner’s journey into mobile information tech, more

How to build an effective organizational system for your smartphone apps — and just what apps are showing plenty utility for step-deck hauler Joey Slaughter. In this Overdrive Radio edition, also, the operator’s thoughts on ELDs (he’s still on paper), broker relationships and more.

August 4, 2017

Business

Uber Freight update: Regional emphasis shift, personalized app update

With an update beginning roll-out today, the Uber Freight app will learn progressively about user preferences, delivering a “For You” pack that will show owner-operators all of their personalized load recommendations. Also: The broker’s new regional emphases around freight hubs on both coasts and in the Midwest.

August 3, 2017

Business

Sleek Fleet tech-enabled brokerage launches

Sleek Fleet LLC launched its web- and mobile-enabled brokerage, designed to directly connect owner-operators with shipper customers’ loads.

July 20, 2017

Overdrive Radio

Podcast: ‘Make mad money! Be a freight broker!’: Independent James Woods on a culture of dishonesty among middlemen

The push for maximum profit, whatever the cost in toil or honesty be damned, clearly infects some corners of the trucking industry, to the detriment, too often, of those doing the work of hauling the freight. That’s the message of independent James Woods, who spoke for this edition of the Overdrive Radio podcast on subjects of transactional transparency, fair dealing and more.

July 13, 2017

Overdrive Radio

Making the e-log switch: The evolution of small fleet Old Time Express

“I know a lot of people, and especially a lot of drivers, would like to cut my head off when I say this …” — that’s Old Time’s Mark White in preamble to some perhaps underappreciated e-log lessons he delivers toward the end of this week’s Overdrive Radio podcast. File under: things people might not want to hear.

July 7, 2017