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Channel 19

Rates hall of shame 2015: Bottom 10 U.S. states for outbound freight

Lookback on 2015 rates: As pricing fell off, these 15 states in van, flat and reefer segments ended the year with the worst rates for outbound loads, averaged over the year. Also: Examine interactive heat maps for regions showing better rates.

June 16, 2016

Voices

‘Be the change you want to see’

From the cab of Clifford “Dream Walker” Petersen on the state of the industry. Drivers have strength in numbers, and individual actions will go a long way toward improving conditions for owner-operators.

May 24, 2016

Business

Florida group plans trucking rally from Miami to Tallahassee for June 6

Florida truckers have come together with plans for a rally ride from Miami to Tallahassee to “express their dissatisfaction” with some specific issues plaguing the industry. A press release issued to Overdrive by Ponce Seoane and Alberto Cruz-Torres, two of the organizers, begins with this appeal: We are a group of owner operators and transportation professionals […]

May 20, 2016

Channel 19

C.H. Robinson: Carrier performance program for first access to freight, online portal updates, more

C.H. Robinson’s online freight-access portal gets a new look, and functionality, aimed at increasing some automated functionality and delivering on the goals of a new program to reward consistent, high-performance carriers in the broker’s network.

May 12, 2016

Business

Are brokers solvent? FMCSA wants to know

FMCSA says it’s looking for information from carriers and shippers that have experienced challenges receiving compensation for claims against freight forwarders and brokers due to insufficient funds.

April 27, 2016

Overdrive Radio

Audio mailbag: Broker freight transaction transparency rears its head amid rate doldrums

What exactly are those with the biggest stake in any freight movement getting today separated by middlemen? Not much, at too high a rate, one caller among others to the Overdrive Radio podcast line contends.

April 13, 2016

Channel 19

‘CSA-equivalent’ scoring pitched to brokers, shippers

Regarding its “CSA-e” re-engineering of CSA percentiles, SaferWatch raises the specter of negligence lawsuits for brokers not utilizing available information assessing risks when selecting carriers — but if Congress and so many others are right, it’s never been a better time to stop such use altogether.

March 22, 2016

Channel 19

File under ‘Uberization of trucking’ — two recent announcements

Trucker Path’s “Truckloads” feature to officially launch publicly with brokered freight March 30. And: Overhaul service for high-value/high-security loads coming later in the year.

March 18, 2016

Overdrive Radio

One independent’s comeback from the brink: A run with Ted Bowers

A rare opportunity to make part of a run with Kingston, Tenn.-based Ted Bowers, owner of the small trucking company that bears his name, yields a story of adversity overcome that holds lessons in the importance of close freight, accounting, driver and other partnerships.

March 15, 2016

Business

Carrier ‘absolute measure’ scores return to five CSA categories

Each carrier’s CSA SMS profile now includes in its public view each carrier’s “absolute measure” score in five of the seven BASIC categories of analysis.

March 7, 2016

Business

Future of brokerage: Cargo Chief to bet on pay for time

Cargo Chief head Abtin Hamidi wants to “change the way freight [movement] is bought and sold,” he says — the company plans to launch a lump-sum pay-for-time model in its contracts with independents and small fleets.

February 9, 2016

Channel 19

Shipper to owner-operators: Come on down!

Some shippers’ common bond with owner-operators — when it comes to procuring transportation, they’d rather not deal with brokers or large asset-based carriers, either.

January 14, 2016