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Overdrive Extra
No time left for you: Bottlenecks and detention
Due to the recent findings in the ATRI study on the worst freight bottlenecks, it should be no surprise that infrastructure is a hot topic once again.
February 27, 2019
Electronic Logging Devices
Fireworks haulers get ELD waiver for Independence Day period
In its decision to grant the exemption, FMCSA says the 11-day exemption would not negatively impact safety. The agency also says it conducted âa comprehensive investigation of the safety performance historyâ of the 53 companies the exemption would cover.
February 15, 2019
Overdrive Radio
Further dissection of post-ELD mandate crash rates, and the blues of Watermelon Slim
The Overdrive Radio podcast highlighted a recent study around potential safety-sensitive impacts of the ELD mandate. Get more details on it here on Overdrive.
February 8, 2019
Overdrive Extra
Post-ELD mandate crash data a knock on hours regs, too
Post-ELD mandate crash data is offering even more insight into hours-of-service regulations and their impact on trucking. Get details here on Overdrive Online.
February 7, 2019
Electronic Logging Devices
Study: Under ELDs, crash rates flat but unsafe driving violations are up
A group of researchers this month issued a report on the effects of the electronic logging device mandate, and they reached two main conclusions: The use of ELDs has not reduced the rate of truck crashes, but it has increased the frequency of speeding violations, particularly among the small carrier segment.
February 4, 2019
Business
Driver shutdown afoot? Facebook groups stir controversy over calls to turn off the keys
With some groups of truckers coalesced around a âTruckers Stand as Oneâ moniker and calling for an April 12 âindustry-wide shutdownâ â and an attendant media blitz in the run-up to that date Feb. 21 â views vary on whether any such action is necessary or even could be effective.
January 22, 2019
Overdrive Extra
Call me âLong Haulâ no more
âIâm not sure when length-of-haul shaming with phallic undertones became a thing. ⌠Still, since weâre on the topic, let me go on record here to say: To the nethers with the long haul. There are just too many good regional opportunities available now to make it hard to justify the fight with the ELD/parking shortage/erosion of road manners vortex.â
January 21, 2019
Channel 19
Govt. shutdown ripples out â though not toward military freight
And leased owner-op Jerry Boydâs somewhat sanguine view on the year just ended, at odds with some independents running spot freight: âEverywhere you went,â Boyd said, âyou could get a load of freight [with a good rate] â Iâve never seen it like that, just unload and reload.â âŚ
January 16, 2019
Electronic Logging Devices
New York wonât issue ELD citations until state adopts rule
The state of New York has not been issuing citations to carriers or drivers for not using an electronic logging device, the stateâs supreme court confirmed in a decision issued on New Yearâs Eve. Such citations for non-compliance with the ELD mandate will not be issued until the state adopts the U.S. DOTâs ELD rule into its own regulations.
January 7, 2019
Electronic Logging Devices
Downward mobility: Owner-operator income after the ELD mandate
The share of owner-operators expecting to tally more than $70,000 in net income for year 2018 was 27 percent smaller than the share that reported the same for 2017 net income, according to Overdriveâs recent surveys. 65 percent overall reported making generally less money since ELDs came into play.
January 3, 2019
Overdrive Radio
2018 âcoulda planned betterâ: Counting down the top 10 Overdrive Radio podcasts of the year
Take a review run back through some of those most memorable moments from the top 10 most-listened-to episodes of the year, from details of owner-op Mark Kirbysonâs skepticism of any wisdom present in the oft-repeated âshoulda planned betterâ to more than two podcasts dedicated to recognizing the many best-avoided games brokers play in contracts ⌠and much more besides.
December 31, 2018
Electronic Logging Devices
The not-so-long haul: The operational challenges to owner-ops after the ELD mandate
The relatively sudden impact of the ELD mandate, on top of the growing demands of e-commerce, has narrowed haul lengths and challenged owner-operators to maximize productivity around more picks and drops. The short-haul choice is becoming more attractive even as many owner-ops report taking an income hit.
December 28, 2018
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