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Business
Ariz. Senate candidate Joe Arpaio advises anti-ELD advocates keep up the fight
At a small event held Saturday, March 31, in Nashville, recently pardoned former county sheriff Arpaio admitted that, before Saturday, âI was in the dark about the occupationâ of trucking and the regulatory strains on its small businesses. âThis is a public relations thing â youâve got to get the word out.â
April 2, 2018
Overdrive Radio
Parking, ELDs, advocacy, self-insurance (âlevel the playing field,â anyone?) and more with Tilden Curl
This edition of the Overdrive Radio podcast features a talk with owner-operator Tilden Curl, who believes removal of the self-insurance option for motor carriers might, âdare I say it, âlevel the playing fieldâ,â he says, when it comes to the price put on risk in underwriting standards put on carriers of all sizes, with numerous implicationsâŚ
March 30, 2018
Electronic Logging Devices
Toward pacifying brokersâ POD expectations with an ELD system
Eagle Express owner Leander Richmondâs Omnitracs onboard dedicated-type ELDs have delivered his eight-truck operation a capability that could at least help solve a particular problem â increasingly âridiculousâ proof-of-delivery expectations among brokerages.
March 30, 2018
Channel 19
How to blow the whistle on problem shippers/receivers when delays force violations
A way to hold shippers and receivers accountable for delaying you into an hours violation that will require drivers doing something that hasnât exactly been easy for a fed-up group of late: working with the DOT and FMCSA. (And FMCSA holding to their part of the bargain.)
March 29, 2018
Electronic Logging Devices
ELD headaches: Solving the dropped bluetooth connection issue
Based on Overdrive polling, driversâ most common problem with ELDs is dropped connections between a BYOD (âbring your own device,â typically a phone or tablet) and the deviceâs ECM plugin portion.
March 29, 2018
Business
April Foolâs Day ELD-OOS nightmare may not be tough as some have guessed
In the weekly spot market update, a little intel from a recent DAT survey suggests FMCSAâs 96 percent ELD compliance rate is probably close to correct. Meantime, spot rates hold firm, and may be on the rise this week with volume trends in dry van, flat segments.
March 28, 2018
Parking
POLL: Whatâs happened to the parking situation since the ELD mandate?
Have peak parking-congestion periods extended, or do spaces seem more available when you need them? Are you paying to reserve spaces, or running at night to avoid peak times? Weigh in here.
March 28, 2018
Electronic Logging Devices
ELD headaches: Dealing with technical glitches and other equipment issues
Much has been made about the operational challenges of running under more rigid hours with an electronic log. Now, three months into the mandate, some truckers new to e-logs are experiencing technical malfunctions that jeopardize compliance.
March 27, 2018
Channel 19
Monday round-up: MATS hours session descends to chaos, truckers plan D.C. return
Chaos mars a Mid-America hours of service seminar conducted by FMCSA as anti-regulatory emotion boils over; and some of those participating, among others, plan to return to D.C. for demonstrations beginning April 9.
March 26, 2018
Hours of Service
FMCSA administrator hits a buzzsaw of criticism and frustration at MATS listening session
The good news: Martinez and other officials are for once at least seeming to understand owner-opsâ principal problem with the hours of service rule. And the 14-hour conversations keep on keeping on.
March 24, 2018
Custom Rigs
Introducing the Parkersâ Coronado â and rat â retooled; and more scenes from MATS
George and Wendy Parkerâs 2004 Freightliner Coronado debuts after 4 State Trucksâ treatment, scenes from the active Pavilion, outtakes from seminars on trucking for profit, music and more scenes from MATS 2018.
March 23, 2018
Business
FMCSA: Ag-exemption, personal conveyance guidance change expected before June end
By June 18: When FMCSA expects proposed hours of service guidance changes (related to the ag exemption and personal conveyance) to be finalized â and more from the agency presentation around ELD/hours-related issues at the Mid-America Trucking Show.
March 23, 2018
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