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Business
âTrucker appreciation lifeâ
âThere are a lot of people out here doing it rightâŚ. For the ones who are striving to do it like you should, thank you.â
September 15, 2013
Voices
Readers split on government, industry solutions to detention
Though all recognize the problem, grown ever more onerous with further restrictions on driversâ hours with the new rules. Here, find a round-up of views and some examples of detention success.
September 6, 2013
Voices
POLL: Do you collect detention pay?
Preparing for an Overdrive feature on the subject of detention time and pay, this poll probes the extent to which detention is compensated industrywide.
September 5, 2013
Channel 19
More off/on-duty discussion
Debate continues over loading/unloading situations and what exactly consitutes âoff-dutyâ time under the new hours rule.
August 1, 2013
Channel 19
Hours recap: New regs bringing old practice to the fore?; OK tornado intel
More and more under new hours rules, drivers and owner-operators are expecting a turn away from the restart and back to the recap. You? Also: A brief update on OK tornado relief expectations.
May 21, 2013
Business
Hurry up and wait or pay $500
A receiverâs message comes in over the Qualcomm while Wendy and George have been waiting an hour in a line of trucks to get unloaded: âLate drivers will be fined $500.â Oh the humanity!
May 19, 2013
Voices
LETTER: Do unto drivers as you would have done unto you
A sort of mild-nightmare scenario at a receiver for Prime driver Bob Sauter leads to larger thoughts on the terrible treatment many drivers see from shipping/receiving facility personnel.
May 17, 2013
Business
Schedule down the rabbit hole
Wendy Parker on detention: âWhat kind of idiot arrives at a warehouse and expects people to unload their truck? (This is thinly veiled sarcasm. OK, completely unveiled sarcasm.)â
November 28, 2012
Voices
Driver on detention pay: âIf all else fails, prayâ
Following August 2012 reporting on uncompensated detention pay, Overdrive readers weighed in on practical problems with collecting detention from shippers and receivers.
August 7, 2012
Business
Join radio discussion of top trucking challenges
On the Truth About Trucking Live radio show Aug. 16, 7 p.m. EDT, join Overdrive Senior Editor Todd Dills for a talk with hosts Allen and Donna Smith about Dillsâ âOwner-operatorsâ top challengesâ feature in Overdrive.
August 2, 2012
Channel 19
Anne Ferro conferences on issues with owner-operators
Run-down of the Wednesday, June 20, 2012 call hosted by the Trucking Solutions Group with FMCSA Administrator Anne Ferro on critical industry issues. Find a summation of some of the major points with a link to the entire recorded call.
June 22, 2012
Channel 19
What are owner-operatorsâ top five problems?
Readers, Iâm beginning research on a story Iâm preparing for Overdriveâs June issue on which I need as much owner-operator input as is possible. Itâs one that will probe the five biggest problems owner-operators face in the industry today, offering practical and forward-looking ideas/examples toward solutions to those problems. My main problem, at this point, [âŚ]
March 19, 2012
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