In this final 2020 edition of Overdrive Radio, we’re be counting down the top 10 podcasts of the year along the way to the dawn of 2021 — from the chaos of the COVID-19 pandemic’s dawn to the hours changes, Biden’s election and more. Here’s a toast to…
Broker group TIA petitioned FMCSA to limit dispatch services to working with a single carrier or, in cases where they work with multiple carriers, require a broker authority and bond. Today in Overdrive Radio, what that could mean for dispatch provider…
What trucking issues in flux are likely to catch that administration’s — or the new Congress’ — attention? For this week’s edition of Overdrive Radio, OOIDA President Todd Spencer and Executive Vice President Lewie Pugh forecast some answers. And: Wh…
In addition to direct freight contracts, COVID-19’s roiling of the freight markets this year has opened myriad other opportunities for truckers small enough to be nimble and smart enough to keep an eye out for the prize.
The post Contract opportunities…
COVID-inspired economic turmoil exposed the precarious nature of traditional freight arrangements. Now, emerging contract innovations are translating to long-term opportunities for the smallest operators.
The post No Turning Back: New era for direct fr…
In today’s podcast, U.S. postal inspector Steve Cohen offers detail on the double-brokering scheme whose U.S. runner he helped convict last year — problem is, the overseas thieves are still operating, sucking thousands in freight payments out of truck…
When ID thieves get between legitimate brokers and carriers to steal fuel-advance/other load money, it’s the trucker that feels the burden most significantly. Yet stopping this will take collaboration among carriers, brokers, shippers and law enforceme…
Independents, is direct shipper contracting a reality for your business today? An aspiration? Or do you work through one or more brokers and like it that way? Weigh in here.
The post POLL: Direct freight, minus the broker — is it a reality (or a goal)…
Three petitions, two to beef up the reg requiring broker disclosure of all freight charges, among other records, on both sides of a transaction, another to remove the reg entirely. In today’s Overdrive Radio podcast, track back through the myriad of vi…
At bottom for carriers who commented, the issue is one of due compensation and a culture of dishonesty/bad faith in some corners of the brokerage world. Honest brokers view an expansion of current transparency regs in an entirely different light.
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