Economic Watch: GDP Revised Lower, Consumers Remain Very Upbeat
The U.S. economy didn’t expand as much as originally estimated in the final quarter of 2017, but it still turned in a solid performance, according to a new Commerce Department report, while a separate report on consumer confidence showed it was at its highest level in more than a decade.
Thank you for the love
In which Wendy stumbles across a near-full collection of Overdrive magazines (from 1962 to 2016) at Howard Trucking in Fairborn, Ohio, for her last blog post at OverdriveOnline.com: “Just another weird and cosmic occurrence in our trucking adventures t…
Spot Flatbed Rate Rises Again, Van and Reefers Continue Decline
The national average rate for spot flatbed loads increased for the third straight week and the flatbed load-to-truck ratio topped 70 to 1 during the week ending Feb. 24, according to DAT Solutions and its network of load boards.
Savory spaghetti courtesy of your Instant Pot
A different sort of fast food
Trucker caught in the middle of road rage incident
Tractor-trailer catches fire
Partners in Business tip: Use a separate credit card for business expenses
Try to find a credit card without an annual fee and with a low interest rate. If possible, pay the balance in full every month.
YRC Freight driver reaches 5 million accident-free miles
YRC Freight driver Bobby Elrod has reached five million consecutive miles without any accidents. Elrod, from Chickamauga, Georgia, has been trucking for 45 years and averages 2,000 miles a week. He will be inducted into YRC Freight’s five million-miler…
See what’s streaming online in March
‘Die Hard’ arrives on HBO Now
TTSAO’s Striving for Excellence in Training Conference
Real ELD Mandate Enforcement Kicks in April 1
Although the electronic logging device mandate went into effect in December, the full-enforcement of the rule – and all of its penalties – is fast approaching on April 1.