Truckers have “upper hand” in rate negotiations: ACT
COLUBMUS, Ind. – ACT Research has indicated its For-Hire Trucking Index rose faster than capacity for the 11th straight month, and the expectation is that contract rates for truckers will continue to improve. “The wide spread between freight and capacity…
Coretex tablet-based ELD unit priced at $200
The company has announced a price drop for the unit, which now starts at $200 in initial costs for the tablet and $42 for monthly subscription fees.
Brazil customs strike causing truck border delays
Importers in the Mercosur neighboring countries are now lobbying their governments to exert pressure on Brasilia to try harder to resolve this bitter, long-running dispute. Photo credit: WikiCommons.
With Brazil’s customs office strike nearing its eighth week, long but “just about manageable” delays have occurred at its leading ports, but crippling…
Blockchain Shows Promise for Trucking
Blockchain is a combination of technologies that allow transactions between parties via a trusted, shared ledger and the shared record-keeping technology is showing promise for trucking applications.
Looking Forward and Backward
It turned out 2017 was quite a year in terms of setting the stage for trucking’s adoption of emerging technology. Does that mean 2018 will be a snoozer?
What ELD Enforcement Could Look Like on Day 1
The electronic logging device rule takes effect on Dec. 18, but many fleets and drivers may not be compliant with it in time. So, what will enforcement look like for them?
FMCSA Gives 90-Day ELD Waiver to Ag and Livestock Haulers
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has officially issued a 90-day temporary waiver of the rule to carriers of agricultural commodities and livestock.
How to avoid need for bail money: Richard Miller’s comment of the week (about, well, what else?)
Who says truckers don’t have a sense of humor on the subject of the ELD mandate? … And: Crowd-sourcing state enforcement plans — we’ve heard from some states who won’t be writing ELD noncompliance tickets until April 1, just marking violations. If y…
3 days until ELDs: Will ELD data be used beyond hours of service compliance?
Some in the industry have worried ELD data would be used at roadside or, more likely, by compliance-review auditors to uncover violations other than just hours of service infractions. See Overdrive’s in-depth exploration of those concerns here…
Flatbed fleet offering $6,000 sign-on bonus through January
The company also announced a new financial award for company drivers who have been with the company for 10 years or longer.