KeepTruckin ELD offered at discount for 1 year
Freight broker Total Quality Logistics (TQL) has partnered with smartphone logbook and electronic logging device provider KeepTruckin to offer discounts on its ELD solution for TQL-contracted carriers.
Spot update shows high demand across the country — vans, flats in detail, disaster-relief opportunities, more
Freight lanes re-orient North-South as demand picture shifts for dry vans. Some platform opportunity exists, notes FEMA contractor Foxhole Logistics, and in general terms the typical late-September-beginning fall freight season may be getting an early …
Rebuilding: From bulk dedicated to a base of direct flatbed customers with owner-op Tim Klaus
On Overdrive Radio: Flatbedder Tim Klaus re-entered trucking and found himself at the center of the natural gas drilling boom, hauling frac sand. It dried up earlier for him than for many, and since then he’s made several moves in freight, trailer spec…
Research broker histories before taking load from new source
Using resources available on different load boards to research a broker’s credit history, days to pay and more can help prevent a bad experience.
A busy independent’s plan to transition his business (and dodge ELDs in the process)
A run with John Hodges in his 1998 Freightliner Classic, part of his small fleet. As independent, Hodges juggles roles as driver, owner, cattle farmer and pastor in his local church, taking it all in stride: “To whom much is given …”
Podcast: Step deck owner’s journey into mobile information tech, more
How to build an effective organizational system for your smartphone apps — and just what apps are showing plenty utility for step-deck hauler Joey Slaughter. In this Overdrive Radio edition, also, the operator’s thoughts on ELDs (he’s still on paper),…
Uber Freight update: Regional emphasis shift, personalized app update
With an update beginning roll-out today, the Uber Freight app will learn progressively about user preferences, delivering a “For You” pack that will show owner-operators all of their personalized load recommendations. Also: The broker’s new regional emphases around freight hubs on both coasts and in the Midwest.
Sleek Fleet tech-enabled brokerage launches
Sleek Fleet LLC launched its web- and mobile-enabled brokerage, designed to directly connect owner-operators with shipper customers’ loads.
Making the e-log switch: The evolution of small fleet Old Time Express
“I know a lot of people, and especially a lot of drivers, would like to cut my head off when I say this …” — that’s Old Time’s Mark White in preamble to some perhaps underappreciated e-log lessons he delivers toward the end of this week’s Overdrive Radio podcast. File under: things people might not want to hear.
Will Uber Freight ‘disrupt’ trucking?
More sophisticated load-matching, combined with the availability of real-time lane data, gives nimble owner-operators a better chance to customize their business as far as net income and efficient route planning.