What is your time worth?
“How many of us, if asked, could accurately quote what our time is worth, per hour, based on actual and complete data? No emotion, no pie in the sky guessing, just the cold hard facts.” Gary Buchs on numbers analysis toward establishing per-hour rates …
Drivers without ELD face out of service violations
GREENBELT, Md. – Those driving trucks in the U.S. without electronic logging devices (ELDs) or grandfathered automatic on-board recording devices (AOBRDs) will now risk 10 hours out of service. Soft enforcement of a related mandate, which began on Dec….
Parking, ELDs, advocacy, self-insurance (‘level the playing field,’ anyone?) and more with Tilden Curl
This edition of the Overdrive Radio podcast features a talk with owner-operator Tilden Curl, who believes removal of the self-insurance option for motor carriers might, “dare I say it, ‘level the playing field’,” he says, when it comes to the price put…
Bill by pro-trucking congressman would change HOS rule
Eliminates 30-minute rest period
Bill in Congress would allow drivers to pause 14-hour clock for up to three hours
A bill filed in the U.S. House Thursday by Rep. Brian Babin (R-Texas) would allow drivers to take one break per day — of up to three hours — that does not count against their 14-hour on-duty allotment. The bill mirrors a petition filed by the Owner-O…
How to blow the whistle on problem shippers/receivers when delays force violations
A way to hold shippers and receivers accountable for delaying you into an hours violation that will require drivers doing something that hasn’t exactly been easy for a fed-up group of late: working with the DOT and FMCSA.
ELD headaches: Dealing with technical glitches and other equipment issues
Much has been made about the operational challenges of running under more rigid hours with an electronic log. Now, three months into the mandate, some truckers new to e-logs are experiencing technical malfunctions that jeopardize compliance.
Monday round-up: MATS hours session descends to chaos, truckers plan D.C. return
Chaos mars a Mid-America hours of service seminar conducted by FMCSA as anti-regulatory emotion boils over; and some of those participating, among others, plan to return to D.C. for demonstrations beginning April 9.
FMCSA administrator hits a buzzsaw of criticism and frustration at MATS listening session
The good news: Martinez and other officials are for once at least seeming to understand owner-ops’ principal problem with the hours of service rule. And the 14-hour conversations keep on keeping on.
FMCSA: Ag-exemption, personal conveyance guidance change expected before June end
By June 18: When FMCSA expects proposed hours of service guidance changes (related to the ag exemption and personal conveyance) to be finalized — and more from the agency presentation around ELD/hours-related issues at the Mid-America Trucking Show.