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If you missed this article, or don't subscribe to Overdrive, this is a well written article for the lay person. You accountant types would benefit to use this to help your clients in understanding (if you don't already). Partners in Business: Understanding costs

With the recent US Supreme Court ruling on EPA power plant regs, will same reasoning follow for CARB? "In a major win for the energy industry, the Supreme Court ruled Monday against the Environmental Protection Agency's effort to limit power plant emissions -- saying the agency "unreasonably"...

"A recent case, Sperl v. CH Robinson, involved a motor carrier that was under a load brokered to it by CHR. Despite the seeming distance from operating the truck, the jury specifically found that the driver was an agent of CH Robinson at the time of the accident, making CHR vicariously liable...

Sign of the times, We are seeing more and more signs like this one from Federal Way, Wa. The first one was a few years back and it said, "No Pigs Allowed". They weren't talking about livestock or LEOs. It is a reflection of an on going and increasing problem. Some of it caused by uncaring...

I received a call for an "Overdrive Magazine" rep yesterday for the 305 area code. Rep wanting to verify information on file. Anyone in this community have knowledge that this is legit?

STARKE, Fla. — A female passenger in a semi-truck was naked when it slammed into a school bus Monday afternoon, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Seven students were taken to the hospital after the crash in Bradford County. At least one of the Starke Elementary students was seriously...

If you got to REGEN, can you please move your truck elsewhere...like in the next State. Please!!! Wow! We are sitting at the J off 95 north of Ashland Va. and a VOLVO in REGEN can easily compete with the old 707s in a decibel contest...full throttle! I really think the VOLVO would win!

I found this article to be helpful and informative...it also gives good reason to keep up on your pressures and understand how speed effects tire load. This is non-technical with good illustrations. Hope you find it as useful. Bridgestone Commercial Truck Tires

According to NTSB; "The NTSB undertook this study because of concerns about the safety record of single-unit trucks and an interest in identifying countermeasures to address the risks posed by these vehicles. One of the concerns is that single-unit trucks are excluded from some safety rules...

En-route to Plattsburgh NY on 04/23, we were pulled in for inspection 3 times then waived on. At each location I noticed most of the trucks actually being inspected didn't have that new sticker that is now required (with some exceptions) on the front of their truck. I don't no what, if any the...

You have a driver that receives a warning at a scale house because of his inability to speak, understand or otherwise communicate with the authorities in english, (a requirement for a CDL) and it is being spun as "'terminated for having an accent" by the media. The Carrier, who should be...

A few months ago we were all treated with a live saga of a loyal high end contractor comming to the realization that the Carrier he had been with since he had began his carreer in expediting was changing their buisness model. We all read on EO about the emotional energy expended and the expenses...

"The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) determines that the probable cause of this accident was the truck driver's failure to maintain control of the truck-tractor combination vehicle because he was distracted by use of his cellular telephone" Highway Accident Report: HAR-11-02...

Have you made plans? My wife and I discussed this and since we previously decided on cremation, we believe it would be better to get cremated in the jurisdiction where we died. This is in part do to the expense of transporting a body. Regardless, death is a fact of life and the question I bring...

If you want to earn $2.86 per mile based on %60 of gross, sell your $252,000+ truck and buy a used $1,500 4 dr and come to West Palm Beach Florida. I had to take a Taxi back to my truck today and the fee for 8.9 miles came to $42.50. DH for the CAB was 0 miles. The break down was; $2.50...

Seems like the DOT expected many drivers to switch to cargo vans after CSA 2010 and the push to EOBRs' at least in South Florida. After seeing many windowless vans with large "NOT FOR HIRE" lettering on the front, sides and back of their vans, I asked my local friendly DOT officer; Why? His...

After reviewing the CSA in the FDCC forum. I thought it might be useful to let readers aware that I had my tire pressures checked by DOT in Indiana. The following is an excerpt from the regulation; (h) Tire inflation pressure. (1) No motor vehicle shall be operated on a tire which has a...

LIFT AXLES Lift axles are legal, but must be a full weight bearing axle. The controls must be located outside of the vehicle. http://mainetruckescort.com/pdf/Louisiana.pdf In order to comply with Louisana and a couple other states with this law, we installed a diverter valve($70) and a...

Lockdown Lifted At NAVAIR Base In Lakehurst, New Jersey After FedEx Driver Taken Into Custody - wcbstv.com LAKEHURST, N.J. (CBS) ― The NAVAIR Lakehurst base at the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst was placed under lockdown on June 21, 2010 about 9:15 a.m. CBS Not sure what he was...

DCA or Dollar Cost Averaraging should be a basic factoring in you business decisions. For Example; Load 1 $ 500.00 @ 220 all miles Load 2 1800.00 @ 1400 all miles Load 3 500.00 @ 418 all miles Total 2800.00 @ 2038 all miles For an average of $1.37...