The overlooked health benefit of new HOS — the ability to grab a nap
By removing the disincentive to take a quick nap, the coming split-sleeper-berth provisions in the new hours of service rule will do more than improve productivity.
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Trucker’s victory in Supreme Court case paves way for $28M settlement with fleet
The settlement agreement covers all drivers, prospective drivers and independent contractors who worked at the Prime – or attended driver training at the company – between October 2012 and May 2020.
New dispatch platform hopes to combine best of leased, independent models in one package
The SmartHop partially automated dispatch platform for the smallest of carriers is building its owner-op base. At bottom, “we partner with brokers as a trucking company,” says a company cofounder, striking a chord a bit different than those in the digital-freight-match space.
Tale of two PPP loan-forgiveness applications
Owner-operators are already processing forgiveness applications for their Paycheck Protection Program loans — here are detailed the experiences of two still in process, just as federal officials suggest automatic forgiveness could be in the works for one-truck businesses.
The ‘Lady in Red’ 1989 Freightliner cabover, in miniature
A little diversion, or something to add to your own wish list, as it were. Longtime owner-operator Steve Bixler got an early Christmas gift that turned into an early birthday gift that he shared a couple pictures of: an expertly custom-crafted scale model of his own long-running 1989 COE.
