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James Jaillet | June 19, 2013

A rendering of the temporary replacement span of the I-5 Skagit River bridge. The Interstate 5 bridge spanning the Skagit River near Mount Vernon, Wash., has reopened with a reduced speed limit of 40 miles ...

pilot raid

Pilot employees plead guilty, agree to testify against others

James Jaillet | June 19, 2013

Three more Pilot Flying J employees have pleaded guilty to federal charges of conspiracy to commit mail fraud, according to a report on the Knoxnews.com. What's more, the three employees have agreed to testify against ...

News

Fleet sues Pilot, names CEO directly as defendant

James Jaillet | June 14, 2013

The latest lawsuit filed against truck stop chain Pilot Flying J — filed June 12 — specifically names as defendants in the case Pilot Flying J owner and CEO Jimmy Haslam and other top executives ...

custom rigs

Lights out: California car hauler

James Jaillet | June 14, 2013

Sanger, Calif., resident and single-truck owner Stephen Ashburn’s 2005 Peterbilt 379, pictured here under the lights on the north side of the Las Vegas strip, presented an ideal starting point for his truck-showing career. The car ...

custom rigs

Advice on lowering the front of a KW

James Jaillet | June 14, 2013

What’s the best way to lower the front of a Kenworth W900A? – Josh Peterson via e-mail When lowering any older truck that has a higher profile than desired, the first step is the overview of ...

highways

Report on I-5 bridge collapse says trucker ‘felt crowded’

James Jaillet | June 12, 2013

A report released by the National Transportation Safety Board written from preliminary accounts of the collision that caused the bridge collapse on Interstate 5 near Mount Vernon, Wash., over the Skagit River says that the ...

pride & polish

Tennessee Pride & Polish show kicks off later this month

James Jaillet | June 12, 2013

The newest addition to the Overdrive's Pride & Polish tour — the Fitzgerald Truck Show — will take place at the end of the month, June 28-29, at the headquarters of Fitzgerald Truck Parts & Sales ...

highways

Americans prefer good roads to iPhones, electricity, Internet and sewage?

James Jaillet | June 10, 2013

What's really more important in the lives of Americans — cable, cell phone, Internet, water, sewage or electricity? The surprising answer: Well-maintained transportation infrastructure. Yes, in a recent poll reported by the American Road & Transportation Builders ...

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CSA'S DATA TRAIL

Who’s keeping score: PSP is driver-info ‘gold standard’

FMCSA's Pre-employment Screening Program is the only place to find full driver-specific detail of the information contained in the Motor Carrier Management Information System database that underpins CSA.

Infographic: Owner-operators inspected four times more often than largest fleets

James Jaillet

James Jaillet serves as the News Editor for Overdrive and its sister site CCJ. He blogs regularly in the Overdrive Extra blog and manages the custom rigs section of Overdrive. Reach him at jjaillet@randallreilly.com.