Lucas Oil sponsoring car in Indy 500

Overdrive Staff | May 17, 2013

From left: Morgan and Katie Lucas, Tristan Vautier, Kevin McWilliams, CharlotteLucas, Theresa Lucas, and Forrest Lucas Lucas Oil, maker of the well-known diesel-oil stabilizer, will be the primary sponsor for rising race star Tristan Vautier, ...

voices

LETTER: Do unto drivers as you would have done unto you

Overdrive Staff | May 17, 2013

Many drivers call me for prayer because of the way they are treated. Too many shippers and receivers do not provide restrooms. We are treated like cattle -- no overnight parking, long waits for loads ...

dot

Nominee for DOT head set for Senate committee hearing

Overdrive Staff | May 17, 2013

Anthony Foxx The Senate's Committee on Commerce will be questioning Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx Wednesday, May 22, as part of the preliminary stages of the required Senate confirmation process for members of the president's Cabinet. President ...

economy

Floods, bad weather pushed freight availability down in April

Overdrive Staff | May 15, 2013

Freight volumes on the spot market were down — out of trend — 16 percent in April of this year from April 2012, according to the DAT North American Freight Index, which says that bad ...

Business

Transportation worker ID program floundering, GAO says

Overdrive Staff | May 15, 2013

In a report released last week, the Government Accountability Office said that the Transportation Worker Identification Card Program is flopping, even though millions of dollars have been invested into the program over the course of ...

fuel

Diesel reverses downward trend (and highlights from 1,000 weeks of diesel prices)

Overdrive Staff | May 14, 2013

This week marked the 1,000th week that the Department of Energy had reported a weekly national average diesel price, and in it, the price of on-highway diesel rose 2.1 cents, bringing a 10-week period of ...

technology

Hands on review of Caterpillar’s B15 Android smartphone

Overdrive Staff | May 13, 2013

In mid-March, not long after Caterpillar launched its new Android-powered smartphone, Equipment World — sister site of Overdrive — published a full review of the rugged B15, written by EW editor Wayne Grayson. Wayne had the chance to talk with one ...

Diet

Health tip: Safflower oil

Overdrive Staff | May 13, 2013

Add safflower oil, a polyunsaturated fat that contains essential omega-6 fatty acids, to your pantry. According to a study in the journal Clinical Nutrition, a daily dose can boost "good" HDL cholesterol to help reduce the risk ...

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