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Overdrive Radio

Preparing for the impossible, shutdown pessimism and the divisions in trucking history

Steve Bixler on those situations when contingency plans come up short, his long advocacy for an experienced-driver regs-review panel, the history of the “shutdown” and what’s changed since he started in the 1970s, and more in this Overdrive Radio podcast. Also: Slow roll convoy in the offing in Illinois this weekend …

January 25, 2019

Business

Truck crashes into Utah restaurant, causes building to collapse

The driver was heading eastbound on State Road 6 when it left the road and hit the Los Jilbertos restaurant in Wellington, southeast of Provo, causing part of the building to collapse. Police say the driver was driving too fast for the snowy conditions.

January 18, 2019

Business

Record number of truckers killed in workplace fatalities in 2017

The Bureau of Labor Statistics says the 840 truck drivers killed on the job in 2017 represented 77 percent of the 1,084 motor vehicle operators killed on the job last year and is the highest value for truckers since it began tracking occupational statistics in 2003.

December 19, 2018

Channel 19

Writer thanks truckers who were on the scene of his wife’s near-fatal crash 35 years ago

Peter Rosenberger with his wife today leads a ministry to the families of amputees, following the amputation of his wife’s legs. He places the truckers who helped that day so many years ago in the context of his wife’s long ministry to others, noting “ministry often means rushing to the scene of a wreck. … All that we need to function in those moments are vivid mental pictures of two scarred hands reaching into our trauma.”

November 18, 2018

Channel 19

Put down the phone

Rudy Yakym was stopped at a red light on his way back home after delivering a load of travel trailers, when a Volvo ran into his trailer. Hear his story today.

September 6, 2018

Channel 19

When a simple seatbelt could save you

Do you wear your seatbelt? Some people do, but some people don't. Read reports regarding seatbelt usage and the uptick in seatbelt violations over the years.

July 9, 2018

Overdrive Extra

Will it take a disaster to truly fix driver training?

Implementation of the FMCSA bill is ongoing, with full compliance required in February 2020. Will this new ruling help fix truck driving training? Details here.

May 8, 2018

Business

Trucker to serve up to six years in prison for role in another trucker’s death

The trucker reportedly told police he was fatigued and “may have fallen asleep” on Jan. 13 when he sideswiped another truck that was on the side of the road. New York-based trucker Zivko Lakic, 24, was reportedly standing next to his truck when he was struck and killed.

November 15, 2017

Business

Fleet tech company identifies top 10 most dangerous highways for truckers

Seattle-based Zonar’s new analysis is intended to help truckers identify stretches of road typically most dangerous for trucks to decrease their chances of getting into an accident.

November 15, 2017

Voices

Don Cuddeback shows how to avoid a head-on collision

Watch: Headed toward the last stop before his ultimate destination, Fraley & Schilling driver Cuddeback was on an “access road to the plant,” a pretty narrow road, and “coming around a curve here come some lights lined up square with my truck.” …

August 30, 2017

Voices

Barry Moore presents ‘Near miss’

Watch: A view from the dashcam of trucker Barry Moore, who says he was on “Ohio 13 just north of Mansfield” when a “passenger van loaded with 6 or 7 people passed me on curve, almost colliding with an oncoming car.” …

August 9, 2017

Business

The difference between passionate speech and the truth

Passion is great, but the truth is often found far from it: The sleep apnea rulemaking being shelved does not mean a truck driver is now “more likely” to be nodding off behind the wheel, as noted a former Federal Railroad Administration official on CBS news.

August 9, 2017