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Speeding ticket insurance?

September 9, 2010

A new service offers "Prepaid Traffic Tickets," investments as a sort of hedge against the likelihood of getting a speeding or other ticket in a specific amount of time in ...

SalSon to host driver appreciation

September 9, 2010

Newark, N.J.-based SalSon Logistics will serve cookouts and other meals at its terminals for its drivers Sept. 19-25, during National Truck Driver Appreciation Week. The carrier will also supply drivers ...

Board to discuss Oklahoma fatal crash

September 9, 2010

2009 highway accident involved a tractor-trailer that plowed into stopped traffic on I-44, killing 10 people.

Tractors commemorate Schneider’s founding

September 9, 2010

San Bernardino, Calif., resident Harvey Robbins, shown in the photo, is one of 10 drivers hauling freight in Schneider’s new Freightliner tractors specially decorated for the carrier’s 75th anniversary celebration. The ...

GATS reports more visitors, exhibitors

September 9, 2010

Show floor exhibitor space was up nearly 20 percent over 2009 with almost 450 companies in attendance.

Deaths from large truck crashes drop

September 9, 2010

Fatalities of large truck occupants dropped from 682 in 2008 to 503 in 2009, a 26 percent decline.

Transportation plan unveiled

September 8, 2010

Over the next six years, the plan would include rebuilding 150,000 miles of roads and constructing and maintaining 4,000 miles of rail.

CSA 2010 fact sheet available

September 8, 2010

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has created “CSA 2010: Just the Facts.”

October: They say it’s our birthday

September 8, 2010

Well, not quite yet. Overdrive will complete 50 years of publishing in September, 2011. But we hope you’ll join us in starting a 12-month celebration in October. You’ll find monthly features ...

September 8, 2010

PIB TIP: REDUCE AVERAGE SPEED. It’s easy to get into the trap of driving fast. But speed is the main reason for increased fuel consumption and reduced profit. Experts agree ...
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