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Overdrive Staff | May 01, 2012

Father of veteran named Back on the Road winner Billy Basenburg will soon be driving cross-country in his own truck, with a new job and renewed spirit after being named winner of Arrow Truck Sales 2012 ...

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Shippers defend HOS rule

admin | May 01, 2012

For the Record On March 23, the National Shippers Strategic Transportation Council intervened in the federal court appeal brought by Public Citizen and other interests that intend to oppose the most recent hours of service rule ...

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Overdrive Staff | April 01, 2012

Year’s top owner-operator named Larry Severson was named 2011 Owner-Operator of the Year during a Truckload Carriers Association awards banquet in Orlando, Fla., winning a Cummins-powered Ram truck. The competition, managed by Overdrive and TCA, was ...

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Overdrive Staff | March 20, 2012

Agency focuses on driver harassment The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Feb. 10 announced its intent to move forward with its rulemaking about electronic onboard recorders and hours-of-service supporting documents by preparing a supplemental notice of ...

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Groups sue over hours rule

Overdrive Staff | February 24, 2012

Highway safety groups along with two unidentified truck drivers filed suit Friday, Feb. 24, seeking judicial review of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s most recent hours of service rule. Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, ...

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Overdrive Staff | February 01, 2012

Three compete for award The three contenders for the 2011 Owner-Operator of the Year award are Kirby Killgore of O&S Trucking, Larry Severson of Dart Transit Co. and Bryan Smith of Art Pape Transfer. The contest is ...

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Overdrive Staff | January 01, 2012

Apnea proposals could disqualify drivers Sleep apnea screening would be linked with body mass index under a proposal supported by Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration panels. According to guidance supported by FMCSA’s Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee ...

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Groups file lawsuit to block cross-border program

Max Heine | November 29, 2011

A lawsuit filed Nov. 23 seeks to block the U.S. Department of Transportation from opening the U.S. border to Mexican trucks through its cross-border pilot program. The International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Public Citizen and the ...

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CSA'S DATA TRAIL

Crashes and interventions: The fault handicap

FMCSA may be a long way from accounting for crash fault in the CSA Safety Measurement System. In the meantime, questions about the system's effectiveness loom large with analysis of crash rates.