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Staying safe during civil protests when avoidance not possible
When routes are blocked and avoidance is impossible, heed these tips for keeping yourself safe during protests. Learn more on Overdrive today.
June 10, 2020
Business
The other side of the ELD pancake
“It’s been a rough week for some, but just like Dr. Phil says, ‘There’s always another side to the pancake, no matter how thin it is.'”
December 22, 2017
Business
Apex Capital joins blockchain alliance
Founded just this year, the Blockchain in Trucking Alliance believes so-called “blockchain” technology, the network technology that underpins Bitcoin and generally offers greater transactional security and automation in the online world, is “one of the most significant developments for the industry” since the Internet itself.
November 16, 2017
Overdrive Radio
‘Bringing the cultural diversity of trucking together’: ELD protest outcomes
In this Overdrive Radio podcast, you’ll hear ELD protest part organizer Scott Reed’s reflection on outcomes and next steps, and owner-operator Mike Landis offers his narration of what it was like to have been a part of the effort, with his 1999 Peterbilt cabover along for the ride.
October 27, 2017
Business
Bait and switch in mammoth proportions
“This here’s a stick-up. Put all your money into magic clocks and making those magic clocks safe, or you can’t earn money” … in which an org pushing ELDs for safety purposes plans to offer up a service intended to help keep public safe from hacking threat.
October 11, 2017
Electronic Logging Devices
Cybersecurity: Tips for greater peace of mind
Anyone plugging a device into the onboard diagnostics port, particularly an ELD that will open up a connection between the truck’s computer and the internet, would do well to follow these practices.
September 13, 2017
Electronic Logging Devices
ELD makers’ controls for data security
Suppliers restrict their electronic logging device applications from sharing data with other applications on the device as a safeguard against potential security breaches in those applications, among other efforts.
September 12, 2017
Electronic Logging Devices
Hacking trucks: Cybersecurity and the ELD mandate
With hundreds of thousands of big rigs about to tack on internet-connected ELDs, some people see a major security threat.
September 7, 2017
Electronic Logging Devices
POLL: What’s your level of concern over hacking/security risks and ELDs?
This poll probes the extent of worry over the outside potential for a truck’s computer-system infiltration through an ECM plug-in device, like an ELD. Reports and device makers suggest risk is minimal without physical infiltration, though malicious programmers abound …
August 8, 2017
Voices
POLL: Your view on Trump’s revised travel ban?
President Trump signed a new executive order revising a temporary ban on entering the U.S. on travelers from Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen, removing Iraq from the original list, among other changes. What’s your view of this order’s necessity for U.S. security?
March 13, 2017
Business
Does he bring the babies?
Sometimes, educating is hard. ““They come on a truck, like almost everything in the store. My husband and I have a lot of friends who haul produce, the truckers bring all this stuff.” Not the babies, of course…
February 15, 2017
Voices
Berlin/Nice-style terrorist attack likely in U.S., readers say
8 in 10 Overdrive readers believe such an attack is at least somewhat likely, lending new importance to personal security/safety measures on the road.
February 15, 2017
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