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Study urges TxDOT to advocate for truck parking needs across its many major corridors
The multi-year research project shows truck parking issues in the state, as well as ways to address them. Learn more about TxDOT's study here on Overdrive.
May 12, 2020
Custom Rigs
Good time to work on the truck … And: States’ contractor unemployment programs standing up
Owner-operator Bill Ater's nontheless productive month-plus off the road -- "I won't haul freight for nothing," he said, ready to go when profitable opportunities return.
April 24, 2020
Business
Week to week rates thaw — drip, drip, drip into February
National average spot truckload rates for major segments other than flatbed entered February in a slow-motion slide after closing out January at their lowest points in two months.
February 6, 2020
Business
Dallas-area tornadoes prompt regs suspension for emergency relief
A Regional Emergency Declaration issued by FMCSA’s Western Service Center exempts carriers providing direct relief to Texas from Parts 390 through 399 of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations.
October 23, 2019
Overdrive Extra
‘I like aggravating truck drivers’: Maxie Satterfield of Terrell, Texas
“Maxie Satterfield of Terrell, Texas has been working a truck stop counter for most of the years since 1948,” Long Haul Paul notes to begin this, his latest in the Faces of the Road series. “I first met Maxie eight years ago, when I started driving for the outfit I’m with now….”
September 30, 2019
Business
Southeast, Texas flatbed volumes looking better in the last week
Together, spot flatbed trends in the Southeast and Texas suggest better times ahead for carriers on the spot market. All in all, demand slipped nationally a bit for vans and reefers, while growing for flatbed. Market to watch: Vans and reefers from the Pacific Northwest.
September 19, 2019
Truck Stops
Love’s opens new truck stop in Texas
Love’s Travel Stops has opened a new location in Brownsville, Texas, offering truck drivers 39 new parking spaces in the South Texas region.
August 12, 2019
Truck Stops
Pilot Flying J opens three new west Texas locations, one in California
Pilot Flying J announced recently it has opened three new travel centers in the west Texas Permian Basin and will open three more later this year. PFJ has also opened a new location in California.
July 3, 2019
Business
After preceding week’s rise in volumes, van and reefer rates reversed downward course
There was finally a bit of a turnaround in the van and reefer markets last week when it comes to rates. After volumes built the preceding week, better weather combined with a 4.2% jump in the number of available loads to push rates higher during the week ending May 5.
May 8, 2019
Channel 19
Zach Beadle’s ‘donor’ cabover Peterbilt — a 1976 model only 7 numbers of separation from his daily driver
“I’ve already put to use the air cleaner can, transmission and numerous other parts. I now have the luxury of refurbishing parts to like-new status before I use them, and also I have the time cushion to do these things before I’m in a bind to need them.” –Zach Beadle on a 1976 cabover Pete identical to his daily driver he purchased last year for parts.
January 28, 2019
Business
Spot rates rose slightly in final week of the new year
Load posts on the spot truckload freight market declined 21 percent during the week ending Dec. 29, not an unusual figure when you compare a holiday-shortened workweek to a full one. But truck posts were down farther, 47 percent, and that tight capacity helped keep rates firm.
January 4, 2019
Business
Speed limits lowered on five rural Texas highways
Speed limits on U.S. Highway 285, Highway 302, RM 652 and Highway 18 in two locations will be reduced by 5 miles per hour.
January 4, 2019
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