Overdrive StaffTruck StopsPilot celebrating more than 100 store remodelsThrough Pilot's $1 billion New Horizons initiative, it has remodeled more than 100 locations across its network with updated features, including renovated restrooms, showers, drivers' lounges and more.December 8, 2023Electronic Logging DevicesFMCSA returns CI ELD Logs to 'registered devices' listThe ELD was one of 10 devices removed from FMCSA's list on Dec. 1. Also: DAT launches new fuel card program through OTR Solutions; Kenworth of Fremont, Indiana, relocates with expanded sales, parts and repair services.December 8, 2023Reader RigsAntique KW pair an owner's working projectsOwner Elam Martin works both rigs -- a 1985 Kenworth K100 and a 1989 Kenworth W900B.December 8, 2023LifeNo sign of missing Iowa trucker after two weeks, 100K-acre searchThe driver's truck was found stopped on Highway 71 near Sac City, Iowa, with a load of pigs and his personal belongings in and around the rig. Also: Bill intro'd to ease TSA credentialing process; MATS registration open; MHC Kenworth opens new dealership.December 7, 2023BusinessNYC proposes fee for trucks to enter | Alert: High wind warningsThe city is proposing a congestion fee to enter Manhattan below 60th Street. Also: TuSimple winding down U.S. operations; new TA Express, Sheetz locations open; Wyoming high wind alerts.December 6, 2023ParkingArizona reveals truck parking expansion planThe state's statewide truck parking implementation plan would add 846 truck parking spaces across Arizona. Also: Florida seeks CDL testing waiver; Landstar names next president, CEO.December 5, 2023EquipmentNearly 1,900 Mack, Volvo trucks recalled for accelerator pedal sensor issueIn the affected units, the engine may not return to idle within two seconds if the accelerator pedal position sensor becomes disconnected, as standards require. Also: Mudflap partners with fraud-prevention firm; Lode King recalls hopper bottom trailers.December 4, 2023EquipmentI-90 briefly closes after 30 semis 'spun out' | E-truck charging depot planned for Port of Long BeachA brief snow storm shuttered I-90 in Washington state. Also: California's new drayage truck regs means more chargers are urgently needed; FleetDrive 360 added to Truckstop Partner Marketplace; 750,000th Pete rolls off Denton assembly line.December 1, 2023EquipmentMassachusetts may join other states with 'rolling stock' tax exemptionsThe bills, if passed, would exempt truck, trailer and parts buyers in the state from paying sales tax, as in most other states. Also: Aftermarket parts sales back down to early-2021 levels after November '22 peak; two truckers win big in Maryland Lottery.November 30, 2023RegulationsMichigan man locked up for $40M trucking 'investment' Ponzi scheme, other fraudMichigan-based Franklin Ray was sentenced to 212 months in prison for multiple fraud schemes, including a trucking company investment Ponzi scheme. Also: Another guilty plea in emissions "delete" case; Truckstop adds load notifications to app; more.November 29, 2023Page 1 of 1590Next PageTop StoriesOverdrive ExtraFMCSA authority revocation anomaly: BOC3 blanket companies cleared outA whopping 1,700-plus authority revocations in one day last month, outside FMCSA's usual revocation cadence, turned heads around Thanksgiving. FMCSA removed several blanket BOC3 companies from its system, putting trucker clients in shutdown risk.BusinessPredatory towing: How common it is, and how truckers can avoid itPride & Polish'Limited Mileage' king: The sharp 1985 KW K100, Eby hopper of Twin Pine FarmOverdrive ExtraIt's a deal: Perfect timing yields $50K saved on a new truckFeatured SponsorEngineered for superior calls in high-noise environments.
