Overdrive StaffBusinessCarriers' conditions in October hit lowest point since April 2020Skyrocketing fuel and financing costs in October led to the lowest reading of FTR's Trucking Conditions Index since the beginning of the pandemic. Also: Spot rates leveling out to rising last two months; Daimler, Volvo issue truck recalls.December 20, 2022Reader RigsBryan Floyd's 2003 Peterbilt 379 EXHDIt's powered by a 550-hp 6NZ Cat with a 13-speed with 3:55 rears, and sits on a 270-inch wheelbase.December 20, 2022BusinessPOLL: How do you expect your business income to fare in 2023?Better than 2022? Worse? Too soon to tell? Whatever the case, it's certain the new year will bring its fair share of challenges. Weight in on your expectations via this poll.December 20, 2022Hours of ServiceWyoming propane haulers get hours of service reliefWyoming Gov. Mark Gordon has suspended maximum drive time hours for propane haulers in the state. Also: Knight-Swift gets first autonomous truck; New York-based Frank's Vacuum Truck Service acquired.December 19, 2022Life16-year Army veteran wins new truckAshley Leiva retired from the U.S. Army in 2021 and, with her brother, took over the trucking business of their late mother. Leiva won the 2022 Transition Trucking: Driving for Excellence award, given to the nation's top military vet rookie truck driver.December 19, 2022RegulationsTexas DPS resumes enhanced inspections at borderSimilar inspections earlier this year snarled cross-border operations and were halted after about two weeks. Also: Omnitracs/XRS ELDs now Canada-certified; Yokohama recalling drive, trailer tires; three new Love's open in Iowa, Illinois and California.December 16, 2022Reader RigsLarry Swisher's 2017 Peterbilt 389The truck hauls a bit of everything, but most of Swisher's work is refrigerated freight out of southeastern Pennsylvania going to the Midwest.December 16, 2022RegulationsBill requiring bathroom access for truck drivers introduced in U.S. HouseThe bipartisan legislation would require businesses, including shippers/receivers, to give drivers access to the facility's restrooms. Also: USPS contractor arrested and charged after crash that killed five; free registration for 2023 MATS now open.December 15, 2022BusinessI-94 closure planned this weekend | Diesel prices on something of a freefallA section of I-94 in Detroit will be closed this weekend for two ongoing construction projects. Also: Diesel dropped another 21 cents last week; Broker-impersonation scheme: Trucker Tools warns users; Uber Freight/Volvo partner for autonomous freight.December 14, 2022RegulationsAB 5 latest: OOIDA files for another injunctionAfter OOIDA in September became an intervenor in the case, the group now asks the court for a preliminary injunction to halt the enforcement of the law. Also: Explore modular heavy-haul trailer from Faymonville; Cuban citizen sentenced for CDL fraud.December 13, 2022Previous PagePage 104 of 1652Next PageTop StoriesCustom RigsGuilty by Association Truck Show rolls into JoplinOne of the trucking industry's biggest events, the biennial GBATS at 4 State Trucks in Joplin, Missouri, is officially under way at Exit 4 off I-44. Scenes from the show here with some standout trucks from the show's first day.RegulationsDOT hopes to force 194,000 non-domiciled CDL holders out of truckingRegulationsCalifornia defies DOT's 30-day deadline for ELP enforcement, faces $30M funding lossCustom RigsCustom 2005 Peterbilt 379 a trucker's surprise, with intricate hand-pinstripingFeatured SponsorBlueParrott S650-XT Bluetooth Headset
