Overdrive StaffEquipmentWhich truck models hold their value best? Award program answers in Classes 3-8Price Digests recognizes truck models that hold value with the annual Highest Retained Value Awards. Also: FMCSA considers requiring electronic ID on all trucks to transmit information to the roadside; Drivewyze adding third-party alert system.September 22, 2022Electronic Logging DevicesPOLL: Are you running an ELD-exempt glider kit?FMCSA's recent notice examining possible updates to ELD mandate regulations suggested potential future change to the pre-2000 model year engine exemption, including some questions around exempt gliders. Are you running one or more today?September 22, 2022BusinessDiesel prices drop back below $5/gal, spot freight rates continue slideThe U.S.’ average for a gallon of on-highway diesel is now $4.96, as spot freight demand improved week over week but rates continued sliding, van and reefer freight settling nearer the five-year average. Also: Latest Highway Angel; NTP acquired.September 21, 2022RegulationsFMCSA plans to study driver involvement in autonomous trucksThe agency is looking to examine the effects of non-driving secondary task engagement on drivers in autonomous trucks. Also: Western Star trucks recalled for steering issue; latest Highway Angel commended for trying to extinguish RV fire at roadside.September 20, 2022EquipmentShow off unique graphics via 'Five Flashiest Fleets' contestOverdrive's sister site, CCJ, is seeking nominations for the flashiest-looking trucks and trailers on the highway. Deadline is upcoming on October 31.September 20, 2022Reader RigsDavid Johnson's 2004 Peterbilt 379Johnson hauls milling machines in Alabama, Mississippi and Tennessee with the rig.September 20, 2022LifeTruck convoys raise big money for noble causesConvoys in Virginia, Nebraska and Wisconsin raised money for cancer awareness and Special Olympics athletes. Also: A spotlight on young tanker operator Haleight Fickett, winner in the tank division of Maine's driving championship this year.September 19, 2022RegulationsSenate bill looks to end ELDT requirements for smallest fleetsSenate Republicans introduced a bill that would allow small fleets with nine CDL holders or fewer to skip the Entry-Level Driver Training requirement for their drivers with a new restricted CDL. Also: New Wabash Acutherm temp-management trailers/bodies.September 16, 2022Reader RigsRoger Oliver's 2002 Kenworth W900LThe 550-hp 6NZ Cat, coupled with a 13-speed, was rebuilt with a complete Premium Cat overhaul at 940,000 miles.September 16, 2022Electronic Logging DevicesFMCSA considering changing ELD regs around glider kits, pre-2000 engines, moreThe Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration signaled on Thursday that it's considering changes to ELD regulations pertaining to the pre-2000 engine exemption for rebuilt or remanufactured engines in gliders, among other things.September 15, 2022Previous PagePage 115 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 SponsorJBL Live Beam 3 - True wireless noise-cancelling earbuds with stick-closed design and Smart Charging Case™
