Overdrive StaffLifePOLL: Owner-operators, what's your current health insurance situation?With the Affordable Care Act's exchanges' open-enrollment period set to begin November 1 -- running through January 15 -- now's the time to start thinking about potential changes to your health insurance. Are you currently covered? Weigh in here.October 25, 2022Equipment76K Kenworth, Peterbilt trucks recalled over freezing dash displaysDigital dash display freezes are prompting a recall of 76,000 Kenworth and Peterbilt trucks. In other news, conditions for carriers improved slightly in August due to falling diesel prices during that time; Autocar celebrates 125 years in business.October 24, 2022RegulationsUnannounced hazmat inspection blitz finds 1,700 violationsOn June 13-17, truck inspectors checked 6,204 vehicles transporting hazmat and found 1,774 violations. Also: Iowa DOT invites truckers to park overnight at weigh stations.October 21, 2022Reader RigsTimothy Mathis' 2022 Peterbilt 389Mathis currently uses the rig to pull flatbeds, frameless end dumps and detach lowboys around the Southeast.October 21, 2022LifeProgressive gifts truck to 30-year Marine Corps veteran truckerJames C. “JC” Rose, from Kathleen, Georgia, received the keys to a 2019 Freightliner, along with $50,000 toward business startup expenses. Also: Three to be inducted into American Trucking and Industry Leader Hall of Fame; 600th Love's opens.October 20, 2022EquipmentUsed truck sales down considerably as prices remain mostly stableUsed truck sales volumes fell 9% in September from August, while prices slid just 3%. Also: Drivewyze adds real-time traffic alerts in Georgia; Colorado asking drivers to slow down on E-470 toll road around Denver.October 19, 2022LifeBorder agents pull in record fentanyl bust at Texas port of entryA truck was found with more than 44 pounds of alleged fentanyl worth more than $1 million at the Pharr International Bridge. Also: Trucker Tools' new rewards program; TrueNorth eases insurance onboarding; HDVI's dynamic insurance pricing expands; more.October 18, 2022Reader RigsTanner Batey's 1988 Peterbilt 36223-year-old Batey said he's "always loved cabovers and knew I wanted to truck," so he bought this classic COE in 2019.October 18, 2022RegulationsCOVID-19 emergency hours of service declaration allowed to expireFMCSA did not renew the declaration that has been in effect since March 2020 and allowed it to expire on Oct. 15. Also: Bill introduced to repeal Entry-Level Driver Training regs; I-10 ramp closures planned near Phoenix.October 17, 2022RegulationsSpeed limiters, other regs proposals slated for 2023FMCSA plans to move forward with a regulation requiring speed limiters on heavy trucks, along with regs related to carriers' safety fitness, broker financial responsibilities and more. Also: Love's opens three new Speedco locations.October 14, 2022Previous PagePage 124 of 1665Next PageTop StoriesBusiness'Great news for spot rates'? Supreme Court rules against Trump emergency tariffsThe court's ruling sets up potential for a "flood of goods out of bonded warehouses and foreign trade zones into the 'consumption channel'" with some further court action, according to one analyst. At once, the president claimed most tariffs would remain in one form or another. Details on the ruling here.RegulationsNon-domiciled CDL drivers, advocates call for California, Pennsylvania to fight DOTCustom Rigs1.8M miles and counting: Missouri owner-op's '05 W900LRegulationsFMCSA shuts down 500 'CDL mills' after wave of in-person auditsOverdrive ExtraFederation of Professional Truckers explains ELD exemption push with FMCSA, future plans