Overdrive StaffRegulationsBroker transparency update: OOIDA pushes FMCSA for statusOOIDA asks FMCSA for update on broker transparency petitions. Also: Improving conditions for OEMs earlier in the summer allowed for an improvement in the used-truck market, according to ACT Research; Drivewyze adds safety alerts for PA Turnpike.September 28, 2022Partners in BusinessBack to basics with owner-operator business planningIf you’re successful but never had a written business plan, you’re probably already doing these things in your mind. Yet there's accountability power in writing plans down -- and potential to yield better results achieving goals.September 28, 2022RegulationsFMCSA extends wildfire-prompted HOS waiver in OregonHaulers providing direct relief for Oregon's wildfire emergency are exempt from the max driving times in the hours of service. Also: UPS gets waiver to allow pre-CDL drivers to be trained on driving doubles; Love's offering coffee deals Thursday.September 27, 2022Reader RigsGarry Sims' 1996 Peterbilt 379 EXHDThe rig sports a Cat 3406C with a 15-speed Eaton-Fuller Overdrive with 3:50 rears. Sims found the truck "sitting in a man's back yard," noting the truck "had been sitting there for 14 years with a blown engine."September 27, 2022EquipmentInternational A26 engine-related recall: Potential connecting-rod issues in 7,000 trucksIn the affected trucks, the connecting rod wrist pin can crack, resulting in a connecting rod failure. Also: Nikola recalls some of its battery-electric Tre models for seat belt issue; Trucker Path brings health, life insurance options to app; more.September 26, 2022BusinessTrucking conditions expected to remain moderately weakFTR's Trucking Conditions Index improved in July, mostly due to falling fuel prices that month, but the firm expects a long period of moderate weakness. Also: Driver honored for helping woman who crashed; NTTC donates to St. Christopher Fund.September 23, 2022Reader RigsJohn Colamarino's 2023 Kenworth W900The truck sports a 156-inch ARI sleeper and is used in a team operation.September 23, 2022EquipmentWhich 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, 2022Previous PagePage 127 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
