Overdrive StaffRegulationsFMCSA's Truck Leasing Task Force application deadline extendedThe Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is extending the deadline for Truck Leasing Task Force (TLTF) applications through May 13. Also: I-10 closures planned in Phoenix this weekend; TA Citizen Driver Contest nominations open.May 5, 2022Life'People's Convoy' members sue D.C. for alleged free speech violationsMembers of the convoy allege that the D.C. Metro Police Department blocked them from entering D.C., violating their First Amendment rights to free speech. Also: Penske now leasing Orange EV electric terminal trucks; new Trillium, Cummins partnership.May 4, 2022Reader RigsTim Dent's 2020 Peterbilt 389The truck sports a Cummins X15 with an Eaton-Fuller 18-speed. Dent hauls rock to concrete plants around the Oklahoma City area.May 3, 2022RegulationsPOLL: Should FMCSA be pursuing a speed-limiter mandate?With FMCSA signaling intent to pursue a mandate for motor carrier use of existing speed-limiting capability in electronically-controlled trucks, weigh in via this poll on your view of the notion of a limiter-use mandate and possible speed settings.May 3, 2022EquipmentTruck orders, other metrics suggest market strength despite strong headwindsDespite falling rates and rising diesel prices, the freight market is still showing signs of strength. Also: AHTS National Convention and Truck Show set for June; severe-duty Autocar trucks recalled; latest Highway Angel.May 2, 2022RegulationsOOIDA decries FMCSA's revival of speed limiter mandateThe group has long been opposed to speed limiters on trucks, citing increased congestion and decreased safety if limiters are mandated in all trucks. Also: Another sentencing, guilty plea announced in staged-accident scheme; new Love's in Minnesota.April 29, 2022Reader RigsClarence Easter's 2005 Kenworth W900LThe truck features a 550-hp Cat C15 with a 13-speed and 3:55 rears. It sits on a 260-inch wheelbase.April 29, 2022RegulationsFMCSA updating household goods regs with new recommendationsThe agency received recommendations from the Household Goods Consumer Protection Working Group and is incorporating a number of those recommendations into HHG regs. Also: Overdrive Radio named 'Best Podcast'; Driver honored for on-highway rescue.April 28, 2022Custom RigsRegistration open for annual Shell Rotella SuperRigs truck showThe show is open to working trucks and will be held in Branson, Missouri. For owners who cannot attend in person, there is also a virtual People's Choice category that will be voted on by the public during the June event.April 28, 2022RegulationsFMCSA again plans to explore speed limiters for heavy-duty trucksThe agency issued a notice of intent to proceed with a rulemaking that would require the use of speed limiters on heavy trucks.April 28, 2022Previous PagePage 145 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
