Overdrive StaffBusinessA spot market volume boost, owner survey shows optimism | Operator shut down by FMCSA after crashRecent survey results from owner-operators show optimism about growth in volume and rates this year, despite rising costs. Also: A Pennsylvania-based propane hauler was shut down after post-crash testing revealed high blood alcohol content.April 27, 2022BusinessDiesel prices back on the rise | Overnight I-10 lane closuresFuel prices increased by nearly six cents during the week ending April 25, keeping the national average well above $5/gallon. Also: Overnight I-10 lane closures planned this week in Phoenix; JIT Truck Parts adds new line of lights.April 26, 2022Reader RigsErik Shaw's 1996 Kenworth W900LShaw, the truck's original owner, has put 3.6 million miles on the rig over his 27 years of running it.April 26, 2022VoicesSurvey: Business impacts of severe weather -- what have you seen?Extreme weather and natural disasters are on the rise, and often professional drivers face it down whether on the road or in prices for everyday goods when supply chains get disrupted. Sound off here on how weather's impacted your business.April 26, 2022RegulationsTexas border delays cost U.S. an estimated $9 billion, owner-ops canceled loads | Border vax mandates extendThe Perryman Group estimated delays at the U.S.-Mexico border with increased inspections cost the U.S. billions; one owner-op's experience. Also: Homeland Security extends border vax mandate for non-U.S. travelers; Carrier Transicold's dealer award.April 25, 2022RegulationsMichigan weight restrictions removed up to Upper PeninsulaThe Michigan Department of Transportation has rolled back its spring weight restrictions from the state's southern border north to the Upper Peninsula. Also: Two new Love's in South Carolina, Washington; latest Highway Angel.April 22, 2022Reader RigsGeoffrey Sullivan's 2020 Volvo VNL 860Sullivan had his trailer wrapped to honor the fallen service members of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.April 22, 2022Truck StopsLongtime owner of White's Travel Center, Lee Hi Travel Plaza passes at 71Robert "Bobby" Berkstresser recently sold the two I-81 truck stop institutions to TravelCenters of America. He passed away April 14. Also: Two people sentenced in New Orleans staged-accident fraud scheme; cross-border freight movement on the rise in '22.April 21, 2022LifeFour more plead guilty in Louisiana staged-accident fraud scheme | I-10 closures through next weekThere have now been 36 guilty pleas in the scheme targeting trucking companies and their insurers. Also: Rolling overnight I-10 closures planned through next week; Kinedyne debuts "Demo Truck" showcasing curtainside systems; latest Highway Angel.April 20, 2022RegulationsFMCSA responds to under-21 apprenticeship program concerns | Georgia guv suspends HOSThe agency is moving forward with its Safe Driver Apprenticeship Pilot Program. Also: Hours regs suspended in Georgia; used truck sales, prices increased in March; driver named Highway Angel for helping prevent suicide; Pilot offering coffee deal.April 19, 2022Previous PagePage 146 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
