Overdrive StaffRegulationsFMCSA proposes big UCR fee reduction | Canadian truckers protest border vax mandateThe proposed UCR fees for the 2023 registration year would be reduced 27% below 2022 fees. Also: Canadian truckers crowded the roads with anti-vaccine mandate flags; R452A refrigerant with much lower GWP rating coming standard in Thermo King reefers.January 21, 2022Reader RigsGary Donnelly's 2014 Peterbilt 579His small fleet of four, G A Donnelly Trucking, is leased on with USA Truck's PlusPower program. The rig is powered by a Cummins ISX15 with a 10-speed.January 21, 2022EquipmentNew auto-tensioner for Tarpstop Fastrak systems | Isuzu/Cummins' e-trucks partnershipIntroducing Tarpstop's new Fastrak RTS, a rear auto-tensioning system for the company's well-known curtainside/conestoga rolling tarp kits. Also: Isuzu and Cummins are developing a medium-duty battery electric prototype truck.January 20, 2022BusinessSurvey: Have you tried 'usage based' insurance programs for dynamic liability-insurance pricing?Usage-based forms of liability insurance have come to more than one trucking insurance provider. Wherever you are in your career, take this two-question survey to weigh in on such plans, with rates varying with miles run, days used, other factors.January 20, 2022RegulationsFMCSA shuts down Florida-based small fleet after fatal crash | Diesel price increases wipe out recent dropsA post-crash investigation into the company and its owners found 'egregious' safety violations, FMCSA said. Also: Fuel prices surged 6.8 cents last week to come within a penny of 2021's high; Spot rates reached $3/mile for vans for first time in history.January 19, 2022Small Fleet Champ'This could be a good life': Small Fleet Champ's vision for the next generation of truck operatorsSilver Creek Transportation's Jason Cowan hopes to provide the younger generation of prospective truck drivers the space to "adapt to the vision that, you know, this could be a good life" behind the wheel.January 19, 2022RegulationsFMCSA updates warning-letter protocol to hit more carriers | Expect I-35 delays in southern Okla.FMCSA now sending more warning letters for Unsafe Driving BASIC scores. In other news: I-35 will be narrowed to one lane in each direction near mile marker 8 in Oklahoma; Cummins/Rush now joint natural gas developers; more ELD data in Trucker Tools.January 18, 2022Reader RigsBrian Parijs' 2022 Western Star 49XHe pulls all across North America for Bowline Logistics, based in Regina., Saskatchewan, Canada. The rig is powered by a Detroit DD16 with an 18-speed Eaton.January 18, 2022BusinessNew Jersey adds real-time slowdown, congestion alerts | Fleet giant partners with autonomous-trucking firmCarriers and drivers subscribed to the Drivewyze Preclear service will now receive traffic alerts in New Jersey. Also: Major fleet announces long-term partnership with Google's autonomous trucking biz.January 17, 2022LifeBe prepared for winter weather this weekend in Midwest, Southeast, NortheastFMCSA officially establishes under-21 pilot and Canada reverses course again on vax mandate.January 14, 2022Previous PagePage 157 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
