Overdrive StaffEquipmentBattery-electric trucks demonstration earns award | Spot/contract rates updateVolvo Trucks accepted a 2021 Climate Leadership Award for its Volvo LIGHTS (Low Impact Green Heavy Transport Solutions) project in Southern California. Also: Spot/contract rates, volumes in record territory; SmartHop dispatch provider's new mobile app.October 18, 2021VoicesPOLL: What is your time-of-day preference for hauling?In the wake of the Biden administration's announcement of a boost in some ports' hours of operation, this two-question poll asks readers for night/daytime-hauling preferences and whether that boost in operational hours may translate to opportunity.October 18, 2021BusinessNew procurement options amid parts shortagesFullbay introduces a new marketplace to ease parts procurement for in-house fleet shops and independents, amid shortages. Also: Wreaths Across America inks a new partnership; New Love's truck stop open in IllinoisOctober 15, 2021Reader RigsTyrone Johnson's 2003 Peterbilt 379Johnson hauls containers from Philadelphia into south New Jersey.October 15, 2021BusinessTrucking conditions swung back in carriers' favor in AugustFTR reports its Trucking Conditions Index increased in August for the first time since April. Also; TCS Fuel introduces a new "Digital Cardless Fueling Experience."October 14, 2021BusinessDiesel prices jump 18 cents over two weeks | Trucking org vows to fight Biden's vax mandateATA sounds off on the vaccine mandate's latest progress Also: Fuel prices have climbed to a national average of $3.586 per gallon, the highest since the Dec. 1, 2014. C.H. Robinson recognizes 17 carriers for exceptional service.October 13, 2021BusinessTexas Governor Abbott bans vaccine mandates in stateIn an executive order, Abbott said no company in Texas can force someone to receive the vaccine. Also: Cowan Research, AFS Logistics launch new freight index; Iowa 80 hosting flu vaccine clinics on Oct. 13 and Oct. 21.October 12, 2021Reader RigsBilly Lee's 2000 Kenworth W900LThe truck has an interesting history, as it was owned by actor Dan Aykroyd in the early 2000s and used as a Blues Brothers tour truck.October 12, 2021LifeThree finalists named for military vet rookie trucker awardFastport named three military veterans and first-year truck drivers finalists for the Transition Trucking: Driving for Excellence award, in which the winner will receive a new Kenworth T680. Also: USA Truck founder Robert Powell passes away.October 11, 2021LifeBorder agents stop trucks with $24.4 million in meth, 142 immigrants at borderBorder Patrol agents discovered separate incidents in Texas and New Mexico involving tractor-trailers being used for illegal operations. Also: New TA Express travel center opens in Texas; Enforcement group announces new leadership.October 8, 2021Previous PagePage 168 of 1665Next PageTop StoriesTrucker of the YearOverdrive's 2026 Trucker of the Year honors: Enter your businessNominations are open for 2026 Trucker of the Year honors! The competition recognizes acumen/innovation of owner-operators, the bedrock of the entrepreneurial spirit in trucking. If you’ve excelled through the sluggish markets of the last years, you're no doubt a worthy contender.RegulationsFMCSA announces rapid actions to shut down ‘chameleon carriers,’ CDL mills, ELD cheatingBusiness'Great news for spot rates'? Supreme Court rules against Trump emergency tariffsRegulationsNon-domiciled CDL drivers, advocates call for California, Pennsylvania to fight DOTCustom Rigs1.8M miles and counting: Missouri owner-op's '05 W900L
