Overdrive StaffRegulationsCDL, log violations result in driver shutdown | Disruption on I-40 next week in Ariz.The driver was found on multiple instances to be driving without a CDL or record-of-duty status. And other news: SmartHop dispatch service's new partnership with DAT, and get ready for disruption on I-40 in Arizona next week at this intersection.July 30, 2021Reader RigsJay Johnson's 2020 Kenworth W900Johnson usually hauls chips to a paper mill in Covington, Virginia, and when he doesn't have chips, he pulls a flatbed. During fruit season, the company hauls apples and peaches.July 30, 2021Business$550 billion infrastructure bill to advance in Senate | Spot rates slideThe text of the bill has not yet been written, and it will have to pass both chambers of Congress. Also: Kenworth T690 Next Gen gets natural gas power option; spot rates' are on a seasonal slide, yet market pressure builds in carriers' favor.July 29, 2021RegulationsBiden visits Mack plant | I-40 lanes to reopen over closed bridge next weekAnd other news: President Biden visited the Mack Trucks plant in Pennsylvania to unveil his Buy American Act reform proposal; Fleet cheers on Olympic diver, driver's child; HOS fire exemptions extended in Oregon, Montana, Idaho.July 28, 2021ParkingMinneapolis follows through with truck parking ban, with escalating penaltiesThe Minneapolis City Council passed the ordinance banning truck parking in the city by a 12-1 vote. Also: Florida-based trucker named Highway Angel for helping control truck fire at fuel stop. The Tennesseean truck stop on I-65 closed after its own fire.July 27, 2021Reader RigsAnthony Baltuskonis' 2018 Kenworth W900LThe glider, which was built by D&B Trucks in Glasgow, Kentucky, also features a Studio Sleeper.July 27, 2021MaintenanceFTC cracking down on 'right to repair' violationsThe FTC will begin devoting more resources to combat unlawful repair restrictions from OEMs. Also: Custom-paint consults at Big Iron Classic; $100k donation to St. Christopher Fund; trucker recognized for help at accident scene; Columbus KW expands;July 26, 2021EquipmentBill to repeal excise tax on trucks draws praise from trucking groupsThe bipartisan legislation would remove the 12% tax on heavy-duty trucks and trailers. Also: FMCSA finalizes rule requiring all-electronic transmission of drivers' history records; trucker charged for smuggling 115 immigrants in trailer.July 23, 2021Reader RigsJeffery Kuchel's 2006 Western Star 4900EX LowmaxThe rig sports a 60 Series Detroit with an 18-speed. Kuchel bought the truck from its second owner and completely went through it, rebuilt the engine and changed the entire look of the trailer.July 23, 2021BusinessFreight volume, rate trends: Across indices, signs of market coolingATA's truck tonnage index for contract freight, DAT's for spot freight volumes, in June posted results at odds with one another. Truckstop.com, meanwhile, shows declines in the last couple weeks. Considered together, this is the picture that emerges.July 22, 2021Previous PagePage 177 of 1665Next PageTop StoriesOverdrive RadioOTR trucker-songwriter Long Haul Paul's new 'After Party Sessions,' MATS show upcomingWith Overdrive's Long Haul Paul taking to the MATS concert stage this year, a bit of a preview of two new records from LHP due within the month. They include the "After Party Sessions" live recordings from shows at various trucking events over the last several years, and a whole lot more from LHP's history.Trucker of the YearOverdrive's 2026 Trucker of the Year honors: Enter your businessRegulationsFMCSA 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 DOT
