Overdrive StaffRegulationsMontana-based fleet owner effectively shut down for numerous regs violationsThe owner of two Montana-based fleets was effectively shut down by FMCSA for driver- and vehicle-related regs violations. Also: Arizona adds more trip-planning features to 511 site for truckers; HHG mover pleads guilty to scam; more.February 10, 2021BusinessAre rates stabilizing after weeks of decline?A mixed bag on the spot market for the week ending Feb. 7. Most major flatbed lanes saw volumes and rates increase, along with demand, while van, reefer rates were stuck in neutral even as fuel prices rose.February 10, 2021VoicesPOLL: How regularly do you use your CB radio?Does the CB radio in your truck remain a daily tool along your routes or has frequency of use faded toward emergency-only use or other less frequent utility? Weigh in via the poll here.February 9, 2021RegulationsFormer small-fleet owner sentenced for falsifying drivers' logsThe former owner of a small Rhode Island-based fleet got three years of probation for falsifying drivers' logs. Also: HHG mover sentenced for fraud; Kenworth and OOIDA extend discount partnership; new min. weekly pay package; reefer washout system.February 9, 2021Reader RigsTodd Brenny's 1977 Peterbilt 352The rig is powered by a 350-hp Cummins with a 13-speed. It features air-ride, dual factory exhaust and factory air conditioning.February 9, 2021BusinessFuel prices continue recent climbDiesel prices are up for the 14th straight week after rising by 6.3 cents in the most recent week. Also: Indy's new oversize/overweight permit system up and running; PFJ offering free pizza; driver received second set of Highway Angel wings.February 8, 2021BusinessMack, Volvo to test integrating insurance with financing servicesVolvo Financial Services and Mack Financial Services each announced they will be working with insurtech company REIN to pilot an integrated digital insurance offering. Also: 335 new truck parking spaces at four new Love's.February 5, 2021Reader RigsAndy Bledsoe's 1997 Freightliner FLD132 Classic XLThe truck sports a 600-hp 12.7-liter 60 Series Detroit with a 13-speed. The engine was originally setup at 430-hp, and it had been rebuilt at some point, Bledsoe says. He had it rebuilt and upgraded to 600-hp.February 5, 2021LifeTruckers name nation's top truck stopsTrucker Path revealed which independent and chain truck stops truckers ranked the highest within its app. Also: A record haul for fleet's charitable donations to St. Jude's; recognition for hauler who helped another after rollover crash.February 4, 2021BusinessSpot market: Demand metrics improving, though rates sag a smidge furtherSpot truckload posts edged up 19% last week as shippers cleared their docks to meet end-of-month targets and get ahead of Winter Storm Orlena. Truck posts, concurrently, declined by 8%, yielding a boost in the load-to-truck demand metric.February 3, 2021Previous PagePage 186 of 1652Next PageTop StoriesSmall Fleet ChampTurnage & Sons strikes balance with 29-truck organic milk-haul fleetAfter growing the fleet to as many as 40 trucks, Robbie Turnage discovered that he's better suited to keep the fleet size just shy of 30 trucks to ensure all of his equipment stays maintained and his drivers and customers are all taken care of.Custom Rigs'Light it up': Restored '90s W9, million-mile Pete 389 keep milk-haul fleet rollingPartners in Business'Foreign driver capacity' hit incoming? Fleets watch, as owner-op income back on a slow risePride & PolishLast chance to enter! Show your truck with Overdrive's Pride & PolishFeatured SponsorBlueParrott S650-XT Bluetooth Headset
