Overdrive StaffBusinessRe-positioning for disaster ahead of Laura’s landfall: The spot market in the last weekTruckload posts increased 2% from last week and pushed national average spot rates to their highest levels since July 2018. Learn more here on Overdrive.August 27, 2020BusinessTrucker, Army vet wins $10k in Pilot Road Warrior contestPilot announced Tuesday that FirstFleet truck driver Eric Britton, of Clarksville, Tennessee, has been named the 2020 Pilot Flying J Road Warrior, earning a $10,000 grand prize. The U.S. 51 “Cairo” Bridge over the Ohio River has reopened to one-lane traffic ahead of schedule.August 26, 2020BusinessHours regs suspended in Gulf states ahead of stormsFMCSA has waived hours of service regs in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama due to storms in the Gulf of Mexico. Love’s is offering discounted inspection services from Sept. 7-11 to help drivers during CVSA’s Roadcheck. Waymo is deploying self-driving trucks from its Dallas facility.August 25, 2020Reader RigsBrian Mounts’ 2005 Kenworth W900LThe rig sports a Cat C15 MXS Twin Turbo with a 13-speed and 3:36 Spicer 404 rears. The truck has just over 1 million miles. Mounts did a complete platinum overhaul in August 2016 at 871,000 miles.August 25, 2020Trucker of the YearOwner-Operator of the Year contest nominations open through Aug. 31The 2020 Owner-Operator of the Year will win $25,000. Eligibility includes fleet operators who own no more than five power units and drive one of them full-time.August 25, 2020BusinessTrucking Law: Your remedies when a fleet blacklists youIf a trucking fleet blacklists you with a mark on your "DAC report" or other measures, here are a few options to remedy your situation and tell your side of the story.August 24, 2020Pride & PolishPride & Polish Weekly Video Encore, No. 1: Robb Mariani’s 1974 Ford W9000Robb Mariani is the owner of the truck in the most-watched Pride & Polish video, a 1974 Ford W9000 cabover, which he calls “Low Patrol.” As he describes in the video, the truck was bought new in 1973 by the Tennessee Highway Patrol and used as a mobile command unit for about 20 years.August 24, 2020BusinessPeople’s Choice voting opens for Shell Rotella SuperRigs truck showThe entry period for the Shell Rotella SuperRigs virtual truck show has closed, and votes are now being accepted for the People’s Choice award. A Louisiana-based trucker was named a Highway Angel for helping an elderly motorist who blew a tire and crashed into the woods.August 24, 2020RegulationsLatest updates for a longtime brakes-maintenance resource: The Air Brake BookCheck out the latest updates to The Air Brake Book, including new air disc brake market penetration information and new brake technology. Details here.August 21, 2020BusinessATA asks Maritime Commission to intervene in disputes over ocean carrier feesATA filed a complaint with the Federal Maritime Commission against foreign-owned ocean carriers over requirements to use specific container chassis. Groups representing railroads are petitioning for hours of service relief. Love’s opened its largest location yet in Georgia.August 21, 2020Previous PagePage 211 of 1653Next PageTop StoriesSmall Fleet ChampTurnage, TFX, Oberman, Clifford Hay advance to Small Fleet Champ final roundTurnage & Sons LLC, Thomasville Furniture Xpress, Oberman Logistics and Clifford Hay Inc. -- all are mastering the fine arts of trucking-biz management in myriad ways. Two champs will walk away with the title belts at NASTC's annual conference Oct. 23 in Nashville.Small Fleet ChampTurnage & Sons strikes balance with 29-truck organic milk-haul fleetCustom 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 riseFeatured SponsorJBL Live Beam 3 - True wireless noise-cancelling earbuds with stick-closed design and Smart Charging Case™
