Overdrive StaffCustom RigsMatt Beaty’s 1999 Peterbilt 379The truck hauls aircraft for museums, private collectors and special military projects. It’s equipped with a 12.7-liter Detroit with a 13-speed Eaton and sits on a 315-inch wheelbase.August 18, 2020LifeOverdrive’s GATS Week includes hours of service Q&A, Pride & Polish, business updates, moreThe virtual events will be streamed live via Overdrive‘s Facebook page Monday-Friday, Aug. 24-28, beginning at 8 p.m. EST each evening.August 17, 2020Trucker Talent SearchBlues legend and former trucker Watermelon Slim, country singer Jayne Denham to judge Trucker Talent Search finale next weekThe judges will determine which of three finalists wins the 2020 contest. The winner will receive a day’s recording session at a Nashville studio and will be featured in Overdrive.August 17, 2020Pride & PolishPride & Polish Weekly Video Encore, No. 2: Vinnie Diorio’s 2005 Peterbilt 379Up this week at No. 2 is Vinnie Diorio’s 2005 Peterbilt 379, “Picture Me Rollin’.” The truck appeared at a number of Pride & Polish events in the late 2000s and early 2010s, earning Limited Mileage Combo Best of Show in Wildwood, Florida, in 2011, among other awards.August 17, 2020BusinessNew York-based moving company official charged for allegedly defrauding customersYakov Moroz, the president of Great Movers Inc. and its successor company New City Movers, and company employee Tal Ohana, were charged after allegedly defrauding customers. Hirschbach Motor Lines announced a new pay incentives program for lease operators.August 17, 2020EquipmentHow to keep automatic slack adjusters in their grooveAre you ready for Brake Safety Week? With the nationwide inspection event — August 23-29 — kicking off in a week, a series of brake-maintenance-related stories to assist in your preps for the event. Here, a refresh on automatic slack adjuster maintenance.August 17, 2020BusinessFMCSA’s acting boss Jim Mullen stepping down at month’s endJim Mullen, who’s helmed the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration in an interim capacity since October 2019, is leaving the agency at the end of August.August 15, 2020GearShift Products’ Kenworth billet turn signalLights shaped to look like KW logoAugust 14, 2020EquipmentA cost-effective APU alternative for A/CAuxiliary power units can run upwards of $10,000. To try to get the comfort of A/C without the cost, one owner-operator spent just $2,000 to outfit his rig with a makeshift APU. Here’s how.August 14, 2020BusinessTrucker named Highway Angel for helping motorist from burning minivanThis professionals quick-thinking when a burning minivan passed him unawares saved a life. In other news: Slow down — big I-95 lane shift coming in Rhode Island. New “employment automation platform” offers W2 employment to CDL drivers to pick and choose freight assignments.August 14, 2020Previous PagePage 213 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 SponsorGarmin Dash Cams - Powerful & Discreet - Capture every detail with Garmin Clarity HDR optics, premium HD, and wide 140 degree view.
