Overdrive StaffPride & PolishTake a peek at some of the rigs competing in the 2020 virtual Pride & Polish contestThese six custom rigs are just a small sample of the 92 entries in the 2020 virtual Overdrive's Pride & Polish competition. Check them out here on Overdrive.August 4, 2020Custom RigsJames Burgess’ 2020 Freightliner CoronadoThe rig is powered by a 500-hp Detroit with an Eaton 13-speed with 3:42 rears. He hasn’t done much custom work with the truck other than some chrome gauge bezels, buttons, interior lighting and matching shifter and brake handles.August 4, 2020BusinessAssociation urges Congress suspend use tax to provide equitable reliefOOIDA sent a letter to Congress proposing a suspension of the Heavy Vehicle Use Tax for the next year. Longtime trucking radio host “Midnight Cowboy” Bill Mack passed away. The U.S. 51 Ohio River bridge between Cairo, Illinois, and Wickliffe, Kentucky, is closed through August.August 3, 2020Pride & PolishPride & Polish Weekly Video Encore, No. 4: Fleenor Bros.’ 2015 Kenworth W900 IconUp this week at No. 4 is a 2015 Kenworth W900 Icon owned by Carthage, Missouri-based Fleenor Bros. The truck was shown at Pride & Polish shows in 2015 and 2016 by Kyle Cousins and Sid Calangelo, earning the 2016 Pride & Polish National Championship in the Working Bobtail class.August 3, 2020Trucker of the YearEnter now to win $25,000 in Overdrive’s annual Owner-Operator of the Year contestTCA's Driver of the Year Contest is accepting applications through Aug. 31, 2020. Two truck drivers will be selected to win $25,000 each. Details here.August 3, 2020BusinessRates bucked seasonal trends second half of JulyPart of the reason for seasonally nontypical pattern: shippers, brokers turned to the spot market to manage supply chain imbalances. Learn more here.August 3, 2020VoicesPOLL: What’s your typical oil drain interval?With many late-model diesels, oil drain intervals that are recommended just keep getting longer, though many owner-ops err on the conservative side with more frequent drains while some take the opposite tack with the employment of aftermarket bypass filtration for extended drains. What’s your typical mileage interval?July 31, 2020Custom RigsRodger Brown’s 2019 Peterbilt 389 Pride & Class company truckThe rig is powered by a 525-hp Cummins with a 13-speed Eaton-Fuller. It was customized in Oldland Distribution’s shop and Commercial Collision in White City, Oregon.July 31, 2020GearChrome Shop Mafia’s diamond-plate aluminum battery boxBuilt for certain Peterbilt modelsJuly 30, 2020BusinessHazmat endorsement renewal waiver extended through OctoberTSA is extending its waiver for certain hazmat endorsement renewals through Oct. 29. In other news: Highway speed limits on several Oklahoma turnpikes will soon increase to 80 mph. Mississippi police are searching for a missing truck driver.July 30, 2020Previous PagePage 216 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.
