Overdrive StaffBusinessSurvival strategies for cash-strapped owner-operatorsA look back at the first story in a three-week series on owner-operators’ cash flow crisis with debt-relief strategies, SBA funding and more.July 30, 2020BusinessTruckers busted smuggling meth, fentanyl into U.S.Border Patrol agents near San Diego seized more than 900 pounds of methamphetamine and nearly 30 pounds of fentanyl from two tractor-trailers earlier this month. In other news: Penske has added remote service check-in to its Penske Driver app and more.July 29, 2020Partners in BusinessPartners in Business tip: Obtain a monthly earnings statementAll of your records should be converted into a profit and loss statement at the end of every month to show miles, revenue, costs and how much money you made or lost.July 29, 2020BusinessDriver named Highway Angel for helping heart attack victimDallas-based trucker Douglas Brown was named a Highway Angel after helping a man who had a heart attack. In other news: A Kentucky man was indicted on charges of illegal transportation of hazmat. The nomination deadline for the Transition Trucking award for military veteran rookie truckers is Friday.July 28, 2020Custom RigsEarly-80s antiquesA 1981 Pete 352, ’82 Kenworth W900A and moreJuly 28, 2020Custom RigsBrock Gadberry’s 2014 Kenworth W900LThe company truck features a Cat C15 with an 18-speed and 3:36 rears and sits on a 307-inch wheelbase.July 28, 2020BusinessTrade groups pen letter to Senators in opposition to liability insurance hikeMore than 60 trade groups sent a letter to transportation committee Senators in opposition to increasing carriers’ minimum liability insurance requirements. In other news: Illinois police warn of a cargo theft ring in Chicago. A third major truck stop chain will require customers to wear masks.July 27, 2020GearUnited Pacific’s colorful shiftersVibrant Color Series shift knobs, shift covers, shifter shaft extensions and other shifter accessoriesJuly 27, 2020Pride & PolishPride & Polish Weekly Video Encore, No. 5: Dan Brubaker’s 2014 Peterbilt 389Up this week at No. 5 is Dan Brubaker’s “All In” 2014 Peterbilt 389 and 2015 Wilson livestock hauler. The truck won Best of Show in the Working Combo class at the 2014 Pride & Polish event in Crossville, Tennessee.July 27, 2020BusinessAnother large truck stop chain to require masks, NATSO urges others to followAnother large truck stop chain will begin requiring customers to wear masks next week, while truck stop association NATSO encourages all members do the same. Ohio Peterbilt wants your truck in its calendar. Love’s opened two new locations in Illinois and Utah. Drivewyze’s bypass service expands in Alberta, Canada.July 24, 2020Previous PagePage 217 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 Small Fleet Champs among these finalists 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.
