Overdrive StaffReader RigsDave Burn’s 2012 Peterbilt 389The rig is powered by a 550-hp Cummins with an Eaton 18-speed and Spicer Super-40 rears with a 3:73 ratio.July 24, 2020BusinessTrucker effectively shut down following fatal crash, failed drug testOhio-based truck driver Cory Robert Withrow has been effectively shut down by FMCSA following a crash that killed four children and a subsequent positive drug test. DAT is integrating the TruckPark parking reservation system into the DAT One app. Tesla is planning to build its long-awaited Semi in Texas.July 23, 2020BusinessRyder, Loadsmart now offering instant load booking for carriersRyder and Loadsmart have each announced separate partnerships that enable the companies to offer instant load booking to owner-operators and carriers. In other news: Autocar is adding six advanced safety features to the ACX severe-duty cabover. Pipeline contractors seek an HOS waiver.July 22, 2020Partners in BusinessPartners in Business tip: Carry a notebook with your receipt envelopeThis notebook — or alternately, a log kept in a document on your smartphone or other mobile device — will be used to record those expenses for which you cannot obtain a receipt.July 22, 2020BusinessLarge truck stop chain requiring customers to wear masks beginning July 29One of the nation’s largest truck stop chains will require customers to wear masks beginning July 29. Pilot has named a new CEO that will take over the role in January. Form 1099-NEC is replacing 1099-MISC as the principal reporting form used by carriers paying independent contractors from 2020 forward.July 21, 2020Reader RigsPeter Van den Eijnde’s 1994 Peterbilt 362The Netherlands-based owner uses the rig to take to truck shows in his area. Under the hood is a Detroit 60 Series. He worked for two years on restoring the rig after he bought it seven years ago out of North Carolina.July 21, 2020GearGrand General’s stainless rear light barLight bar features 4-inch LED lights, 1-inch lights, a license plate frame and underglow lightsJuly 20, 2020BusinessReal Women in Trucking names 2020 Queens of the RoadThree women have been named Queens of the Road by the Real Women in Trucking. A ceremony will be held Aug. 29 in Las Vegas. In other news: A trucker was named a Highway Angel for stopping to help a motorcyclist who hit a deer. A new diesel option for expediters in cargo vans.July 20, 2020Pride & PolishPride & Polish Weekly Video Encore, No. 6: Roland Mendez’s ‘Project One’ 379Up this week at No. 6 is “Project One,” a radically-customized 1997 Peterbilt 379 built by Roland Mendez, co-owner of Triple R Diesel/Texas Chrome Shop in San Antonio, Texas.July 20, 2020Custom RigsDavis Bros.’ 2015 Peterbilt 386Truck with 28 speakers, seven amps and video monitors in every doorJuly 17, 2020Previous PagePage 218 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 SponsorJBL Live Beam 3 - True wireless noise-cancelling earbuds with stick-closed design and Smart Charging Case™
