Overdrive StaffGearMinimizer’s in-frame tool boxThe box fits on 27- to 28.5-inch frames and is engineered to provide clearance for the driveshaft built into the bottom of the box.June 25, 2020BusinessPositive spot market signals, even with cloud of COVID case spikes in ag areasSpot market rates for vans and reefers are higher than before the COVID-19 coronavirus hit the states. Learn more about the positive spot rates and trends here.June 25, 2020Partners in BusinessPartners in Business tip: Log maintenance recordsOnly with complete records can you track the work done on your truck and, when necessary, prove that required maintenance has been done.June 25, 2020BusinessBe wary of heightened cargo theft activity in MemphisA cargo theft recording firm noted an increase in the last week in the rate of pilferage cargo thefts in southeast Memphis. In other news: Mo. bridge dedicated to OOIDA’s late President, BlueDEF is giving away a year’s supply of product, and Kenworth offers extended remote diagnostics subscriptions.June 24, 2020VoicesPOLL: Independents, what are you paying annually for liability insurance?With insurance rates on the rise each of the last five years — particuarly so for own-authority owner-operator businesses with short histories — this poll asks non-hazmat respondents just how high it’s gotten. What do you pay annually?June 24, 2020BusinessRand McNally’s updated Motor Carriers’ Road Atlas now availableRand McNally this week released its 40th annual edition of the Motor Carriers’ Road Atlas. In other news: A Florida-based HHG company was fined for deceptive practices. En-route alerts and assistance in potential cargo theft scenarios coming to Mexico in freight tracking, recovery partnership.June 23, 2020Custom RigsMike Carrara’s 2019 Kenworth W900LThe truck features a 565-hp Cummins X15 with an Eaton 18-speed and 3:36 rears. Carrara, out of Rock Hill, South Carolina, has added painted WTI fiberglass fenders and a painted 12-Gauge Customs visor to the rig.June 23, 2020BusinessFMCSA extends waiver allowing CLP holders to drive without direct supervisionFMCSA is extending a waiver from the requirement that commercial learner’s permit holders be accompanied by a CDL holder in the front seat of the truck. In other news: Nominations for Pilot’s Road Warrior contest are open; Verizon Connect’s new dash video option; and more.June 22, 2020Pride & PolishPride & Polish Weekly Video Encore, No. 10: Gary Salisbury’s 1979 Kenworth W900AUp this week at No. 10 is Gary Salisbury’s 1979 Kenworth W900A, which was shown at the 2011 Great American Trucking Show Pride & Polish. When Salisbury bought the truck from its original owner, it had 3 million miles on it.June 22, 2020Custom RigsVideos: Trucking through the 1950sFour videos from ATHS’ virtual truck show with 50s-model rigsJune 22, 2020Previous PagePage 223 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.
