Overdrive StaffPartners in BusinessPartners in Business tip: Define your businessBefore you buy or lease a truck, spend some time researching the type of freight you want to haul.June 10, 2020BusinessTwo truckers named Citizen Driver Award winnersTruck drivers Herschel Evans and Jerry Seaman were named on Tuesday the latest winners of the TA-Petro Citizen Driver Award. And other news: Temporary pre-employment drug test waiver for rehires. New Schneider marketplace for shippers to connect with carriers. Rolling Strong selling PPE.June 9, 2020VoicesPOLL: What policing reforms being proposed and in some cases adopted might best mitigate excessive-use-of-force issues?In the wake of George Floyd's death in Minneapolis, various policing reforms have been floated. Which, if any, would best target use of force issues?June 9, 2020Custom RigsJesse Gonzalez’s 2016 Peterbilt 579He uses the rig to haul mostly hazmat and high-risk freight for Landstar Ranger. The truck is stock other than the custom painted fenders and visor.June 9, 2020Pride & PolishPride & Polish Weekly Video Encore, No. 12: Bryce Transport’s ‘Color of Money’Up this week at No. 12 is Bryce Transport’s 2007 Peterbilt 379 Legacy Class, “Color of Money.” The truck was shown at the 2017 Great American Trucking Show Pride & Polish.June 8, 2020BusinessWyoming DOT closing 10 rest areas, eliminating 80 truck parking spacesWyoming DOT will close 10 of the state’s rest areas, which include approximately 80 truck parking spaces, effective June 15. ELD provider DriverTech has added Drivewyze PreClear weigh station bypass to its in-cab system.June 8, 2020BusinessNews roundup, June 5: Highway closures set for Detroit, Phoenix this weekendMichigan DOT plans to close a section of I-94 EB near Detroit this weekend, while the Arizona DOT is planning closures and lane restrictions for Loop 101 and Loop 202 in Phoenix. Daimler fully restarts North American production. Big G Express raises $25,000 for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.June 5, 2020Custom RigsHistoric rigs from 1930sFeatured rigs include 1931 Ford AA-157 flatbed, 1938 Mack EE and moreJune 5, 2020Custom RigsOmar Castillo’s ‘Blue Demon’ 2011 Kenworth T660He uses the rig to haul hazardous loads from Houston to Long Beach, California. He has owned Blue Demon for six years, adding pieces to the truck as he goes along. The truck is powered by a Cummins ISX with a 13-speed and 3:55 rears.June 5, 2020BusinessNews roundup, June 4: Bandit truck racing series returns to racing this monthThe Bandit Big Rig Series will return to the race track on June 20 at Hawkeye Downs Speedway in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, albeit without fans in the stands. Love’s Travel Stops this week opened a new location in Oak Grove, Kentucky. TravelCenters of America has opened a new TA Express in Vermillion, South Dakota.June 4, 2020Previous PagePage 226 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™
