Overdrive StaffBusinessSpot market picks up steam heading into JuneDAT Solutions' network of load boards shows truckload rates rising in most lanes just in time for June, a typically peak month for the spot market.June 4, 2020Custom RigsHistoric trucks from 1902-1929Antique rigs were part of ATHS’ virtual truck showJune 4, 2020BusinessNews roundup, June 3: ATRI asks owner-operators for operational cost data for annual reportThe American Transportation Research Institute is calling on motor carriers of all sizes to participate in its annual Operational Costs of Trucking report. Lubricants producer Howes has named the Iowa 80 Truckstop as its third inductee in the Howes Hall of Fame. Indiana Motor Carrier Services taking appointments for resumed in-person pickups.June 3, 2020BusinessNews roundup, June 2: COVID-19 testing available for Arkansas-based truckersThe Arkansas Trucking Association has worked with the state’s health department to find 30 health clinics in the state where truck drivers can receive a COVID-19 test. A trucker was named a Highway Angel for rescuing a driver from a burning car. Lunch is on the Wisconsin Motor Carriers Association at Kwik Trip in Mt. Pleasant.June 2, 2020BusinessDry van and flatbed rates slipped further in May, reefer rates ticked upDry van and flatbed spot rates continue to drop and while reefer rates are trending up, other than April, May was reefer's worst month since August 2017.June 2, 2020Custom RigsDoug Schwartz’s 2004 Peterbilt 379The rig sports a 600-hp Cat C15 with an Eaton 18-speed. Nationwide Chrome and Customs on Fremont, Indiana, did the painting and stainless work on the truck.June 2, 2020BusinessNews roundup, June 1: Trucker unintentionally drove into crowd of protesters before arrest, officials sayA truck driver was arrested after driving into a crowd of protesters in Minneapolis Sunday night, but officials Monday said it appears the incident was not intentional. Free food for truckers in Cartersville, Georgia, Wednesday. Nearly 3,000 Western Star trucks recalled for potential wiring issue.June 1, 2020Pride & PolishPride & Polish Weekly Video Encore, No. 13: Jerry Mies’ ‘Lactose Limousine’Up this week at No. 13 is the “Lactose Limousine,” a 2013 Peterbilt 389 that won Best of Show Working Combo at the 2013 Great American Trucking Show Pride & Polish. The truck pulled a 2007 Walker milk tanker.June 1, 2020VoicesPOLL: What’s your cost per mile?Operating costs can vary widely, depending on truck and freight size and weight, regions of operation, routes and many other variables. What’s been your cost per mile/per truck most recently, excluding what you pay yourself and/or a driver?June 1, 2020GearTaylor Wing’s stainless steel wing44-inch wing made for flat top sleepersJune 1, 2020Previous PagePage 227 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™
