Overdrive StaffBusinessNews roundup, April 22: Carrier/broker handling surge in FEMA volumeCarrier/broker Circle Logistics is arranging loads for FEMA and providing the agency and partners with visibility of medical/grocery shipments. FMCSA won’t penalize states for being late to report driver violations and disqualifications. Pilot donated $100k to the St. Christopher Truckers Relief Fund.April 22, 2020BusinessOverdrive recognized for coverage of ELD data use, holes in driver coercion regsThe Neal Awards recognize editorial excellence in business journalism and Overdrive is proud to accept four awards from this year's ceremony. Details here.April 21, 2020BusinessNews roundup, April 21: E-log provider seeking signatures on petition for more aid; SuperRigs going digital for 2020KeepTruckin launched a petition that calls for more aid for small-business truckers. Shell Rotella SuperRigs has been moved to a digital event this year with more details to be announced later. More than 63,000 Freightliner trucks have been recalled.April 21, 2020Pride & PolishPride & Polish Weekly Video Encore, No. 19: ‘Blood, Sweat and Gass’ 389Up this week at No. 19 is Tomah, Wisconsin-based Bill Rethwisch’s 2013 Peterbilt 389, Blood, Sweat and Gass. The truck won the 2013-2014 Pride & Polish National Championship in the Working Combo class.April 21, 2020Custom RigsJoe Schmitt’s 2017 Peterbilt 389 company truckThe rig is powered by a 500-hp Paccar MX-13 with an Eaton 18-speed and 3:25 rears. The trailer is a 44-foot 2019 Mac pneumatic tanker with a mirror finish.April 21, 2020Custom RigsPete lives on the ‘Wildside’Harley-Davidson themed 379April 20, 2020BusinessNews roundup, April 20: PPP assistance program for small biz likely to get more moneyATBS recommends owner-operators who have assistance applications in process continue working on them in expectation of further appropriated funding. I-496 in Lansing, Mich., under a full EB closure already, will see some WB closures this week. Landstar recognizes customers, agents.April 20, 2020Custom RigsAntique ‘Big Bird’ spreads its wingsThis 1957 Peterbilt 351 was rebuilt from the frame up with new fenders, tanks, step boxes, headache rack and new stacks, in addition to plenty of chrome.April 20, 2020Trucker Talent SearchRocky QuetelRocky Quetel Company driver, Annapolis City Fire Department, professional firefighter driver-operator I wrote this song for all of the hardworking people who give it their all everyday of the week. Thanks for your hard work and commitment. Click here to return to the Trucker Talent Search pageApril 17, 2020Trucker Talent SearchWilliam PennyWilliam Penny Owner-operator, Trailer Transit I wrote it about a girl I was engaged to. She moved on and married. Now I’m just gettin’ along now that she’s gone. Click here to return to the Trucker Talent Search pageApril 17, 2020Previous PagePage 235 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™
