Overdrive StaffBusinessNews roundup, April 10: Virginia using weigh stations to create truck parking; Indiana allowing food trucks at rest areasIndiana has launched a temporary permit program to allow food trucks at rest areas. Love’s donated $100,000 to the St. Christopher Truckers Relief Fund. TBS Factoring Service is hosting a free webinar for truckers about the COVID-19 pandemic.April 10, 2020Custom RigsClayton Hubbard’s 2016 Western Star 4900EXThe truck, which sits on a 252-inch wheelbase, is powered by a 550 Cummins ISX with an 18-speed Eaton. It features a 60-inch ultra-low sleeper, an air-ride front end, a 22-inch American Eagle bumper, Hogebuilt full fenders and more.April 10, 2020BusinessNews roundup, April 9: COVID hours of service exemptions extended; New digital-payments system from ApexFMCSA has extended the national hours of service exemption to May 15 and added liquefied gases to the list of exempted loads. New digital payments system from Apex Capital aims for speed and ease. A ‘Virtual Truck Repair Expo’ organized by the Diesel Laptops diagnostic software and hardware distributor is set to kick off April 29-30.April 9, 2020BusinessSpot market load volume down 39% — in one weekDAT load board network notes the number of available truckloads on the spot market fell 39% during the first week of April 2020. More information here on Overdrive.April 9, 2020BusinessCybersecurity 101: Protect your identity from thieves who could leave you a credit messFor this month's Cybersecurity 101 on Overdrive, learn how to protect yourself from identity fraud while you are away from home for long periods of time.April 8, 2020BusinessNews roundup, April 8: Three killed in Tennessee truck stop stabbingA truck driver reportedly stabbed four people, killing three, at a Pilot Travel Center in Knoxville, Tennessee. Drivewyze has added ‘open and closed’ alerts for Florida rest areas. The Roadmaster Group is paying COVID-19 bonuses to its owner-operators and company drivers.April 8, 2020VoicesPOLL: What’s changed at open shippers/receivers as the COVID-19 coronavirus has spread?What’s changed fundamentally at shippers/receivers you service in your trucking operation these past few weeks? Reports have been mixed, with access to restrooms and greater distancing between facility staff and drivers common, but what’s been most noticeable for you? Weigh in here.April 8, 2020BusinessNews roundup, April 7: Senator wants $25k ‘heroes pay’ for truckers; driver appreciation at S.C. rest areas; free mealsSen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) wants $25,000 in “heroes pay” for truckers and frontline COVID-19 workers. More professional appreciation: Access a free meal for yourself or the family via brokerage platform Flock Freight. Outreach at two S.C. rest areas by ExpressTruckTax. The St. Christopher Truckers Relief Fund received a $50k donation from C.H. Robinson.April 7, 2020Custom RigsRon Taggart’s 2018 Kenworth W900L IconTaggart hauls lumber products for JK Farms out of St. Paul, Oregon. The truck sports a 565-hp Cummins X15 with an 18-speed Eaton.April 7, 2020BusinessNews roundup, April 6: DOT OKs food trucks at rest areas; New telemedicine option from TruckParkFHWA is allowing states to permit food trucks to operate and sell food at interstate rest areas during the COVID-19 pandemic. TruckPark has added GenieMD telehealth access to its app. Two northern Arizona rest areas have reopened for truck drivers.April 6, 2020Previous PagePage 242 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 SponsorBlueParrott S650-XT Bluetooth Headset
