Overdrive StaffCustom Rigs2025 Shell Rotella SuperRigs calendar available for orderShell LubricantsOne of the most prized honors for custom truck builders and owners is to be one of the 12 trucks featured in the Shell Rotella SuperRigs calendar. The 2025 edition of those calendars is now available to order.December 13, 2024LifeU.S. Capitol Christmas Tree delivered to D.C.Two longtime Lynden Transport drivers recently completed a three-week tour, hauling the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree from Alaska to the nation's capital.December 12, 2024EquipmentAs Bendix ECU recall expands, 220K Peterbilt, Kenworth trucks caught upThe already-widespread ECU recall from Bendix now includes 220,000 Paccar trucks of various makes and models. Also: Full truckload of sweetened condensed milk seized at border; more than $10M in drugs seized; more.December 12, 2024RegulationsNew FMCSA guidance on HOS ag exemption, rear impact guard labelsFMCSA clarified that a missing rear impact guard certification label does not warrant a violation. The agency also clarified when an "exempt" ag hauler can receive an HOS violation. Also: Fleet's under-21 waiver request denied; Iowa 80 grant recipients.December 11, 2024Regulations'AB5 sucks': Trump DOJ pick on California contractor law | MATS registration openHarmeet K. Dhillon was nominated as Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights at the Justice Department. As an attorney in California, she was critical of AB 5. Also: Registration open for MATS; two Paccar recalls affect about 100 Kenworths, Peterbilts.December 10, 2024ParkingConnecticut spending $31M to add truck parking spacesThe state said the multiyear project, underway now, will expand public parking in the state by about 44%. Also: DOT proposal would correct inadvertent drug-testing compliance challenges; fleet owner to pay $261K in restitution for fraud; more.December 9, 2024RegulationsLate-for-work waitress slams into trucker's fuel tank -- preventable?Trucker John Doe's backing maneuvers toward a dock are violently interrupted when a late-for-work waitress speeds into the dock area. Doe appealed his company's "preventable" determination. Where did the accident review committee come down? Find out here.December 6, 2024LifeMaine-to-D.C. Wreaths Across America convoy set to rollThe tour will make 21 stops on its way to Washington, D.C., for Wreaths Across America Day. Also: FMCSA eyes hazmat endorsement waivers for certain jet fuel haulers; new TA Express in Wisconsin.December 6, 2024GearMotive Card system fires at fuel-purchase fraudThe Motive company has added fuel-fraud detection tools to its fuel-card product, in efforts to detect and stop fraud before a bogus purchase happens.December 6, 2024LifeState activates truck restrictions for winter storm | 'False logs' deliver jail timeA major winter storm has prompted Pennsylvania to restrict truck traffic on certain interstates. Also: Illinois fleet owners charged with COVID loan fraud; former company owner gets jail time for falsifying logs before fatal crash; more.December 5, 2024Previous PagePage 25 of 1649Next PageTop StoriesRegulationsCalifornia’s ‘smog check’ for out-of-state trucks: EPA proposes to disapproveEPA's proposal would keep the Clean Truck Check regulation in place for heavy-duty vehicles registered in California, but would disapprove the reg's out-of-state and out-of-country applicability.CSA's Data TrailToughest 10 states for brake violations as inspection blitz kicks offRegulationsState Department pauses truck driving visas: Who is and isn't impactedBusinessHigh-dollar freight means high cost consideration: Heavy and oversize haulingFeatured SponsorGarmin Dash Cams - Powerful & Discreet - Capture every detail with Garmin Clarity HDR optics, premium HD, and wide 140 degree view.
