Overdrive StaffPride & PolishPride & Polish Weekly Video Encore, No. 30: Eric Turner’s 2015 Peterbilt 389 car haulerWe’re kicking off the 30-week video series, which will publish every Monday, with Eric Turner Sr.’s 2015 Peterbilt 389 glider and Wally Mo car hauler.February 3, 2020Custom RigsVideo: ‘Opening Act’ PeteDan Brubaker’s Caterpillar-powered 2003 Peterbilt 379, competing in the 2018 Overdrive’s Pride & Polish, was the first rebuild done at the family’s new shop in Iowa, One of a Kind Customs.February 1, 2020BusinessNews roundup, Jan. 31: Fleet’s split-sleeper waiver extension sought; New Md. KW sales/service locationMcKee Foods Transportation is requesting a waiver extension for its team drivers to split their sleeper berth time. Kenworth Mid Atlantic has expanded its footprint in Maryland with a full-service location in Westminster.January 31, 2020Reader RigsKenny Reagan’s 1970 Peterbilt 358The truck sports a 400-hp Cat with a 6×4 Spicer. The rig pulled cattle from the Southeast to Colorado, Texas, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Wisconsin, Oklahoma and New Mexico, and also pulled a reefer around the South.January 31, 2020BusinessVolkswagen makes Navistar $2.9 billion acquisition offerThe global truck unit of Volkswagen has made an unsolicited cash offer to buy Navistar International Corporation for $2.9 billion. Navistar says its Board of Directors will consider the offer.January 31, 2020BusinessNews roundup, Jan. 30: False medical exam, CDL scheme, more in latest rap sheet; FMCSA receives petition for another mirrorless tech systemFMCSA has received a request from another tech company to allow mirrorless camera systems instead of rearview mirrors on trucks. Pilot is launching its “Life is Why We Give” campaign with a goal to raise $1 million in February in support of the American Heart Association. Trucking-related crime updates.January 30, 2020Pride & PolishLooking back on three decades of custom rigs as Overdrive’s Pride & Polish turns 30To celebrate the past three decades of custom semi-trucks, Overdrive will revisit some of the best rigs from past Pride & Polish events. Details here.January 30, 2020BusinessSpot market: Demand for vans slips, more from the last weekThe current lull, with seasonal factors coming into play in addition to others, may be shorter than expected, but there’s no doubt that for now conditions on the spot market favor shippers — and demand a creative approach from truckers. Anybody planning a vacation?January 30, 2020BusinessNews roundup, Jan. 29: Highway Angel pulled fellow trucker from burning cab; C.H. Robinson buys subsidiary of struggling RoadrunnerIDOT will close a section of I-255 between I-64 and I-55/70 for approximately five months beginning Feb. 1. A driver was named a Highway Angel for helping pull a fellow trucker from a burning truck. Roadrunner, trying to fight back against lingering financial struggles, sells a business division to C.H. Robinson for $225M.January 29, 2020BusinessFMCSA delays driver training rule as it’s on the verge of taking effectThe Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration sites IT issues for the delay of a federal rule regarding new truck driver training standards. Details on CCJ.January 29, 2020Previous PagePage 256 of 1653Next PageTop StoriesRegulationsRoadcheck results: 10K vehicles, 3K drivers sidelined for OOS violationsDuring the 72-hour International Roadcheck inspection blitz in May, inspectors found more than 81% of trucks and 94% of drivers had no out-of-service violations. Brakes, hours of service, no-CDL among top violation categories.EquipmentPresident Trump updates timeline for heavy-duty truck tariffs, adds medium-duty trucksOverdrive ExtraLast cafe for 1,200 miles -- Lyman, Wyoming: ReportSmall Fleet ChampTurnage, TFX, Oberman, Clifford Hay advance to Small Fleet Champ final roundFeatured SponsorJBL Live Beam 3 - True wireless noise-cancelling earbuds with stick-closed design and Smart Charging Case™
