Overdrive StaffEquipmentCummins X15 fuel pump issue extends to Paccar trucksPaccar is recalling more than 5,600 Kenworth and Peterbilt trucks equipped with recalled Cummins X15 engines. Also: Mack Granite trucks recalled for non-compliant tires; Load One acquires Ohio-based expediter; two new Love's add 206 truck parking spaces.October 28, 2024Reader RigsLong-time trucker's '23 Freightliner CascadiaThe Langer Transport driver has 30 years behind the wheel of a big rig, but this is his first with an automatic transmission, he said.October 25, 2024BusinessI-95 closures next weekend | Trucking conditions improved through late SummerDespite recent improvement, FTR's Trucking Conditions Index remained negative and is forecast to remain negative to neutral into 2025. Also: I-95 lane closures planned in Rhode Island for the next two weekends; fleet seeks brake lighting waiver.October 25, 2024RegulationsRoll-back wrecker, tractor-trailer tangle on exit ramp: Preventable?The roll-back wrecker's operator had other things in mind than the trucker's smooth passage down the ramp. Could the crash have been anything other than "non-preventable?" Find out here.October 25, 2024LifeBribery scheme costs fleet owner more than $8 millionThe owner was part of a group of companies in a "pay-to-play" bribery scheme involving FedEx Ground in Salt Lake City. Also: Schneider announces changes to FreightPower load board platform; new Pilot open in Texas.October 24, 2024ParkingTruck parking projects in three states get millions in fundingTruck parking is the primary focus of projects receiving DOT grant money in Ohio and Wisconsin, and is part of a larger infrastructure project in Nevada. Also: FMCSA renews HOS, alternative securement, warning-flag requirement exemptions.October 23, 2024BusinessDiesel down, rates up | More time to comment on split-sleeper exemptionDiesel's down and rates are up in the most recent week, with fuel wiping out recent gains and rates seeing a post-hurricane bump. Also: FMCSA reopens comment period on fleet's split-sleeper waiver; big fines for trucks in national park; more.October 22, 2024Reader RigsCustom '96 International 9300 features hand-made partsOwner-operator Jack Kiriakou works his International 9300 almost daily. He's added hand-made custom parts, including the cab drop panels, rear fairings and more.October 22, 2024BusinessCargo theft up in third quarter compared to 2023CargoNet reported a 14% year-over-year increase in cargo theft in Q3, but a 1.6% decline from Q2. Also: Vision Systems North America seeks extension for mirror-alternative camera waiver; Freightliner dealer celebrates 70 years.October 21, 2024Partners in BusinessIRS tax relief for businesses in hurricane-impacted disaster areasOwner-operators and other 2023 tax filers who've been granted extensions for this year's filing by the Internal Revenue Service could be eligible for further relief in the wake of devastating hurricanes in the Southeast.October 18, 2024Previous PagePage 29 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.
