Overdrive StaffLifeI-17 closure upcoming | Citizen Driver Award nominations now openAward winners get to pick a TA location to be dedicated in their name. Prize money also accompanies the award for winners. Also: I-17 closure this weekend; Schneider driver surpasses rare mileage milestone.August 15, 2024LifeRates slip back from June gains | Truck driver pleads guilty to drug traffickingThe Texas-based driver pleaded guilty to possession of 20 kilograms of cocaine with intent to distribute. Also: Rates on decline from June rise, but conditions are improved over longer term; car-haul conglomerate acquires yet another carrier.August 14, 2024VoicesPOLL: Who's most likely to get your vote for President this November?With major-party nominees set following a shakeup this Summer, and an independent candidate in the race, who's most likely at this point to get your vote for President this Fall?August 13, 2024LifeI-90 lane closure next week in WyomingCrews will close the right lane for an emergency repair to secure a slope failure that is threatening the highway in Wyoming. Also: OOIDA hosting "Truck to Success" business course in October; Nikola opens new SoCal hydrogen refueling station.August 13, 2024EquipmentTie rod-related recall hits more trucks | FMCSA guidance: What needs an update or removal?Daimler is recalling another batch of trucks affected by a widespread tie rod defect. Also: FMCSA looks to update or eliminate existing guidance documents and wants public input; $450K in meth found in load of tomatillos at border.August 12, 2024RegulationsCalif. small fleet, advocate: CARB policies don't reflect reality, pushing out independentsSmall fleet owner Bill Aboudi, operating at the Port of Oakland, supports moves toward zero-emission trucks, but not in the way CARB is mandating them. Also: Roadrunner boosts LTL service out West; Motive partners with PGA golfer to support Navy SEALs.August 9, 2024EquipmentMajor fleet completes 50K autonomous miles | Bestpass acquires DrivewyzeJ.B. Hunt is running weekly loads for Bridgestone using a Kodiak Robotics autonomous truck between South Carolina and Dallas. Also: Bestpass acquires scale-bypass provider Drivewyze; CARB/Calstart to host a "zero-emission" truck ride-and-drive next week.August 8, 2024LifeSlow-moving superload moving across I-80The load is moving from Laramie to Medicine Bow, Wyoming, at low speeds. Also: Record-breaking meth seizure at Mexican border; big cocaine bust at Canadian border; Penske adds eDVIR function to mobile app.August 7, 2024Hours of ServiceStorm relief haulers in the Carolinas get hours of service breakFollowing emergency declarations waiving HOS regs in Florida and Georgia, North and South Carolina have now followed suit with slow-moving Debby bearing down. Also: Four-truck crash along I-80; I-94 rest area closed into September; CVSA's IDEA winner.August 6, 2024Reader RigsProject '85 Freightliner FLD building one owner's dreamAfter working as a driver now for six years running, James Qualls hopes the FLD will help him achieve his dream of working as a fully-fledged one-man operation, with plans to put it to work pulling end dumps and flatbeds.August 6, 2024Previous PagePage 51 of 1664Next PageTop StoriesOverdrive Radio'She's the rock': Owner-operator Patrick White leans on solid partner in tough timesThe January Trucker of the Month credits here tells a story of perseverance through accidents and injuries, and building a team around him to excel despite the barriers fate’s thrown at him. His rock-solid biz foundation? Ashlyn White, his wife, who nominated him for the honor.Custom Rigs'One thing led to another' for Lacoh Transport's custom 2024 Peterbilt 389 buildRegulationsELD tampering in crosshairs for CVSA’s annual Roadcheck blitzRegulationsCalifornia capitulation: CHP finally enforcing English language proficiency roadsideBusinessFMCSA issues Final Rule banning non-domiciled CDLs almost entirely
