Overdrive StaffEquipmentUAW strike at Mack Trucks could be near end with five-year agreementUAW informed Mack that it will hold a vote next week on the agreement, negotiated by both sides. Also: Trucker Path offering reserved parking discounts at certain locations; Iowa ag haulers' weight waiver extended; Drivewyze expands in Canada.November 10, 2023Custom RigsOwner-operators, fleets honor veterans with patriotic rigsThough most offices may close to observe Veterans Day, the trucking business in large part keeps rolling. Yet plenty owner-operators and fleets are honoring veterans 24/7 with their trucks themselves.November 10, 2023LifeAlarming cargo theft rise -- 59% higher than last year -- with freight misdirection schemesCargoNet reported cargo theft was up 59% year over year in the third quarter, largely due to an increase in shipment misdirection attacks. Also: Kenworth expands T680 driver-assist features; truck tonnage expected to grow over next decade.November 9, 2023MaintenancePOLL: Synthetic, conventional or blends: What type of oil typically goes into your diesel?With the Delo brand sunsetting convention mineral oils from its line of products next year, this poll asks about current practice at your business -- which oil type are you typically using these days?November 9, 2023Regulations'Potential adverse safety impacts': Speed limiters, truck parking discussed in Senate hearingA Senate subcommittee held a hearing on highway safety, which included talk about a potential speed limiter mandate and the truck parking shortage. Also: Trucking groups voice support for parking funding bill; Peach State Truck Centers expanding.November 8, 2023BusinessFuel buyers' 2023 unicorn is here -- a week of falling diesel prices, rising spot ratesFuel prices seem to be on their way back down, for now; reefers drove spot rates/demand increase. Also: Voting open for Transition Trucking award seeking top rookie military vet trucker; Wreaths Across America's "Escort to Arlington" to begin Dec. 9.November 7, 2023RegulationsImpatient driver attempts to cut off rig's right turn: Was the accident preventable?Not wanting to get stuck behind the trucker's slow-moving rig for a long stretch of unpassable two-lane highway, a four-wheeler tried to cut across the grassy corner of the intersection to head off the tractor. Accident preventable? Or not?November 6, 2023BusinessW9s, T800s, other models recalled over seat belt issue | Cocaine in Mex driver's trailer axles: Texas copsUnited Petroleum Transports is set to acquire Patriot Transportation, Florida Rock & Tank Lines' parent company. Also: Kenworth trucks recalled over seat belt issue; Mexican trucker busted in Texas with $2.3M in cocaine; Cummins nat-gas engines recalled.November 6, 2023RegulationsCARB facing more lawsuits over latest emissions regsThe Western States Trucking Association filed suits over the summer challenging CARB's Advance Clean Trucks and Advanced Clean Fleets rules. Also: U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree harvested in West Virginia; latest Highway Angel.November 3, 2023Small Fleet ChampButterfly Xpress, LNL Trucking come out on top: Overdrive's 2023 Small Fleet ChampsThis year's Small Fleet Championship saw some of the closest margins of victory in the recognition program's four-year history, following the judging round conducted by Overdrive editors and contributors.November 3, 2023Previous PagePage 74 of 1659Next PageTop StoriesCustom RigsNorth Carolina lumber hauler's 1,000-hp 2000 Pete 379Owner Tim Diehl II's rig is retired from the highway, now used for show and occasionally for racing. The owner calls the 1,000-plus-horsepower unit his "big old play toy."Overdrive RadioRed Arrow Christmas convoy rolls strong over first three yearsRegulationsFMCSA pins 'CDL mills' problem on self-certification: Are owner-ops to blame?Business10,000 CDL drivers out-of-service for ELP: Where's the rates bump?Featured SponsorBlueParrott S650-XT Bluetooth Headset
