Matt ColeMatt Cole is the Senior Editor for Overdrive and CCJ. Reach him at [email protected].BusinessPilot Flying J celebrating 60th anniversary by donating $2 million to charitiesSome military veteran organizations PFJ will be supporting include Folds of Honor, Hire Heroes USA, Bunker Labs and Fisher House. Community organizations it will support include the St. Christopher Truckers Fund, Truckers Against Trafficking, Truckers Final Mile, Trucker Buddy and more.November 1, 2018BusinessCargo theft volume down, value up in third quarterSensiGuard recorded 157 thefts in 2018’s third quarter worth an average of $160,858 per loss event. CargoNet, during the same period, recorded 188 cargo thefts with an average value of $143,949.November 1, 2018BusinessShort-haul concrete pumpers get waiver to work 14-hour dayThe American Concrete Pumping Association says allowing concrete pumpers to return to their work-reporting location within 14 hours instead of 12 hours harmonizes hours of service rules for concrete pump drivers with the rules for drivers of the trucks that supply the concrete.October 31, 2018BusinessDaimler recalls 600 Freightliner, Western Star trucks over steering wheel issueThe recall affects approximately 622 model year 2019 Freightliner Cascadia and 2019 Western Star 5700 trucks manufactured between July 9 and Aug. 2, 2018. The steering wheels on these trucks may loosen over time and detach from the steering column.October 30, 2018Pride & PolishQuinton Pratt’s Trisomy 13 awareness 2019 Mack AnthemPratt named it “Kompatible” in honor of Kayson Buell, the child of a family friend who was born with Trisomy 13, a condition in which someone is born with an extra chromosome 13. Pratt says Kayson’s parents were told he would “not be compatible with life,” but Kayson, now almost 2, is “the most compatible thing with life I’ve ever seen.”October 26, 2018ParkingTexas town can now enforce truck parking bans on private propertyThe new ordinance in Midland gives business owners the ability to prohibit truck parking on their property with enforcement provided by the city. The ordinance allows the city to fine truckers parked in posted no parking zones on commercial property up to $500.October 25, 2018BusinessVirginia infrastructure plan could include tolls on I-81The draft plan includes tolling both passenger cars and commercial trucks in “time of day” tolling that would charge higher rates at peak travel times and lower rates overnight. The study calls for charging commercial trucks 17 cents per mile, which would be $55.25 to cross the entire state across I-81.October 24, 2018BusinessFMCSA renews CRST exemption allowing pre-CDL truckers to drive teamAs long as the CLP holder has passed the CDL skills test, he or she can drive in team operations until returning to his or her home state to receive a CDL.October 19, 2018BusinessHighway congestion cost trucking $74.5 billion, 1.2 billion hours in 2016ATRI’s Cost of Congestion to the Trucking Industry update found that congestion costs grew by $377 million in 2016 when compared to 2015.October 19, 2018Pride & Polish‘Spike’ Fuller’s 1995 Peterbilt 379 with custom ‘lime gold’ paint schemeThe rig has a one-of-a-kind, custom-mixed paint job that Fuller calls "lime gold," which he did in 2012. Check out the video here on Overdrive.October 18, 2018Previous PagePage 108 of 203Next PageTop StoriesEquipmentPaccar's new in-dash digital infotainment system for KWs, PetesPaccar Connect will be available in new Kenworth and Peterbilt trucks in early 2027. Also: Missouri raising some rural interstate speed limits; Volvo, Mack launch enhanced service contracts.Reader RigsThird-gen trucker carries tradition in sharp 2022 Peterbilt 389Pride & PolishThis look like a cabover? 1969 Pete 358 came stamped as a 352Partners in BusinessDiesel rising again: New tools for MPG-investment ROI, IFTA tracking, reportingEquipmentClass-action suit proceeding against Paccar over MX-13 issues
