Matt ColeMatt Cole is the Senior Editor for Overdrive and CCJ. Reach him at [email protected].BusinessSurvey seeks driver input on driver shortage, infrastructure funding and moreThe American Transportation Research Institute is looking for truck drivers’ perspectives on several trucking topics including transportation infrastructure funding, the driver shortage and improving highway safety through a new online survey.March 30, 2017Trucker of the YearLandstar contractor wins $25,000 as year’s top owner-operatorLandstar Systems’ Gary Buchs won $25,000 Tuesday night when he was named 2016 Owner-Operator of the Year by the Truckload Carriers Association and Overdrive.March 28, 2017BusinessFMCSA grants 30-minute break exemption to certain concrete pump driversThe exemption requests stated pump operators take breaks throughout the day, so the extra 30-minute break is unnecessary. Additionally, ACPA said in the request that concrete pump drivers only drive approximately 25 to 32 percent of their shift, and average less than 20 to 25 miles each day.March 28, 2017Custom RigsShow trucks shine at MATSCheck out some of the show trucks in the PKY Truck Beauty Championship at MATS.March 24, 2017Electronic Logging DevicesProgressive Insurance offering customers free ELDsBrett Stalnaker, product manager for Progressive, said the company will give its insurance customers a free ELD and pay the monthly service fee for as long as the driver is with Progressive.March 24, 2017BusinessCooper launches new Roadmaster long haul drive tireThe Roadmaster RM852(EM) is available in a variety of sizes with 30/32nds of tread.March 24, 2017BusinessAppWeigh Bluetooth scale sensors allow scale-free truck weighingA standard truck and trailer combination would need just two sensors – on the drive axles and the trailer axles.March 24, 2017BusinessCertain regs suspended for wildfire relief haulers in Kansas, OklahomaKansas and Oklahoma have suspended certain regulations for truckers hauling hay and other wildfire relief supplies in the states.March 23, 2017ParkingNew truck parking app looks to give drivers more optionsThe goal, the company says, is to build a community of truckers to rate the parking locations, add new locations if they aren’t already in the app and help other drivers by adding information regarding parking availability.March 23, 2017HomeDrivers, fleet execs to meet with Trump ThursdayWhite House Press Secretary Sean Spicer told the press Monday the meeting with trucking executives and drivers will focus on “healthcare and its negative impacts on their industry and livelihood, which just happens to be the largest employer in 29 states.”March 23, 2017Previous PagePage 130 of 184Next PageTop StoriesBusinessBroker threatens to sue carrier over 'nonsensical' back-solicitation claimSmall fleet owner Leander Richmond was recently "offended" by a broker trying to tell him who he could haul for. He issued a scathing response and revealed the threat was a paper tiger.Overdrive RadioHow military service set these trucking entrepreneurs straight on course to successRegulationsCourt pauses DOT rule seeking to push 200,000 non-domiciled CDL drivers out of commercial workMaintenanceOwner-ops adapt conservative approach to ever-expanding diesel service intervalsFeatured SponsorGarmin Delivers Big with Trucker-Trusted Navigators and Premium Wireless Headsets
