Matt ColeMatt Cole is the Senior Editor for Overdrive and CCJ. Reach him at [email protected].BusinessDiesel prices barely budge in first two months of 2017The average at-pump diesel price in the U.S. has remained within a 4-cent window the entirety of 2017.March 6, 2017BusinessFive Apps for That: Keeping tabs on personal financeThese apps are geared toward centralizing your financial information from multiple accounts. Some have extra personal finance features, such as budgeting, paying bills or setting up automatic deductions for a savings plan.March 3, 2017ParkingConnecticut guv calls for closure of seven rest areasConnecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy in his biennial budget proposal cuts funding for the state’s seven traditional rest areas to save the state $1.1 million over a two-year period. The proposal, if passed by the state’s legislature, calls for the closure of the seven locations by July 1, 2017.March 2, 2017ParkingATRI: Parking availability test helped drivers find open spots, adhere to HOS regsThe open parking stall information was relayed to drivers from the camera systems in three ways: through a web portal, an in-cab application integrated into an existing on-board device, and through roadside electronic message signs.February 28, 2017BusinessDOT: 3.2 trillion miles driven in 2016 on U.S. roadwaysFHWA estimates that of the 3.2 trillion miles traveled in 2016, 2.2 trillion of the miles were in urban areas, while 984.2 billion were in rural areas.February 22, 2017BusinessHighway fatalities climbed again in 2016, according to reportThe National Safety Council also estimates the annual mileage death rate for 2016 was 1.25 deaths per 100 million vehicle miles traveled, a 3 percent increase over 2015.February 17, 2017Hours of ServiceMaine suspends hours regs for heating fuel haulers; California reopens roads near Oroville DamAny carriers delivering home and business heating fuels in New Hampshire and Maine are exempt from hours-of-service regulations, per emergency declarations in each state.February 15, 2017BusinessChesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel accident the result of driver error, police sayPolice say trucker Joseph Chen had just passed another tractor-trailer on the bridge, and as he came back into the right lane, he drove over the curb and went airborne.February 13, 2017Custom RigsRare 1921 White restored, readied to run after 55 years in the garageBob Burg restored the truck in his garage in December and January. While doing so, he found a manufacture number on the truck’s frame, which he used to trace the truck back to an October 1921 manufacture date via White’s online truck registry.February 10, 2017BusinessHighway updates: Northeastern winter storm closes roadways, brief I-10 closure coming in AZTravel has been slowed in the Northeast because of a winter storm in the area, but so far, there have been no major highway closures as a result.February 9, 2017Previous PagePage 132 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
