Matt ColeMatt Cole is the Senior Editor for Overdrive and CCJ. Reach him at [email protected].BusinessBrake issue prompts recall of about 450 Western Star 4900 trucksThe recall affects 2015-2018 Western Star 4900 trucks manufactured between March 3, 2014, and Jan. 31, 2017, that were built with certain triple compartment aluminum air tanks. The company says these tanks could experience weld separation.March 9, 2017Hours of Service‘It’s trucker sense’: Industry groups rally behind nixing of 34-hour restart restrictionsThe Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association, American Trucking Associations, The Trucking Alliance and the Truckload Carriers Association all issued statements of support for and agreement with the study’s results Monday afternoon.March 7, 2017BusinessDiesel 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, 2017Previous PagePage 150 of 203Next PageTop StoriesReader Rigs1985 Kenworth W900B keeps five-trailer, three-truck biz flexibleThe truck is powered by a 525-hp Cummins N14 Celect+ with an 18-speed. Indiana-headquartered Paul Caudill uses the classic for some "hit and miss" OTR work pulling a 40-foot Mac end dump, one of five different trailers in his stable.Small Fleet ChampChamp-finalist fleet and the brokerage-AI shift: Otto TransferPride & PolishThese truck builders will compete in 2027 MATS Big Rig Build-OffEquipmentPaccar's new in-dash digital infotainment system for KWs, PetesReader RigsThird-gen trucker carries tradition in sharp 2022 Peterbilt 389
