Matt ColeMatt Cole is the Senior Editor for Overdrive and CCJ. Reach him at [email protected].Pride & PolishOklahoma hauler’s 1987 Peterbilt 359Dennis White, the owner of Dennis White Trucking out of Broken Bow, Oklahoma, bought the 1987 Peterbilt 359 in this video in May 2018. The truck was on display in the Great American Trucking Show Pride & Polish competition in August, where it picked up third place in the Limited Mileage Bobtail class.October 24, 2019BusinessDallas-area tornadoes prompt regs suspension for emergency reliefA Regional Emergency Declaration issued by FMCSA’s Western Service Center exempts carriers providing direct relief to Texas from Parts 390 through 399 of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations.October 23, 2019BusinessMachinery transport, repair group petitions for hours extension for short-haul driversKentucky Equipment Distributors, which is made up of seven large machinery distributors operating in several states, is requesting that its short-haul drivers be allowed to return to their work-reporting location after 14 hours instead of 12 hours.October 23, 2019BusinessFatalities in truck crashes increased slightly in 2018 while overall deaths across modes decreasedAccording to NHTSA, there were 4,951 people killed in crashes involving large trucks, up from 4,905 in 2017 (a 0.9% increase). There were 885 large truck occupants killed in crashes, along with 4,066 occupants of other vehicles and non-occupants (pedestrians and cyclists).October 22, 2019BusinessFireworks haulers seek renewal of 14-hour rule reliefIn their request, Illumination Fireworks Partners and Ace Pyro asked that drivers of its 60 commercial vehicles be allowed to exclude off-duty and sleeper-berth time of any length from the calculation of the 14 hours.October 22, 2019BusinessVolvo halts U.S. truck production amid Mack workers strikeJohn Mies, senior vice president of corporate communications for Volvo Trucks, says the company advised employees at the Dublin, Virginia, plant that it would stop production until the strike is resolved. As a result, approximately 3,000 employees are temporarily laid off, effective Monday, Oct. 21.October 21, 2019BusinessWerner found negligent in fatal 2017 crash, ordered to pay $40.5 million in damagesAttorneys for Kathryn Armijo’s family alleged that Werner’s driver training practices led to the crash, stating that “through its own inadequate operations and training programs for its student drivers via Roadmaster Drivers School, [Werner] had a systematic disregard for basic safety policies and training of new drivers.”October 17, 2019Custom RigsThree-peat: Ricky ‘Rude’ Proffitt claims third consecutive Bandit Series truck racing championshipThe 2019 Bandit Series campaign concluded Oct. 12 at Bristol Motor Speedway in Tennessee. Proffitt came into the final race of the season with a 13-point lead over Noble in the points standings and had to overcome a poor outing to hold on to win the title by just three points.October 17, 2019Pride & PolishPhotos: 2019 Pride & Polish Combo – First Show winnersShots of the top combos competing in their first showOctober 16, 2019Hours of ServiceAA&E hauler petitions FMCSA for split sleeper flexibility for team driversPTS Worldwide, which transports sensitive Department of Defense property including ammunition and explosives, in interstate commerce is petitioning the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to allow its team drivers to split sleeper berth time into 6/4, 5/5 or 4/6 hours.October 15, 2019Previous PagePage 73 of 192Next PageTop StoriesOverdrive ExtraMore ways to take the horror out of high fuelSlow down, breathe, put pen to paper to see where you really stand. Gary Buchs emphasizes concrete ways independents can account for fuel hikes in rates negotiations, leased owners can keep big surcharge-revenue boosts in necessary perspective.Custom Rigs'Outta the Ordinary' 1985 Peterbilt 359 captures $20K MATS Build-Off winHours of ServiceFMCSA stops short of saying 2020 HOS changes caused more crashesRegulationsDOT Secretary Sean Duffy confronted by non-domiciled CDL driver at MATSTrucker of the YearMinding Ps and Qs of costs, rates: Trucker of the Month Greg Labosky
