Matt ColeMatt Cole is the Senior Editor for Overdrive and CCJ. Reach him at [email protected].BusinessPermits delayed for 5,600 California fleets following systems outageThe California DMV says it corrected the problem in early March and that the backlog has been gone for several weeks. California Assemblyman Jim Patterson, however, told a local news outlet this week that there are trucking companies “who have hundreds of trucks who, as of this very day, still have not gotten their permits.”April 11, 2019BusinessBlizzard shuts down interstates in Nebraska, South DakotaPortions of I-76, I-80, I-90 and I-29 in Nebraska and South Dakota are closed Thursday as a result of a blizzard that hit the region Wednesday.April 11, 2019BusinessMore than 47,000 U.S. bridges deemed ‘structurally deficient’Iowa leads the way in total number of bridges on the list with 4,675 bridges, followed by Pennsylvania with 3,770 bridges, Oklahoma with 2,540 bridges and Illinois with 2,273 bridges.April 10, 2019Custom RigsStepping back into the pastViews of antique trucks on display at MATSApril 8, 2019BusinessLawsuit over increasing PA Turnpike tolls dismissed; OOIDA to appeal“This lawsuit is far from over,” said OOIDA President Todd Spencer. “And win or lose on appeal, the turnpike’s debt crisis and the Commonwealth’s transportation emergency aren’t going away either. This is a crisis created by the legislature’s decisions, not our lawsuit.”April 5, 2019BusinessVirginia increases registration fees, diesel taxes to fund I-81 improvementsThe Virginia General Assembly adopted Wednesday, April 3, a recommendation from Gov. Ralph Northam that will increase vehicle registration fees for all trucks weighing more than 10,000 pounds.April 4, 2019BusinessI-75 SB bridge over I-24 near Chattanooga reduced to one lane after partial collapseTDOT Chief Engineer Paul Degges said in a press conference that an early investigation of the collapse appears to point to an overdimensional load striking the bottom of the bridge and cutting some of the steel reinforcing strands in the beam that eventually collapsed.April 3, 2019ParkingTexas receives grant to help fund I-10 corridor truck parking information systemThe $6.8 million grant from the Federal Highway Administration will be used to implement a truck parking availability detection and information dissemination system at 37 public truck parking locations along I-10 from California to Texas.April 2, 2019BusinessNavistar recalling over 24,000 International LT, ProStar tractorsIn the affected trucks, the rear exhaust hanger bracket may crack, causing the forward hanger bracket to also crack. If both brackets crack, the exhaust pipe could detach from the trucks. Daimler is also recalling a small number of Cascadia tractors over two separate issues.April 2, 2019BusinessTA-Petro donates more than $100,000 to Truckers Against TraffickingThroughout January and February, TA-Petro sold TAT merchandise with $1 of every item sold going to TAT. The total amount donated to TAT was $112,946.March 29, 2019Previous PagePage 82 of 187Next PageTop StoriesPride & PolishIdaho farm owner-op's custom '98 379 brings home Pride & Polish hardware, recognitionGary Mackay started his One Circle Farm operation in 1980 but added trucking to the business only a decade ago. Now, his custom 1998 Peterbilt 379 is a Pride & Polish Antique champ.BusinessDOT says it's full steam ahead on autonomous trucking rolloutOverdrive RadioWhat we mean when we say 'freight fraud': Ways to defend against the hydra-headed monsterOverdrive ExtraHow to change a truck tire at 46 below zero: 'Don't panic'Featured SponsorBlueParrott S650-XT Bluetooth Headset
