Matt ColeMatt Cole is the Senior Editor for Overdrive and CCJ. Reach him at [email protected].Pride & PolishPhotos: 2019 Pride & Polish Paint – Bobtail winnersTop bobtail paint jobs from GATSOctober 10, 2019BusinessStevens Transport laying off hundreds of drivers in tanker division closureStevens Tanker Division, a subsidiary of Stevens Transport (No. 38 on the CCJ Top 250), submitted a WARN notice to the state of Texas on Sept. 26 stating it would be ceasing all operations at all 12 of its locations in Texas, Louisiana and Oklahoma, effective Oct. 15.October 9, 2019Pride & PolishBandit Series wraps up 2019 season at Bristol Motor Speedway this weekendTwo-time defending Bandit Big Rig Series champion Ricky “Rude” Proffitt will be gunning for the three-peat this weekend on the series’ biggest stage – the 2019 season finale at the famed Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee. Proffitt currently holds a 13-point in the points standings..October 9, 2019Pride & Polish2019 GATS Best of Show, Limited Mileage Combo: ‘The Joker’ gets last laughTJ Kounkel’s 2018 Peterbilt 389 and 2020 Wilson Silverstar livestock hauler turned heads at GATS Pride & Polish with the unique purple and green color scheme.October 9, 2019Pride & Polish2019 GATS Best of Show, Limited Mileage Bobtail: Past success fuels fire for 2017 champsLindamood bought the truck two years ago with the same paint job it has today. Parts of the truck had too much stainless and polished aluminum, while other parts had too much paint, said Mike Briseno, operations manager for Lindamood Heavy Hauling.October 8, 2019VoicesSouth Dakota slow roll supporting ’10-4 on D.C.’ successful despite low turnoutJeremy Johnson and Shawn McIntosh organized the South Dakota event through their Facebook group, The Disrespected Trucker. The seven drivers that showed up at the Countryside Travel Plaza along I-29 near Sioux Falls slow rolled a total of 268 miles on Thursday, Oct. 3.October 7, 2019Pride & Polish2019 GATS Best of Show, Working Bobtail: ‘Ya Savvy’ heavy-haul 389 defends titleKaleb Hammett proved he’s plenty savvy with the ways of Overdrive’s Pride & Polish, repeating this year as a Best of Show Working Bobtail with his 2017 Peterbilt 389 at the Great American Trucking Show.October 7, 2019BusinessDriver to receive $22,500 from fleet after paying fee for service dog to rideThe lawsuit, filed by EEOC on Aug. 20, alleged that Transport America violated the Americans with Disabilities Act by requiring a trucker pay a fee to have a service dog in his truck, even though the dog was required as a “reasonable accommodation” for the driver’s anxiety.October 7, 2019Pride & PolishPhotos: 2019 Pride & Polish Bobtail – 2010 & Older winnersViews of three of the top bobtails at GATSOctober 2, 2019BusinessTanker organization wants FMCSA to allow pulsating brake lights on all tanker trailersNational Tank Truck Carriers wants the Groendyke exemption to apply to all tanker trailers, while also giving the option for a red pulsating light instead of just amber. NTTC’s request also asks that FMCSA allow the pulsating light to be installed in either the upper center or an upper dual outboard position.October 2, 2019Previous PagePage 85 of 203Next PageTop StoriesEquipmentPaccar's new in-dash digital infotainment system for KWs, PetesPaccar Connect will be available in new Kenworth and Peterbilt trucks in early 2027. Also: Missouri raising some rural interstate speed limits; Volvo, Mack launch enhanced service contracts.Reader RigsThird-gen trucker carries tradition in sharp 2022 Peterbilt 389Pride & PolishThis look like a cabover? 1969 Pete 358 came stamped as a 352Partners in BusinessDiesel rising again: New tools for MPG-investment ROI, IFTA tracking, reportingEquipmentClass-action suit proceeding against Paccar over MX-13 issues
