Matt ColeMatt Cole is the Senior Editor for Overdrive and CCJ. Reach him at [email protected].BusinessDaimler recalls 600 Freightliner, Western Star trucks over steering wheel issueThe recall affects approximately 622 model year 2019 Freightliner Cascadia and 2019 Western Star 5700 trucks manufactured between July 9 and Aug. 2, 2018. The steering wheels on these trucks may loosen over time and detach from the steering column.October 30, 2018Custom RigsQuinton Pratt’s Trisomy 13 awareness 2019 Mack AnthemPratt named it “Kompatible” in honor of Kayson Buell, the child of a family friend who was born with Trisomy 13, a condition in which someone is born with an extra chromosome 13. Pratt says Kayson’s parents were told he would “not be compatible with life,” but Kayson, now almost 2, is “the most compatible thing with life I’ve ever seen.”October 26, 2018ParkingTexas town can now enforce truck parking bans on private propertyThe new ordinance in Midland gives business owners the ability to prohibit truck parking on their property with enforcement provided by the city. The ordinance allows the city to fine truckers parked in posted no parking zones on commercial property up to $500.October 25, 2018BusinessVirginia infrastructure plan could include tolls on I-81The draft plan includes tolling both passenger cars and commercial trucks in “time of day” tolling that would charge higher rates at peak travel times and lower rates overnight. The study calls for charging commercial trucks 17 cents per mile, which would be $55.25 to cross the entire state across I-81.October 24, 2018BusinessFMCSA renews CRST exemption allowing pre-CDL truckers to drive teamAs long as the CLP holder has passed the CDL skills test, he or she can drive in team operations until returning to his or her home state to receive a CDL.October 19, 2018BusinessHighway congestion cost trucking $74.5 billion, 1.2 billion hours in 2016ATRI’s Cost of Congestion to the Trucking Industry update found that congestion costs grew by $377 million in 2016 when compared to 2015.October 19, 2018Pride & Polish‘Spike’ Fuller’s 1995 Peterbilt 379 with custom ‘lime gold’ paint schemeThe rig has a one-of-a-kind, custom-mixed paint job that Fuller calls "lime gold," which he did in 2012. Check out the video here on Overdrive.October 18, 2018BusinessFlooding prompts emergency declaration in central Texas; hours regs suspendedTruckers hauling relief supplies, equipment, fuel and people into and out of the affected areas will be allowed to operate outside of federal hours regulations.October 18, 2018Hours of ServiceFleets seek waivers from 30-minute break, short-haul exemption restrictions, moreEach of these four trucking companies is looking to exempt out of certain hours of service regulations. More information here on Overdrive.October 18, 2018BusinessCummins fuel line issue extends to more than 50,000 Kenworth, Peterbilt, Volvo tractorsThousands of Kenworth, Peterbilt and Volvo semi-trucks are now included in a recall affecting trucks equipped with Cummins ISX15 or X15 engines.October 18, 2018Previous PagePage 90 of 184Next PageTop StoriesOverdrive ExtraRed, white and 'Little Blue': The story of owner-operator Raiko GraveranRGT Transport owner Graveran came to the United States in '08 on a raft from Cuba, ultimately able to gain legal permanent resident status with the immigration policy of the time. Today, he's the proud owner of a multi-award-winning custom '95 FLD flattop that cuts a unique picture on the show circuit.Custom RigsThe ‘Maximum Overdrive’-themed 1999 Western Star that made a marriagePride & PolishOverdrive's Pride & Polish: Vote for your favorite rigs todayRegulationsDOT reveals the real reason it's pushing out 200,000 non-domiciled CDL driversFeatured SponsorBlueParrott S650-XT Bluetooth Headset
