Deanne WinslettBusinessTA, St. Christopher Fund partner for fundraising campaignTravelCenters of America and the St. Christopher Truckers Development and Relief Fund are partnering for their annual month-long Band Together fundraising campaign for the fund in August. The fund supports truckers who face financial hardships due to medical problems.July 18, 2017BusinessPort truckers strike not impacting port operationsThe strike was spurred by the Teamsters Union Local 848. The union alleges that carrier XPO misclassified port and rail drivers as independent contractors. Picketers are also protesting a plan recently revealed by the cities of Los Angeles and Long Beach to implement a zero-emissions port truck pilot program in upcoming years.June 20, 2017Pride & PolishPhotos: Paul Rissler’s 1996 Peterbilt 379 ‘RisslerBilt’ a home-built beauty“The pride and accomplishment you’ve got in it, when you pull into a fuel island and everybody comes over and starts taking pictures, it makes you feel good that you did something with your bare hands to make it look like this,” Rissler said.June 7, 2017LifeFive Apps for That: Stream your favorite shows in your cabIf you don’t want to dedicate space in your cab to a television, you still can have access to thousands of movies and TV shows by streaming them on your phone, laptop or tablet.May 29, 2017Pride & PolishCustom trucks shine bright at SuperRigsThe shiny, polished custom trucks at the 2017 Shell Rotella SuperRigs show in Tulsa, Oklahoma contrasted with the overcast skies on Friday, May 19.May 19, 2017Pride & PolishSuperRigs views: A look at some of the working show rigs competing in annual Shell Rotella contestA peek at some of the rigs competing this week in Shell Rotella’s annual SuperRigs competition.May 18, 2017LifeFive Apps for That: Matching book lovers with recordingsThese five apps give options to listen to audiobooks, which can help pass the time going down the road.May 8, 2017Life‘Smokey and the Bandit’ returns to big screen for 40th anniversayIt will be shown in about 700 theaters May 21 2-7 p.m. local time and May 24 2-7 p.m. local time.May 4, 2017BusinessATRI research goals for ’17 include hours flexibility, autonomous trucks, cost of regsThe American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) plans to examine distracted driving, hours or service flexibility, the impact of trucking regulations and more in 2017.May 4, 2017Truck StopsTexas Chevron takes No. 1 truck stop title in Trucker Path appTrucker Path has named its top 100 truck stops in America for 2017, based on criteria like truck parking, quality of food options, cleanliness, diesel prices and amenities like showers, laundry, repair services, ATMs, WiFi and more.May 2, 2017Previous PagePage 5 of 7Next PageTop StoriesOverdrive Radio5K trucking authorities suspended in single day: Motus still messyOct. 27, more than 5,600 carriers' authority was suspended in Motus, for many the result of a mismatch between a system-designated required insurance minimum of $1M and insurers filing just $750K. All, however, were authorized pre-Motus.Pride & PolishNear-original 1963 Kenworth 921 hauled same loads for 49 yearsOverdrive ExtraHow would you rewrite truckers' hour of service regs?RegulationsCalifornia’s non-domiciled CDL program could roar back to lifeBusinessDiesel prices holding above $6/gal. nationwide as rates stagnate
