Federal agency to discuss medical issues

Overdrive Staff

Jul 9, 2010

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will discuss the medical certification process with truckers at two truck stop visits this summer.

The first stop will be from 8-11 a.m. Wednesday, July 21, at the Flying J Travel Plaza in Indianapolis.

The second event is scheduled for the Washington, D.C., area on Aug. 18.

Presenter will be Mary Gunnels, Ph.D., FMCSA director of the Office of Medical Programs, and Dr. Benisse Lester, the agency’s chief medical officer.

To attend send email to [email protected].

Truck Tow Getty

FTC's 'junk fees' rule could protect trucking from predatory towing

The FTC's "junk fees" regulation is in effect, and it could help truckers make a strong case against some instances of predatory towing and inflated invoices otherwise, two legal experts advise.

Maxresdefault

Oversize-haul owner-op's 'clean and simple' 2020 Peterbilt 389

Dataq Inspection

DataQs reform: FMCSA pivots to new state requirements for funding

Mix Collage 01 May 2025 12 39 Pm 8944

Clock is ticking: One month left to enter Overdrive's 2025 Small Fleet Championship

The ALL NEW JBL FLIP 7 - Featuring AI sound boost, deeper base, longer battery life, and Auracast... it's MADE to be HEARD.

The ALL NEW JBL FLIP 7 - Featuring AI sound boost, deeper base, longer battery life, and Auracast... it's MADE to be HEARD.

Owner-op Kevin Bruns: A Millennial's journey through car haul and tanker to dump and now step deck

More episodes »

Compute the potential profit in any truckload, access per-day and per-mile breakouts with Overdrive's Load Profit Analyzer

Know your costs, owner-operators? Compute the potential profit in any truckload, access per-day and per-mile breakouts, and compare brokers' offers on multiple loads. Enter your trucking business's fixed and variable costs, and load information, to get started.