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Business
States enter pact to ban truck emissions, major OEM presses for self-driving rig by 2024
Nearly one-third of U.S. states on Tuesday announced they have entered into a pact that would effectively ban carbon-emissions-producing heavy-duty trucks by 2050. Also, a major truck OEM has said it plans to bring a self-driving truck to market by 2024.
July 15, 2020
Overdrive Extra
Midyear reset: Get off the treadmill, consider costs, balance sheet
Gary Buchs offers advice on tracking long-term business health for owner-operators. Read his midyear financial suggestions here on Overdrive.
July 15, 2020
Business
New heavy-haul RGN available from Fontaine
Fontaine Heavy-Haul on Tuesday introduced its new Magnitude 60LCC RGN trailer that hauls 60-ton loads in 13 feet. A trucker was named a Highway Angel for helping a young woman who lost control and crashed on an icy roadway. Samsara/Navistar ink telematics integration to offer additional functionality.
July 14, 2020
Small Fleet Champ
JDT grows to accommodate top-notch drivers, doubles down to survive pandemic
JDT started as a one-truck operation and, detailed here, has grown to a fleet of 27, re-emphasizing its existing customer base relationships through COVID-19.
July 14, 2020
Trucker Talent Search
Watch Trucker Talent Search’s Rocky Quetel original song ‘The American Way’
Rocky Quetel's submission for this year's Overdrive-Red Eye Radio's Trucker Talent Search features him singing his original song, "The American Way."
July 14, 2020
Overdrive Radio
‘We’re supposed to be in this thing together’: Level 3 inspection advice and more with Kansas trooper
Kansas trooper Nick Wright answers a variety of DOT inspection-related questions to help prepare you for any roadside inspection. Listen on Overdrive today.
July 13, 2020
Business
FMCSA extends COVID-19 emergency hours exemption
FMCSA is extending the COVID-19 hours waiver for certain drivers through Aug. 14. In other news: More than 160,000 Freightliner Cascadias are being recalled; GBATS 2020 has been postponed to 2021; a New York-based trucker was named a Highway Angel; and more.
July 13, 2020
Business
FMCSA reminds truckers of emergency hours exception
FMCSA is reminding drivers of an hours of service rule that allows drivers to complete a run or get to safety when they encounter an emergency situation. Landstar owner-operator Bobby Jordan won a 2020 Freightliner Cascadia in Landstar’s 2020 All-Star Truck Giveaway.
July 10, 2020
Small Fleet Champ
In worst of times, owner seizes opportunities — Hallahan Transport
Fiscal discipline has paid dividends for Rob Hallahan's small fleet. Read about his strategy navigating the COVID-19 biz landscape, growing through it. all
July 10, 2020
Business
Spot market volume fell last week with holiday, third quarter beginning, but rates rose
Average rates increased as shippers pushed freight out the door before the end of the quarter, but look ahead for declining rates through summer. Details here.
July 10, 2020
Overdrive Extra
Time is but a vapor — make the most of it
Clifford Peterson reminds us to take full advantage of the time you have at home with those you love as he mourns the passing of his wife, Nancy.
July 10, 2020
Business
Brake Safety Week inspection blitz set for August
CVSA has set its annual Brake Safety Week inspection blitz for Aug. 23-29 with a focus on brake hoses and tubing. In other news: the Walcott Truckers Jamboree is ongoing through Saturday in a virtual format, and TCA is accepting nominations for its Best Fleets contest.
July 9, 2020
Channel 19
Rolling the 14: How to pull off the split-sleeper under the hours of service
Logbook examples illustrate the way the FMCSA's hours of service rule is expected to work come Sept. 29, 2020. Also: Executing a 3-hour duty pause with the split cycle.
July 9, 2020
Trucker Talent Search
Watch Trucker Talent Search’s Ritchie Sabin perform original song about Bigfoot
The next Overdrive-Red Eye Radio's Trucker Talent Search top 10 finalist is Ritchie Sabin with his original "Bigfoot Campfire Song." Watch here on Overdrive.
July 8, 2020
Business
FMCSA to use enforcement discretion on random drug testing during COVID
FMCSA is giving carriers some enforcement flexibility in conducting required random drug tests of drivers due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In other news: Iowa80.com is giving away truck accessories to celebrate its 20th anniversary; Love’s opened seven new Truck Care with Speedco locations; and more.
July 8, 2020
Voices
POLL: Should the U.S. be pulling itself out of the World Health Organization, as the White House is officially doing?
With the COVID-19 pandemic continuing to be a significant issue not only in the U.S. but globally, the U.S. officially intends in 2021 to pull out of the WHO, part of whose mission is to help facilitate international coordination around such threats. Should we be doing this? Weigh in here.
July 8, 2020
Business
Surviving a Level 3 driver inspection: Are you ready for Roadcheck?
Drivers can expect Level 3 inspections to play a bigger part in CVSA's International Roadcheck inspection spree this year. Details here on Overdrive.
July 8, 2020
Overdrive Extra
Flatbedder still ‘running the miles’ to beat rates, repackages debt via coronavirus relief
In April of this year, independent flatbed truck driver Andrew Brooks loaded up his family into his 2014 Volvo VNL to run as many miles as he could. More here.
July 7, 2020
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