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SmartCapâs anti-fatigue headband
SmartCapâs LifeBand wearable technology is designed to prevent microsleeps by providing accurate fatigue measurements in real time to rivers. The headgear can be worn under a cap and uses electroencephalography (EEG) technology to help provide early, accu
September 22, 2019
Overdrive Radio
âTruck parking onlyâ: Working together toward a new get-in reality
The need for greater parking capacity, well-positioned, throughout the nation is no secret. The need along Texas lanes was the subject of the lively discussion devoted to parking at GATS. In todayâs edition of Overdrive Radio, hear just what could well provide a model toward engaging with other states, too.
September 20, 2019
Overdrive Extra
Why do drivers leave? Pay has a lot to do with it, but âŚ
Many are quick to say it is a driver-pay problem, but thatâs not all. In trucking companiesâ rush to grow, they devalue the freight market, notes owner-operator Clifford Petersen, and in doing so trade their pricing power in favor of a questionable status quo where driver time itself is devalued.
September 20, 2019
Hours of Service
Drivers, carriers offer mixed reactions to proposed hours changes
Many comments already submitted agree with the proposed changes, while others think it will allow carriers to extend driversâ working day by three hours. Other commenters mostly agree with the changes but would prefer more flexibility with the 30-minute break and the sleeper berth split.
September 20, 2019
Business
News roundup, Sept. 20: Flooding closes Southeast, Midwest interstates; St. Christopher offering free flu vaccine program
The St. Christopher Truckers Relief Fund is offering vouchers to truck drivers for free flu vaccines. I-10 is closed in Texas and Louisiana due to flooding. I-29 is closed in Iowa due to flooding. I-10 Eastbound near Phoenix will close this weekend for construction.
September 20, 2019
Business
Trucking Law: Protecting yourself during a traffic stop
First, note that a traffic ticket is nothing until it becomes a conviction. That happens when you pay the fine, when you fail to show up for court on the appointed day, or when the judge or jury has heard the evidence and decides you are guilty.
September 20, 2019
Business
Tech developers: Donât fear the âphantomâ of autonomous trucks
Representatives from three autonomous truck tech developers sought to quell fears about their technology displacing driversâ jobs. Instead, they offered a rosy outlook for the technology, in which autonomous trucks donât displace drivers but alter the job to boost home time, reduce the grind of spending hours behind the wheel and increase the industryâs efficiency.
September 19, 2019
Channel 19
Truckers Feeding the Homeless delivered to 600-plus in Dallas
âWe knocked it out of the park,â says Fredrik Claxton of the groupâs effort, delivering ultimately $11K worth in food, hygiene supplies and clothing to more than 600 homeless residents in need at sites in Dallas, Ft. Worth and Arlington, Texas, on Aug. 24. Next stop: Baltimore in 2020.
September 19, 2019
Business
Trailersâ simplicity doesnât excuse poor preventive maintenance
Trailer maintenance often takes a backseat to servicing the tractor, with its multitude of components and moving parts. Still, a thorough on-time preventive maintenance inspection is the best way to increase uptime, decrease running costs, ensure safety and prevent violations.
September 19, 2019
Business
News roundup, Sept. 19: Flooding closes portion of I-29 in Iowa, PFJ opens new Illinois location
As of Thursday afternoon, I-29 in Iowa between the Missouri state line and U.S. 34/U.S. 275 is closed intermittently due to flooding. Pilot Flying J opened a new location in Marshall, Illinois. Transervice collected more than 2,000 pounds of food for Move for Hunger.
September 19, 2019
Business
Trucker named Highway Angel for swerving into ditch to avoid head-on collision
Burlington, Vermont-based truck driver Jim Kurent, on Jan. 19, was on a two-lane highway in Vermont when a Subaru going the opposite direction crossed the center line right in front of him. Kurent was able to swerve out of the way to avoid hitting the car head-on.
September 19, 2019
Gear
Cauldrynâs battery-powered bottle
Cauldrynâs rugged battery-powered bottle is engineered to keep beverages at a selected temperature for up to 10 hours. The 16-ounce container is designed and built for demanding conditions in and out of a professional driverâs seat. In addition to keeping
September 19, 2019
Business
Southeast, Texas flatbed volumes looking better in the last week
Together, spot flatbed trends in the Southeast and Texas suggest better times ahead for carriers on the spot market. All in all, demand slipped nationally a bit for vans and reefers, while growing for flatbed. Market to watch: Vans and reefers from the Pacific Northwest.
September 19, 2019
Business
Owner-operators face tough choices in California in wake of new contractor law
The California legislature last week stamped approval on a sweeping legislative package that could dramatically alter the landscape for leased and independent owner-operators in the state, likely leaving such truckers who work in California with tough decisions about the future of their operation.
September 18, 2019
Business
Cancer prevention: Use sunscreen on exposed skin
Few drivers report regular sunscreen use while hauling. Just 6% of readers use such products routinely, though 10% reported filming side windows with UV-protecting layers to block nearly all UV light.
September 18, 2019
Hours of Service
Comment period for proposed hours of service overhaul extended through Oct. 21
FMCSA announced in a Federal Register notice to be published Thursday, Sept. 19, it has extended the comment period from Oct. 7 to Oct. 21. The 14-day extension effectively gives the hours proposal a 60-day comment period from the time it was published Aug. 22.
September 18, 2019
Business
Diesel price increase in wake of Saudi oil field attack should be negligible
Though recent attacks of a Saudi Arabian oil field has severely crimped production capacity of the countryâs oil output, prices for diesel in the U.S. will likely only see mild price increases, if any.
September 18, 2019
Business
âCoachCarolynâ OâByrne now offering three audio courses toward driver self-help
Author (Gut Instinct), life coach and colon hydrotherapist Carolyn OâByrne has released three new audio courses aimed directly at highway professionals who are looking for ways to improve their physical and mental health, and/or kick tobacco.
September 18, 2019
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