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Business
Thousands of trucking companies getting checks in DOTAuthority.com fraud case
FTC announced it is sending checks totaling $757,946 to 14,948 small businesses, an average of just over $50 per check. The refunds come from a $900,000 settlement paid by Excelsior Enterprises International, one of four corporate defendants in the case brought by the FTC.
August 19, 2019
Overdrive Extra
Where this driver found his way: Truckers’ World, Shepherdsville, Ky.
The special story of the day long ago when Long Haul Paul got a little trust and faith back via a chance encounter with a truck-stop chaplain and his congregants. “So I gave my heart to Jesus that night; and I gave my heart to Hank Williams; and I gave my heart to Ralph and Carter Stanley.” …
August 19, 2019
Hours of Service
Hours of service listening session set for GATS
The GATS listening session, which will be at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center, will begin at 10 a.m. and is scheduled for two hours. FMCSA says the listening sessions will allow the public to present comments, views and relevant research on the proposed hours changes.
August 19, 2019
Business
Take advantage of complimentary shuttle service at GATS
Complimentary shuttle service is provided between the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center and hotels being used for GATS, as well as from the convention center parking lot and truck parking at Fair Park.
August 19, 2019
Business
Find Truck Service locator, repair financier at GATS
The Find Truck Service app, a service locator for truck service and parts locators and whose credit card offers 6-month interest-free payback for any charged repair over $199, is making August specials available this week to attendees of GATS.
August 19, 2019
Overdrive Radio
Mailbag: Worm turns a bit on regs favor with hours proposal, readers sound off
In this week’s Overdrive Radio, readers weigh in largely favorably on FMCSA’s this-week-proposed hours of service changes — a big departure from reader reactions to new regs over recent history. Also: Better split-sleeper data blind spots that could have been avoided, mainstream news spin, more on the proposal …
August 16, 2019
Business
Australian trucking troubadour Jayne Denham in U.S. stride with ‘Black Coffee and White Lines’ single
With trucking-inflected singer-songwriter Jayne Denham’s GATS appearances upcoming, we took some time with the artist this week to get a more perspective on what she’s got planned for this U.S. trip, which follows some extensive time spent writing and recording in Nashville in prior years,
August 16, 2019
Business
Trucker awarded for helping after witnessing car accident
Justin Rockcastle, of Wittmann, Arizona, was driving in rain and hail along I-70 near Thompson Springs, Utah, when he saw an SUV in his mirror that hydroplaned and hit his drive tires, sending the car into the center median where it rolled multiple times.
August 16, 2019
Business
UPS puts money, testing efforts behind autonomous upstart TuSimple
Throughout the ongoing tests, UPS has provided truckloads of goods for TuSimple to carry on a route between Phoenix and Tucson, Ariz. TuSimple and UPS monitor distance and time the trucks travel autonomously, as well as safety data and transport time.
August 16, 2019
Business
Brake Safety Week inspection blitz set for Sept. 15-21
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s annual Brake Safety Week will focus on brake hoses and tubing. Inspectors will be checking to make sure the hoses and tubing are properly attached, undamaged, without leaks and appropriately flexible.
August 16, 2019
Business
10 drivers named finalists for new Kenworth in rookie military vet contest
Ten rookie driver military veterans have been named finalists in the Transition Trucking: Driving for Excellence contest, the winner of which will receive a fully loaded Kenworth T680 with a 76-inch sleeper and a 13-liter Paccar MX engine.
August 15, 2019
Electronic Logging Devices
The AOBRD-to-ELD shift: Data/edits and visibility at roadside
With AOBRDs, edits made in the back office as a general rule don’t present to the roadside officer. Under the ELD specification, however, data transmittal at roadside includes those edits. It also includes detailed records of the truck’s GPS positions, engine on-off records, engine hours and the like.
August 15, 2019
Business
Flatbed trailer auction set for GATS
Great Western Leasing and Sales and Chameleon Innovations will be auctioning a 2020 Fontaine Revolution flatbed trailer next week at the Great American Trucking Show, with benefits from the auction going to the Folds of Honor Foundation.
August 15, 2019
Business
Cargo theft volume mostly flat year-over-year, SensiGuard reports
The firm says the numbers represent less than a 1% decrease in volume and a 34% decrease in value when compared to the same quarter a year ago.
August 15, 2019
Overdrive Extra
Time to get tougher on the motoring public’s distraction
Is it time to treat distraction behind the wheel among the motoring public as tough as DUI? Clifford Peterson suggests trucking organizations would do well to team up with insurers to at the very least increase penalties for motorists’ distraction, to combat what’s clearly a safety problem.
August 15, 2019
Channel 19
Parking roundtable with focus on Texas lanes set for GATS
On Saturday, Aug. 24, at noon at GATS, join us to give your input directly to TxDOT on parking needs and new capacity ideas. Former owner-op Scott Grenerth will host a discussion intended to bring in the audience for input with a TxDOT rep, Clark Freight Lines company driver Jack Smith and North Carolina independent owner-op Ingrid Brown.
August 14, 2019
Voices
As industry groups laud FMCSA’s hours proposal, truckers offer mixed reactions
The proposal was met with quick praise from trade groups like the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association, the American Trucking Associations and the Truckload Carriers Association. However, reaction among Overdrive readers has been split, with some welcoming the proposed changes and others dismissing them.
August 14, 2019
Business
More trucks added to New Truck Pavilion at GATS
The New Truck Pavilion at GATS will feature newer-model trucks, including an International LT, Peterbilt 389, Peterbilt 579, Freightliner Cascadia, Kenworth W990, Kenworth W900L and more.
August 14, 2019
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