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Country, gospel star to perform at GATS

Leon Everette plans to include gospel tunes with some of his old country hits when he plays at GATS.

August 5, 2019

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Oregon’s Jubitz Travel Center adds reserved parking spots

Jubitz Travel Center, which is located on Vancouver Way just off Interstate 5 in Portland, Oregon, now has 18 truck parking spots in its main lot that can be reserved for $15 each.

August 5, 2019

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Access denied! Double-check military facility ID requirements for entry

Or: How to avoid the cost of a tow driver to get your rig inside a military base. This owner-op team was surprised when they showed up at Naval Base Kitsap in Washington State.

August 5, 2019

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Fleet survey probes tech-advancement challenges

A new survey conducted by TD Bank’s equipment-finance group at the April-held annual expo of the NAFA association showed more than half of the respondents naming new technology as posing the biggest challenge for the coming year.

August 5, 2019

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ATA names finalists for driver of the year award

The award annually recognizes one trucker for noteworthy and career-long professional achievements, holding a stellar safety record and maintaining dedication to keeping the roads safe. The winner is selected from a pool of state Drivers of the Year submitted by state trucking associations.

August 5, 2019

TruckPark info service added to ELD

The TruckPark app’s service, which launched as a search-and-reserve system for parking spots at 13 truck stops earlier this year, announced a partnership with software developer UTech to make its system available via UTech’s GPStab electronic logging device system.

August 2, 2019

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EPA watchdog backs study used to justify limiting glider kits

The Environmental Protection Agency’s internal watchdog has concluded that a 2017 EPA study used to promote limiting production of glider kit trucks was “consistent” with the agency’s research standards and, therefore, the study’s conclusions shouldn’t be dismissed.

August 2, 2019

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Trucking Law: Adapting to sleep apnea’s most common treatment

No one wants to adopt the CPAP regimen. It looks uncomfortable, and it can be at first. However, with many types of machines and masks to choose from, you should be able to find one that works for you.

August 2, 2019

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Trying to measure the owner-operator earnings premium

There’s more than one way to calculate the difference between company driver and owner-operator income.

August 2, 2019

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CargoNet: Cargo thefts down in second quarter, values remain high

Cargo theft recording firm CargoNet received 150 cargo theft reports during the second quarter of 2019, a 14% decrease from the same period a year ago. The average loss value per cargo theft was $152,844 for an estimated total of $22.9 million during the quarter.

August 2, 2019

CargoNet recorded a 14% decrease in thefts year-over-year in the second quarter. California, Florida and Texas saw the most cargo thefts during the quarter, the firm reports.

Jury says Swift owes CRST $15 million for trying to nab drivers

A jury has ruled that Swift Transportation owes CRST Expedited more than $15 million for recruiting freshly licensed truck drivers who were locked into 10-month employment contracts with CRST.

August 2, 2019

GATS contest offers chance to meet Jayne Denham, Lisa Kelly, more

Five winners of the “Black Coffee, White Lines on Ice” contest and their guests will have the opportunity to attend an exclusive meet-and-greet with Australian country rock singer Jayne Denham and Ice Road Truckers stars Lisa Kelly, Reno Ward and Carey Hall.

August 2, 2019

I-24 closed in downtown Nashville Friday night through early Monday

TDOT has a closure set for the I-24 section of the downtown Nashville, Tenn., interstate loop from the I-40 at the Silliman Evans bridge to I-65 on the Northeast side of the downtown area. The closure begins at 9 p.m. tonight, Friday, August 2, and runs through Monday, August 5, at 5 a.m.

August 2, 2019

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New York police cracking down on speeding through Aug. 7

Police throughout New York are conducting a crackdown on speeding through Wednesday, Aug. 7, as part of the Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee’s (GTSC) Speed Awareness Week.

August 2, 2019

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Roundup: Hours of service revamp MIA, highway bill framework arrives

A proposal to alter federal hours of service regulations for truck operators remains snared in the bureaucratic rulemaking process. And: the Senate has floated the skeleton of a post-FAST Act highway bill.

August 1, 2019

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S.C. Special Olympics benefit convoy upcoming early October

Following a banner year in which 148 trucks participated and $40K was raised to benefit the Special Olympics, organizers behind the South Carolina Truck Convoy for Special Olympics are gearing up for this year’s event, to be held Oct. 5.

August 1, 2019

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Spot rates saunter through early summer

Per-mile rates on the spot market were mostly flat in July. Though June was an outlier, through the first seven months of the year, rates on the spot market were in a noticeable downward cycle, declining even through spring — a usual annual inflection point for per-mile spot rates.

August 1, 2019

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Panel on effects of autonomous trucks on drivers’ jobs set for GATS

Starsky Robotics, having successfully completed a 10-mile run in Florida without a person in the cab in June, will lead a discussion at the Great American Truck Show in Dallas about how they see drivers’ jobs changing as 10-mile tests evolve into many hundred-mile deliveries in the months and years ahead.

August 1, 2019

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Overdrive Small Fleet 2022 Championship badge with logos from KST Logistics, Otto Transfer, McKenney Truckwise, and NASTC sponsor

Four small fleets square off for the championship Oct. 29

Trucking companies from California to Minnesota, Utah to Alabama head to Nashville later in October to battle it out for the Small Fleet Champ title belts. Here meet Overdrive's four finalists for 2026.

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'Gangster Hauler': Al Capone-themed 1967 Kenworth W925

Blue Aurora refrigerated semi-truck hauling white trailer on highway with motion blur

Court shoots down operator’s driverless warning-device waiver lawsuit as FMCSA gives 5-year extension

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No more paper numbers: U.S. military freight update, amid ‘shadowy’ practices

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Broker 'fines' shaving the bottom line? How truckers can fight and win

Home to stay: Mintu Pandher on 2017 ELD protest legacy, non-domiciled CDL crackdown

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