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Trucker Talent Search
Watch Trucker Talent Search’s Dan Carroll cover Casting Crowns
Top 10 finisher Carroll submitted “Come to the Well” for the singing contest, but he also writes his own songs.
May 30, 2019
Hours of Service
Trash, recycling pickup company requests reprieve from certain short-haul exemption provisions
Kimble Recycling & Disposal says its short-haul trash and recycling pickup drivers cannot complete their work day within the 12 hours required by the short-haul exemption and requests to allow its drivers to operate up to 14 hours in a day.
May 30, 2019
Business
MaxxForce engine owners eligible for pay-outs in class-action settlement
Navistar, maker of International Trucks, has entered into a $159 million class-action settlement with fleets and truck owners who purchased model year 2011-2014 11-liter and 13-liter MaxxForce engines — a now-defunct engine line from Navistar that allegedly contained defects and piled up millions of dollars in warranty claims for the company.
May 30, 2019
Business
Spot market: Signs of life for van, reefer rates as typical June uptick approaches?
Rates were higher on 54 of the top 100 van lanes compared to the previous week and the national average van load-to-truck ratio rose from 1.6 to 1.8. There are encouraging signs, but that’s still below expectations for the time of the year.
May 30, 2019
Truck Stops
Fire closes Central Alabama Flying J location
The blaze is said to have caused heavy damage to the Pilot Flying J location in McCalla, Alabama. Media reports say firefighters from nearby Bessemer responded to the blaze at about 2 a.m. PFJ says no one was injured in the fire, and the location will remain closed while it is rebuilt.
May 30, 2019
Business
Fontaine recalls certain hydraulic tail trailers
The recall affects model year 2017-2019 Traverse HT trailers in which the hydraulic cylinder retaining pin for the main tail may disconnect from the trailer unexpectedly. This could cause the hydraulic cylinder to drop free and hit the road, becoming a road hazard.
May 30, 2019
Trucker Talent Search
Overdrive announces top 10 in sixth annual singing contest
Three of the 10 will be chosen to compete live at the Trucker Talent Search finals at The Great American Trucking Show.
May 29, 2019
Voices
POLL: How much do you rely on GPS navigation in routing?
Do you utilize programs/units with truck-specific or non-truck-specific routing as a principal source for on-highway navigation? Or is it just a supplemental tool to maps and your own route knowledge?
May 29, 2019
Channel 19
Market-making: ‘Mustang’ Mike Crawford creates his own for parking
Crawford carried a joke into reality recently at an Illinois truck stop mid-afternoon that was filling up fast: “For this nice, easy parking space, give me $5 and I’ll leave right now for you.”
May 29, 2019
Custom Rigs
‘Lawless’ offers fun look at the dark side
Danny Autullo took one of the hottest trends in the show truck scene – rat rods – and added his own touch by dressing up an old Peterbilt 379 with custom metal artifacts.
May 29, 2019
Business
Lane reductions, closures planned for I-15, U.S. 95 in Las Vegas
Between Friday night and Monday morning, Nevada DOT crews will reduce Highway 95 to one lane in each direction between Decatur and Casino Center boulevards, close the I-15 southbound ramp to U.S. 95 northbound and close the Rancho Drive on-ramp to U.S. 95 southbound.
May 29, 2019
Business
Freightliner parent Daimler Trucks forms autonomous division
Daimler Trucks announced Wednesday the formation of a new internal division, the Autonomous Technology Group — the latest move by Daimler Trucks in its effort to put highly automated trucks on roadways within a decade.
May 29, 2019
Parking
Penn., Colorado truck parking workshops with FHWA
A series of parking-focused workshops hosted by the Federal Highway Administration in collaboration with local/regional metropolitan planning organizations and state DOTs around the country continues tomorrow, May 30, in Colorado, then in Pennsylvania next month.
May 29, 2019
Business
Prepping for Roadcheck: Inspectors, maintenance experts share tips on staying in service next week
Advice from experts and inspectors on how to avoid being one of the thousands of trucks placed out of service next week during the annual Roadcheck inspection spree.
May 28, 2019
Gear
Fontaine modifies Pete 348 extended cab for low clearance
Fontaine Modification has developed a new lowered roof modification for Peterbilt 348 extended cab trucks that lowers overhead clearance for utility and construction companies transporting chassis-mounted cranes in areas with low bridges and overpasses. W
May 28, 2019
Channel 19
Complete connection: New patented trailer-pigtail securement-assist device designed by trucker
Got flickering trailer lights? Vincent Archuleta’s VSA PlugSaver is essentially two custom-designed straps built for longer-term life that, installed on the trailer housing for the pigtail connection, can reduce motion in the plug, maintaining a secure electrical connection and effectively preventing wear.
May 28, 2019
Hours of Service
DOT funding bill would force 30-minute break to remain in hours regs
In what could become a clash between lawmakers in the U.S. House and a Department of Transportation aiming to propose an overhaul to drivers’ hours of service regulations, a working version of the annual Transportation Department funding bill released by the House’s Appropriations Committee last week would bar the DOT from eliminating the 30-minute break requirement of current hours regs.
May 28, 2019
Voices
Reader: There is in fact a regs constraint on the driver market
Reader Alfred Brock found a particular constraint on the driver market in his home state of Michigan — namely, a program for CDL training funding assistance that wasn’t being funded.
May 28, 2019
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