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Trucker recognized for helping couple after hit-and-run
Sam Dyess was traveling along I-80 in Wyoming during a blizzard when a truck stopped ahead of him and slid backwards into another motorist, causing the vehicle to slide back into Dyessâ truck. The first truck then took off, leaving the accident behind.
May 16, 2019
Business
Alabama lawmakers lower intrastate driving age from 21 to 18
Before the passing of the bill, Alabama was one of only two states (the other being Hawaii) to require drivers to be 21 to obtain a commercial driverâs license to drive intrastate. Truckers under the age of 21 will still be restricted from hauling hazmat and/or oversized loads.
May 16, 2019
Business
New Montana law will raise truck speed limits
Montana Gov. Steve Bullock signed into law this month a bill that will raise the speed limit for trucks on interstates from 65 to 70 miles per hour. The bill also raises the speed limit for trucks on other highways in the state from 60 to 65 mph.
May 16, 2019
Overdrive Extra
Letâs end the cat-and-mouse approach to roadside inspections
âIn the wake of several state troopers and truck drivers being hit on the side of the road in recent months, I feel the time has come to change the regulations and require more than one inspection be conducted every 12 months in an approved location.â Forcing more routine around equipment inspections, owner-op Gary Buchs believes, will pay multiple dividends.
May 15, 2019
Business
Home, sweet home: Strong work ethic helps propel Midwesterner Danny Jewell to Overdriveâs Owner-Operator of the Year award
His safety record, business acumen and service to the industry and his community in Nebraska City, Nebraska, were factors that led to his being named 2018 Owner-Operator of the Year in March by the Truckload Carriers Association and Overdrive at TCAâs annual meeting in Las Vegas.
May 15, 2019
Business
New labor deal between YRC, Teamsters drivers boosts wages, bars driverless trucks
In addition to securing wage increases and an additional week of vacation time, the agreement blocks YRC from using driverless trucks in the next five years.
May 15, 2019
Business
Mack contest for 2020 calendar ongoing for customer photos
The contest, open through May 31, accepts nominated pictures in categories corresponding to current models â including the Anthem, Pinnacle, Granite and its MHD version, the LR and TerraPro â and with an additional category for models no longer in production.
May 15, 2019
Business
Cargo theft volume, values up year-over-year in first quarter
There were a total of 144 cargo thefts in the United States during the first quarter of the year worth an average of $116,717 per theft, which represents a 25% increase in volume and a 1% increase in values year-over-year, according to SensiGuard.
May 15, 2019
Business
Stay Metrics offering free Roadcheck training
This yearâs training module offers information on what inspectors will be looking for with the steering wheel and column, steering systems, axels and torsion bars, suspension systems and more. Stay Metrics and Luma began offering the complimentary training modules for Roadcheck in 2016.
May 15, 2019
Business
Truck rolls over, spills honey on eastbound I-80/94 in Indiana
Indiana State Police say the truck was hauling 41,000 pounds of honey, and when the truck rolled over, five of the containers came out of the box trailer, some of which are leaking onto the interstate.
May 15, 2019
Business
Kenworth, Ritchie Bros. to auction Truckers Against Trafficking T680 this week
The âEveryday Heroesâ Kenworth T680 is fully loaded with a 485-hp Paccar MX-13 and Paccar 12-speed automated transmission, a 76-inch sleeper and more.
May 14, 2019
Channel 19
A bit of togetherness in Defiance, Ohio, this Friday
When trucker-songwriter Tony Justice heard about an Ohio boy who loved trucks and his music, using it to help him focus on his work, he took a teacherâs request for CDs one further. This Friday, a convoy in the young manâs honor is set to kick off, and Trucker Nation is inviting the local community.
May 14, 2019
Business
Roadmaster Group partners with Folds of Honor to provide scholarships to military families
The funding provided by the sponsorship will provide several $5,000 scholarships annually for members of the military community.
May 14, 2019
Business
Fr8Hub opens digital brokerage for cross-border freight
The freight-matching platform pairs shippers in Mexico and the U.S. (to and from border cities) with available carriers and drivers. The platform also provides load tracking for shipments coming into and out of Mexico via telematics and GPS integration.
May 14, 2019
Overdrive Radio
Runaway recounted down Sandstone Mountain, and: Revisiting a quite accurate spot rate prediction pre-ELDs
Podcast: Lee Epling urges caution pointing the finger at this or that cause, or piling on the driver, before all the facts are known in the Colo. crash case, sharing his own brake-failure story on Sandstone Mountain in W.Va./Va. on I-64; Also: Monte Wiederholdâs quite accurate 2017 rates prediction relative to ELDs.
May 13, 2019
Business
I-95 to close in Stamford, Connecticut, later this month
I-95 will close at exit 9 in Stamford, Connecticut, on Friday, May 31 at 11 p.m. through Monday, June 3 at 5 a.m., as well as between Friday, June 7 and Monday, June 10.
May 13, 2019
Business
Trucking rap sheet: Trucker convicted of felony assault after hitting CARB inspector with truck
A truck driver in California has been convicted of felony assault after being found to have intentionally moved his truck and struck a California Air Resources Board inspector during a roadside inspection. A Mississippi CDL tester was also arrested in a CDL scheme.
May 13, 2019
Overdrive Extra
Bull hauler Mary Hooks was told âI couldnât do it, and I was gonna prove âem wrongâ
Hooks and her 2014 389: âI learned a lot from a lot of people over the years. A lot. Thereâs people out there in Texas âŚ, most of them gone today, [who] are credited for whom and what Iâve become today. Without them, I never would have made it.â
May 13, 2019
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