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Trucker Talent Search
Last call: Entries for 2019 Overdrive’s Trucker Talent Search due April 22
Truckers can enter the Trucker Talent Search by submitting a video by the deadline of April 22. This year’s prize is a free professional recording session in Nashville.
April 22, 2019
Business
Trimble’s 3G hardware-recycling partnership
Trimble customers that upgrade to new devices in 2019 and 2020 as 3G networks sunset will be able to ship their uninstalled Trimble equipment to the Cobalt company free of charge, for safe and secure disposal of the hardware, recycling any components when possible.
April 22, 2019
Business
Driver named Highway Angel for stopping to help after witnessing crash
Melby Millirans was driving north on I-75 out of Ocala, Florida, when he saw an SUV ahead of him veer toward the guardrail, then swerve sharply to the right and run off the road, down a steep embankment and crash into a row of trees. He stopped, called 911 and grabbed a flashlight to go help.
April 19, 2019
Business
Ohio DPS looks to ease transition of military veterans into trucking
Ohio DPS proposes to eliminate skills test waiver requirements that state an applicant must have been a military position that requires driving a commercial vehicle in the last year and that the applicant must have operated a commercial vehicle for at least two years before leaving the military.
April 19, 2019
Overdrive Radio
Learning from the mistakes of others, with owner-op Bill Ater from last week’s early-Spring blizzard
In this week’s edition of the Overdrive Radio podcast we drop into the scene at The Junction truck stop in Blunt, S.D., round about mid-week last week just ahead of the blizzard. Owner-operator Ater and a fellow hauler on a run from Midland, Texas, up to the Williston, N.D., oil fields, ended up spending three nights there, leaving with a new appreciation for the place and its generous manager.
April 19, 2019
Business
Livestock hauling: Caring for cargo
The same considerations behind the ELD exemptions also raise the standard for what it takes to operate successfully in livestock hauling.
April 19, 2019
Voices
POLL: How many different trailer types have you pulled through your career?
Have you been dedicated to a particular trailer type through your career or hauled in different niches throughout? Share you story via this poll.
April 19, 2019
Business
Landstar honors owner-ops, agents, customers
Landstar’s Star of Quality awards go to owner-ops and agents who regularly go above and beyond in performance in safety and service — March winners named here, as well as the agent Rookie of the Year award, which went to a former independent owner-op, and the company Customer of the Year award.
April 18, 2019
Business
Drivewyze PreClear bypass service now available at all 19 Missouri weigh stations
The last four activated Drivewyze sites are located in Kearney (northbound), Platte City (northbound), and Willow Springs (both east and westbound).
April 18, 2019
Channel 19
A case for manual shifting, for less (not more) automation, for engagement on the long road
The incremental additions of automated features at highway speeds is ultimately an experiment with how much distraction the human brain can resist before it falls asleep at the wheel. Vehicle makers new and old, and end users, would do well to recognize and take very seriously the implications.
April 18, 2019
Business
Peterbilt, Kenworth parent company Paccar names new CEO
Preston Feight, 51, has been with Paccar for 21 years, including tenures as president of DAF Trucks and vice president and general manager of Kenworth. He also held other roles at Kenworth, including chief engineer and assistant general manager of sales and marketing.
April 18, 2019
Business
Trucking Law: Returning to driving after a heart attack
Dr. Alexander E. Underwood details how to return to work following a heart attack, as well as why a urine sample is required during a DOT physical.
April 18, 2019
Hours of Service
Fireworks haulers seek hours relief during Independence Day holiday period
The American Pyrotechnics Association has submitted a petition to add four new members to its existing hours exemption during the Independence Day holiday period. A separate fireworks hauler, Extreme Logistics, has also requested an HOS exemption for its 12 drivers during the same holiday period.
April 18, 2019
Truck Stops
New Love’s adds 51 truck parking spaces in Illinois
The new location also offers a Love’s Truck Tire Care center, Hardee’s restaurant, seven diesel lanes, five showers, laundry facilities and more.
April 18, 2019
Business
Convoy adds drop-and-hook loads, trailer pool program to freight-matching platform
Freight-matching platform Convoy has expanded its freight marketplace with a pre-loaded trailer program that allows owner-operators and small carriers access to drop-and-hook freight. Convoy Go, which opened for use Thursday within Convoy’s existing system, aims to curb detention time for drivers and provide greater access to power-only loads, the company says.
April 18, 2019
Business
New hauling markets: Where recreational cannabis is legal
One result of the 2018 midterm elections was the addition of Michigan to the list of states that have created new markets for legal recreational cannabis — places where transportation opportunities are expected to grow around the product, shown in red on the map here.
April 17, 2019
Business
Spring has not sprung, to say the least, when it comes to vans, reefers on the spot market
National average spot van and refrigerated freight rates slipped again during the week ending April 13. The number of load posts fell 4 percent while truck posts increased. The arrival of produce season in several southern markets failed to make up for the effects of more capacity and bad weather.
April 17, 2019
Business
Waiver granted to SmartDrive allowing lower windshield mounting for driver assist camera
FMCSA says SmartDrive’s camera housing is 3.7 inches wide by 5.2 inches tall and will be mounted in the approximate center of the windshield. The agency also received a request from Navistar for its ADAS to be mounted lower on the windshield that regulations allow.
April 17, 2019
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