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Spot reefer rates on bit of a rebound in the last week
Meanwhile, a “bubble” of van freight moved east from Los Angeles, where ports have seen an influx of Asian imports in recent weeks. A closer look at when to potential expect Columbus, Ohio, outbound demand metrics to favor owner-ops.
November 16, 2018
Channel 19
Better ‘pay would solve most’ critical issues: Readers’ priorities show variation from, similarity to recent rankings
While “the economy” does figure as a critical issue year-in year-out in the annual ATRI “critical issues” rankings, issues of adequate driver compensation — and rates for independent truckers — don’t command the same direct attention. All the same, as one reader noted, better “pay would solve most” problems.
November 16, 2018
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Business
America’s Best Drivers named by NASTC
16 of these 17 multi-million safe mile drivers were honored at the annual meeting of the National Association of Small Trucking Companies in Nashville, Tenn., earlier this month as the 2018 America’s Best Drivers team.
November 16, 2018
Business
CARB to require trucks to store data on emissions, fuel use by 2022
CARB will require year-model 2022 and later engines to collect and store data on NOx output and fuel consumption “that would be used to characterize [carbon dioxide] emissions on all heavy-duty vehicles in use,” CARB says. Data would be retrieved via the engine by plugging in a scanning tool or data reader.
November 16, 2018
Business
Secure trucks, cargo to prevent Thanksgiving cargo theft
SensiGuard says over the last five Thanksgiving periods, which run from the Tuesday before the holiday through the Tuesday after, it has seen just under three thefts per day, which is 26 percent higher than the average rate throughout the year.
November 16, 2018
Truck Stops
Pilot Flying J adds New Mexico, Florida locations
A new Pilot Express will open in Jacksonville, Florida, offering drivers 27 truck parking spaces, and a Pilot Travel Center in Jal, New Mexico, will also be opening this month, offering 43 truck parking spaces.
November 16, 2018
Business
Winter storm prompts speed restrictions on Pennsylvania Turnpike
Speeds on the Turnpike are now reduced to 45 mph from the Donegal Interchange (exit 91) to the Valley Forge Interchange (exit 326). The 45 mph restriction is also in place for all of I-276, I-95 to the Delaware River Bridge, and all of I-476.
November 15, 2018
Business
Roadside assistance added for Penske app/ELD users
The Penske Driver app/ELD added new functionality for Penske Truck Leasing customers, enabling app users to quickly report roadside assistance needs to the 24/7 Penske Roadside Assistance team, without ever making a call or being placed on hold.
November 15, 2018
Overdrive Extra
What we can do about the physical and emotional violence of chronic stress made manifest
Clifford Petersen urges drivers to start with themselves — recognize the physical and psychological effects of chronic stress and know how to combat them. While “tempers are short, pressure has mounted, stress levels are reaching critical mass …, we all want to get home to our families. Let’s help one another do just that.”
November 15, 2018
Business
Weekend construction closures set for I-10 in Phoenix, I-15 in Vegas
The Nevada Department of Transportation will close I-15 southbound between U.S. Highway 95 and Charleston Boulevard from 10 p.m. Friday, Nov. 16, through 5 a.m. Monday, Nov. 19. In Phoenix, I-10 eastbound will close between 67th and 51st avenues from 9 p.m. Friday, Nov. 16, through 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 18.
November 15, 2018
Business
Kenworth W990 hauling U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree from Oregon to D.C.
The tree is being hauled across the country by Central Oregon Truck Company. It has already made 11 stops since leaving Sweet Home, Oregon, on Nov. 9 and will make 12 more before it arrives at the U.S. Capitol on Monday, Nov. 26.
November 15, 2018
Truck Stops
Love’s opens new location in Sulphur Springs, Texas
The new store, located off of I-30 at exit 122, adds 92 truck parking spaces to the northeast Texas region.
November 15, 2018
Channel 19
Leased operator and budding master-photographer Micheal Watson
Don’t you love it when you can say you’ve really buckled down and learned something new? Herein, how lease-op Micheal Watson learned detailed, skilled photography with a new camera, Youtube how-tos and plenty of opportunity out on the road.
November 14, 2018
Business
Trucking groups plan to fight Connecticut governor-elect’s trucks tolling plan
Democrat Ned Lamont, who was elected as the state’s next governor last week, said during his campaign he intends to propose trucks-only tolls in the state to curb what is projected to be a multi-billion-dollar budget deficit by 2021. However, the state’s trucking association, with backing from the American Trucking Associations, says it intends to fight any trucks-only tolls.
November 14, 2018
Voices
‘About time’: Readers respond to new CVSA directive not to wake off-duty drivers to inspect
Responses to CVSA’s new policy directive to inspectors not to wake off-duty truckers for the purposes of conducting a random inspection ranged from exasperated positivity — “About time” ran the two-word response of multiple readers at Overdrive’s Facebook page — to I-hope-they-get-the-memo identifications of specific problem jurisdictions.
November 14, 2018
Business
Denham, top recipient of trucking campaign dollars and ATA ally, loses re-election bid
Rep. Jeff Denham (R-Calif.), the top beneficiary of trucking industry political campaign contributions for the 2018 midterms, has lost his seat in the U.S. House. Denham had been a strong ally of ATA’s in the fight against California’s meal and rest break requirements.
November 14, 2018
Business
Trucker reportedly attacked over parking spot in Florida
According to a report from Villages-News.com, the trucker was asleep in his rig when 51-year-old Brian James Cozzie, of Eaton Rapids, Michigan, started beating on his truck and ordering him to move. The report states the unnamed driver, who was allegedly taking up two parking spaces, told Cozzie he wasn’t going to move.
November 14, 2018
Business
Latest Dock411 partnership: With Konexial
The Konexial company’s new integration partnership with Dock411 will add dock and trucking points of interest information to Konexial’s My20 ELD and GoLoad dynamic load-matching platform.
November 14, 2018
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