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Alliance Scaleâs portable wireless scale
Alliance Scaleâs Load Ranger Wireless Wheel Pad Scale is engineered to allow users to monitor load safety and weight compliance from virtually any location. The portable scale features a remote indicator in a carrying case that receives Bluetooth signals
November 14, 2018
Business
EPA intends to review truck emissions regs to uniform rules, add tighter NOx standards
The U.S. EPA on Tuesday announced plans to explore overhauling emissions regulations for heavy-duty trucks and engines, aiming for greater simplicity of emissions regulations and national uniformity of such regs, said EPA Acting Administrator, Andrew Wheeler.
November 13, 2018
Custom Rigs
Heavy-haul 2004 W900L is four-axle âMovinâ Onâ homage
Menominee, Mich.-based 13-truck Extreme Transportation Specialized LLC is the business of owner-operator Robbie Harrisâ father, and the younger Harris leases this pristine workhorse 2004 W900L to the six-truck heavy-haul side of it. Harris advocates for greater federal encouragement of uniformity in oversize/-weight permitting among states. ââTheyâre all over the board on what you can and canât do.â
November 13, 2018
Business
Hello Alvin offering prepaid telehealth cards for truckers
Truck drivers who need a medical consultation while out on the road have a new option with Hello Alvin, a telehealth service, that is now selling one-time use healthcare cards at truck stops across the country to give drivers a call or video chat with a doctor while on the road.
November 13, 2018
Business
The 15 toughest states when it comes to moving violations
These 15 state truck enforcement programs in 2017 encoded the largest percentages of moving violations, measured as a share of all of each stateâs issued violations, the nation over, with a heavy Midwest presence among them.
November 13, 2018
Electronic Logging Devices
POLL: Your average length of haul since the ELD mandate: Shorter, longer, about the same?
Anecdotal reports and some carrier surveys have shown length-of-haul desirability trending shorter for small fleets post-ELD mandate. Lots of factors are at play otherwise, but whatâs the reality for you, whether a small operation yourself or leased to a larger one? Weigh in here.
November 13, 2018
Business
Belmor opens contest for military veteran truckers
Belmor is now accepting submissions for its annual âI Did My DutyâŚNow I Drive Heavy Dutyâ contest specifically for military veteran truck drivers. Learn more.
November 13, 2018
Overdrive Extra
Tech demos show ambitions for further automation
The latest tech offerings envision improved cash flow, less manual data entry, fewer phone calls, more precise navigation, and simplification of complex or overly manual processes.
November 13, 2018
Business
Partnership meshes data, analysis from TCA, FreightWaves
Truckload Indexes âwill track the pulse of the truckload market,â said a statement from TCA. âIt will provide the public with a snapshot of the stories, data, personalities, opportunities and challenges facing this segment.â
November 12, 2018
Business
New CVSA policy stresses that inspectors shouldnât interrupt off-duty drivers for random inspection
Updated policy guidance from the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance issued in late September establishes that inspectors should not disrupt driversâ off-duty or sleeper berth time, when theyâre legally parked, for a random inspection.
November 12, 2018
Business
More than 6,000 Freightliner Cascadias recalled over brake light issue
Daimlerâs recall affects 6,326 model year 2017-2018 Cascadia tractors in which the brake lights may remain on after the brake pedal is released. Great Dane is also recalling a small number of dry van trailers that donât have enough reflective conspicuity tape.
November 12, 2018
Business
Owner-Operator of the Year nomination period extended to Friday
One owner-operator winner and a company driver winner will each receive $25,000. Check out the entry details and more here on Overdrive.
November 12, 2018
Business
Results of the Minnesota fatigue checklist blowback
Since Minnesota's fatigue checklist was deemed a violation of truckers' Fourth Amendment rights, enforcement of regulation 392.3 remains low compared to 2011.
November 12, 2018
Business
UPS Freightâs Teamsters-backed drivers agree to labor deal, preventing strike
The nearly 12,000 Teamsters-represented drivers at UPS Freight threatened to begin a work stoppage if they voted against the deal.
November 12, 2018
Overdrive Extra
âHighway Hellionâ Meredith Ochsâ new history of women in rock music
Most in trucking might best know Ochs as cohost of the former Freewheelinâ program on Sirius XMâs Road Dog Trucking Radio channel, but her exhaustive knowledge of music stems from decades as both a broadcaster and writer in multiple genres.
November 12, 2018
Overdrive Radio
How a â96 Classic came to be âThe Goose,â and: Hope for small-biz primacy with FMCSA?
So just how did Daniel and Phyllis Snowâs 1996 Freightliner Classic XL come to be called âThe Gooseâ? In this Overdrive Radio podcast, the independent owner-operators tell that story. Also: A bit of stumping for the importance of small business in trucking from none other than the top motor carrier safety regulator in the nation,
November 9, 2018
Hours of Service
New personal-conveyance FAQs illustrate FMCSAâs round-trip view of âunder dispatchâ
In the agencyâs new FAQ series, Question No. 1 solidifies an interpretation of any dispatch as encompassing a round trip, and also attempts to clarify seeming contradictions between that interpretation and the new personal conveyance guidance. More on PC enforcement during audits, too, muddying waters.
November 9, 2018
Business
Truckers Final Mile accepting donations for âSleigh Bells and Santaâ campaign
Truckers Final Mile is once again hosting its Sleigh Bells and Santa Christmas campaign to help raise money for children who are enduring their first Christmas after losing a trucker parent that lost their life on the road. This year is the fourth year for the campaign, which is solely based off of donations.
November 9, 2018
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