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Truck driver receives two life sentences for role in grisly human smuggling case
James Bradley Jr. has been sentenced to two concurrent life sentences without parole for his role in the deaths of 10 immigrants who died while being transported in a sweltering tractor-trailer in San Antonio last summer.
April 23, 2018
Electronic Logging Devices
Fireworks haulers seek ELD exemption for Independence Day period
If granted the exemption, APA members that already hold the 14-hour HOS exemption would be able to continue using paper logs instead of ELDs. Approximately 51 of APAâs 250-plus member companies hold the exemption.
April 23, 2018
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Fire extinguisher recall affects more than 10,000 International tractors
Trucks affected by the recall include International 4700, 4900, 9100I, Durastar, LT, Prostar, Terrastar and Transtar models from various years.
April 23, 2018
Channel 19
Monday news-flash round-up: Inspector enjoys job, moose in Yukon loves Tennessee football
Is the reality that a truck-enforcement-dedicated trooper actually enjoys the interaction-with-truckers aspect of his job truly headline worthy? And: a couple shots along the way to Alaska with owner-op Jerry Boyd and his partner haulers on a military load.
April 23, 2018
Voices
Readers more open to gun purchase restrictions after latest shootings
Following the Parkland, Fla., school shooting, which spawned a wave of student-led demonstrations around the nation, more than a third of Overdrive readers signaled agreement that it was time for at least some change in gun-purchase restrictions.
April 23, 2018
Business
Doc film project cruising with female truckers
A documentary film team will attend a seven-day Real Women in Trucking event to begin work on a documentary that hopes to engage with female professional truck drivers to shed some light on issues concerning women in trucking today.
April 23, 2018
Trucker Talent Search
Hear driver Keith Fallonâs original âI Gotta Flyâ submission to Overdriveâs Trucker Talent Search
The fifth annual Overdrive-Red Eye Radioâs Trucker Talent Search is accepting entries through May 1.
April 23, 2018
Channel 19
Making more of that Alaska plate with Bennett-leased owner-ops, take two
Turns out the opportunity to make the most of the plate registration fee did arise for owner-operator Jerry Boyd before the registration period runs out this summer. He and fellow Bennett Motor Extpress owner-op Carl Lawrence, as well as another hauler, embarked from Oak Harbor, Wash., bound for Fairbanks on Thursday.
April 21, 2018
Overdrive Radio
Donât have to be a âone-and-doneâ: Know your customer to survive/thrive in the first year with carrier authority
For most new independent owner-ops, emphasizes Kevin Rutherford in this edition of Overdrive Radio, the customer (fundamentally the entity that pays your business for its service) is one, a few or several brokers. Too many owner-ops fail to see or treat their brokers like a customer, without which failure is any businessâ destiny. And: A view from the other side with small broker Al Zellmer.
April 20, 2018
Business
Denham Amendment revived: House again eyes measure to block statesâ driver pay/break laws
The provision seeks to reassert the federal governmentâs role in managing driversâ hours of service by preventing states from requiring carriers to comply with any state-level laws. The measure also restricts states from forcing carriers to pay drivers for non-driving tasks.
April 20, 2018
Truck Stops
Pilot Flying J adds three new travel centers in West Texas
The first of the new locations opened on April 14 in Orla, Texas, along U.S. Highway 285. Another location is set to open on Saturday, April 21, in Kermit, Texas, along Texas Highway 302, followed by the companyâs second location in Pecos, Texas, on South Bickley Avenue in the coming weeks.
April 20, 2018
Business
Tanker fleet doles out big pay boost for certain drivers
Texas-based 700-plus truck fleet Crestwood Transportation is now starting tanker drivers in its central region at 60 cents per mile, a 14-cent-per-mile bump from the previous 46 cents.
April 20, 2018
Business
Expedite Expo staging in Ky. July 20-21
According to the organizers behind the Expedite Expo show, set to kick off July 20-21 at the Lexington Center in downtown Lexington, Ky., attendeesâ two-day, time-only investment at the Expo (itâs otherwise free for owner-ops, drivers and fleet owners) will pay dividends in âexpanding your industry knowledgeâ and more.
April 20, 2018
Business
I-96 Eastbound north of Grand Rapids, Mich., to close through mid-June
MDOT says a detour is available by exiting I-96 at Alpine Avenue or taking U.S. 131 Southbound to I-196 Eastbound to I-96 Eastbound.
April 19, 2018
Business
Highway fatalities dipped slightly in 2017, preliminary numbers show
National Safety Council numbers do not include specific crash data, such as how many of the highway deaths were as a result of a truck-involved accident. In sum, 40,100 deaths occurred last year, according to the NSC.
April 19, 2018
Business
Former Texas trooper gets prison time for accepting bribes for clean inspections
From July 2014 through September 2015, Cauley reported conducting 39 Level 1 inspections on Cruz and Sons trucks, all of which were given a Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance inspection decal for a clean inspection. Cruz reportedly paid Cauley at least $4,000 for the clean inspections
April 19, 2018
Business
OOIDA, safety groups rally against bill to allow under-21 interstate truckers
In a letter sent to the Houseâs Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, the committee where the bill was filed, OOIDA and a long list of other groups, told lawmakers they strongly oppose the DRIVE Actâs passage. The groups claim in the letter that younger drivers are much more likely to crash. The actâs training requirements are also âwoefully inadequate,â they write.
April 19, 2018
Custom Rigs
âBlackGoldâ scale memorial Mack, Cecil Spurlockâs son and familyâs tribute to the Kentucky coal hauler
The 1/25th scale model of Spurlockâs 1981 Mack DM 800 coal hauler is their way of honoring his legacy. When Spurlock passed in 2012, says his son David, he was buried âwith his Mack cap on his head, and a coal miner on his grave stone with a pick and shovel on his shoulder, showing where he came from.â
April 19, 2018
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