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NAIT re-launching ‘AlieraCare’ group health option

While “nothing really has changed” about the NAIT’s plan materially, says NAIT/TIE rep Marc Ballard, there are “many more individuals using the program this year.” Details on the group “health care ministry” option here.

July 20, 2018

Former trucking company owner gets jail time for carrier fraud scheme

An investigation revealed that Tratchel provided false information to FMCSA when he applied for carrier and broker authority. OIG says he operated CK Logistics and did not disclose to FMCSA he also had business interests and was associated with BT Ent LLC and JBT Logistics LLC.

July 20, 2018

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Rush launches new website for used trucks

Dealer network Rush Enterprises has launched a new website for its House of Trucks used trucks outlets and has rebranded . The website, hottrucks.com, has “an extensive inventory,” the company says, of Class 8 tractors, box trucks, flatbeds, refuse trucks, trailers and more, from all major manufacturers.

July 20, 2018

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First of Rhode Island’s trucks-only tolls collect more than predicted

Rhode Island DOT says 188,815 trucks were tolled in the first month of the first two tolls’ and gained more than the state’s financial studies had estimated.

July 19, 2018

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Florida rolls out truck parking availability notices on I-95 and I-4, plans expansion

The Truck Parking Availability System in Florida is providing this data on I-95 and I-4 in certain counties. See how the system works here on Overdrive.

July 19, 2018

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Driver sentenced to jail time for using phone at time of fatal rear-end crash

The driver pleaded guilty to manslaughter charges after online shopping and survey taking while driving the semi truck and striking a motorist on the highway.

July 19, 2018

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Overdrive Radio

Podcast: The demise of One20 Trucking, and its owner-op’s efforts to get paid

Owner-operators Lee and Lisa Schmitt say they are owed over $4000 for loads carried in early May before the One20 buyout announcement. Listen on Overdrive Radio

July 19, 2018

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Daimler recalling more than 18,000 Freightliner Cascadia tractors

The recall states the brake caliper mounting bolts may not have been properly tightened, which could result in the caliper detaching. Details here.

July 19, 2018

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Landstar owner-op wins new Western Star in truck giveaway

David Zelsdorf, of Albertville, Ala., won a brand new 2019 Western Star 5700XE after winning the Landstar All-Star Truck Giveaway earlier this month. His name was selected in a random drawing that started with 989 eligible Landstar owner-operators.

July 19, 2018

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Spot market freight slows a bit, but ‘slump’ may be a stretch

Freight markets often begin to slide in mid-July, and last week’s national metrics fit the normal seasonal trend. That’s a signal that the red-hot demand seen in recent weeks has cooled, but it’s probably a stretch to call the slide a “slump.”

July 19, 2018

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Court blocks administration’s glider kit emissions-enforcement policy

The court’s temporary injunction against the EPA’s decision not to enforce glider regs means that glider kit builders will be capped at making and selling just 300 trucks annually until the the court lifts its injunction or the EPA finalizes a rule to repeal emissions regs placed glider builders.

July 18, 2018

Trucks and more damaged in fire at California truck stop

An investigation continues into a Monday afternoon fire that appears to have destroyed two tractor-trailers and three fuel pumps and damaged the metal awning at a truck stop in south-central California.

July 18, 2018

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Five more fleets announce driver pay bumps

CFI, Heartland Express, Roehl Transport, Paschall Truck Lines and K.L. Harring each announced pay increases that are either already in place or go into effect later this month.

July 18, 2018

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Trucker named Highway Angel for helping lost woman get help

Victor Smith, a driver for ABF Freight, was recognized for following his intuition and going after an older woman who went the wrong way after he gave her directions. He was able to get her to pull over on the interstate and wait with her until police arrived to help.

July 18, 2018

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‘The Load’: A trucking flick set in the former Yugoslavia during ’90s wars

U.S. audiences may well get a look at “The Load” thriller next year with a theatrical release and subsequent on-demand availability, as the Grasshopper Film company has acquired U.S. distribution rights of the Serbian-directed film.

July 18, 2018

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Electronic Logging Devices

KeepTruckin updates to address ‘unidentified driving’

Reconciling “unidentified driving” events captured from a given truck by its ELD has been an issue for independent owner-ops, but even more of one for small fleets — KeepTruckin users can benefit from recent updates, the company says.

July 18, 2018

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Lawmakers ask EPA for documents related to glider kit study

The July 12 letter from the lawmakers is the latest in a saga over whether the EPA should cap the number of trucks glider kit builders can make and sell annually. The request appears to be the beginning of a probe by Congress into alleged improper contact between EPA staffers and employees at Volvo Trucks.

July 17, 2018

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Get owner-op business tips during Partners in Business seminars at GATS

Four PIB seminars will be held at GATS. Todd Amen and Richard DeForest with business services provider ATBS will present the first two seminars on Friday, Aug. 24, and Kevin Rutherford with Let’s Truck will host the two seminars on Saturday, Aug. 25.

July 17, 2018

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DOT blasts Overdrive's reporting on 'sham' CDL school reinstatements

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White House's AI-powered CDL-mill purge is going down in flames

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The ultimate Christmas present: A.J. Field's 1969 Peterbilt 358

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