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Business
Trucking rap sheet: Trucking co. owner gets nine years in prison for insurance fraud
A New Jersey trucking company owner was sentenced this week to nine years in a state prison for filing more than $1.2 million in false claims for refrigerated cargo that allegedly spoiled in cross-country transport; a Mississippi CDL examiner pleaded guilty to a CDL testing scheme and more.
April 25, 2018
Business
Truckers line up under Michigan overpass to prevent suicide attempt
Thirteen truck drivers lined up under a Michigan overpass to help troopers prevent a man's suicide attempt.
April 25, 2018
Trucker Talent Search
Hear driver Justin Bowmanās Lynyrd Skynyrd cover, submitted to Overdriveās Trucker Talent Search
The fifth annual Overdrive-Red Eye Radioās Trucker Talent Search is accepting entries through May 1.
April 25, 2018
Business
āChameleon carrierā shut down after bevy of violations
According to FMCSA, Daya was formerly known as Ekam Truck Line. In 2017, Ekam agreed to enter a Consent Order in order to upgrade its safety rating from Unsatisfactory to Conditional. The fleetās Unsatisfactory rating was the result of a number of safety violations, FMCSA says.
April 24, 2018
Overdrive Extra
Open a can of realism before buying that first truck
The decision to buy that first truck: While itās often driven by an emotional sense of just how much better life will be, ultimately, strive to find the truth in your own calculus. We can be very good at lying to ourselves to justify our desires.
April 24, 2018
Business
Startup testing highly autonomous system in retrofitted Peterbilts in Arizona
TuSimple, a 30-month-old San Diego-based autonomous truck startup, says it isĀ currently testing three Level 4 autonomous Peterbilt trucksĀ in Arizona. Level 4 autonomy (on a scale of 1 to 5) doesnāt require any action by a human driver and is widely considered the first level of āfully autonomousā driving.
April 24, 2018
Business
Landstar agentsā meeting honors partners
Landstar System presented safety officer and customer of the year awards this month during the owner-operator-heavy fleetās annual agent convention in Boca Raton, Fla..
April 24, 2018
Gear
Autoventionsā Trailer Sentry cargo security device
Autoventionsā Trailer Sentry is a Bluetooth-enabled cargo security device built for preventing truck and trailer cargo theft. The system is designed to allow the user to lock a trailer and cab through a proprietary combination of hardware and software. Th
April 24, 2018
Business
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 APAās 250-plus member companies hold the exemption.
April 23, 2018
Business
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 Fallonās original āI Gotta Flyā submission to Overdriveās Trucker Talent Search
The fifth annual Overdrive-Red Eye Radioās 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
Donāt have to be a āone-and-doneā: 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 businessā 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 statesā driver pay/break laws
The provision seeks to reassert the federal governmentās role in managing driversā 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
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