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Business
FMCSA allows personal conveyance use from a shipper/receiver to a parking location
More details have been pegged for agricultural hours of service exemption and how personal conveyance can now be used to reach a safe resting location.
May 31, 2018
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Subtropical Storm Alberto prompts N.C. to suspend HOS regs for certain counties
State of emergency includes over 30 counties in North Carolina. The exemption is good for 30 days, or for the duration of the emergency, whichever is less.
May 31, 2018
NOAA radar map of Subtropical Storm Alberto
Business
Capacity tightened, rates rose, ahead of Memorial Day weekend
Spot rates on the rise, setting up June to see volumes unseen since January. View flatbed and van hot markets (and not so hot markets) according to the DAT.
May 31, 2018
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Explosion rocks Kentucky UPS Freight facility; police treating it as accidental
The building’s roof and walls sustained “significant structural damage” and 8 were taken to the hospital for non-life threatening injuries and observations.
May 30, 2018
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Hurricane Express hosting truck parade from Oklahoma to California, offering drivers free steaks
Hurricane Express is hosting a truck parade out of their Oklahoma terminal headed west toward California.
May 30, 2018
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Business
Drivers at XPO terminal in Pa. to hold unionization vote Friday
Some XPO Logistics drivers and warehouse workers voting to join the union and others rejecting Teamsters affiliation. The vote will be held on Friday.
May 30, 2018
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Business
FMCSA boss Martinez tells Congress ELDs a first step toward adding hours flexibility
Ray Martinez, head of the FMCSA, thinks so and expressed to Congressional lawmakers how the ELD mandate should lead to hours of service flexibility.
May 30, 2018
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Diamonds are a girl’s best friend: 1974 Diamond Reo conventional
Don Christner learns the history behind Junior Elmore's 1974 Diamond Reo and gets an inside look into a "lazy man's truck." Step back in time with Overdrive.
May 30, 2018
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Business
Watch: Police chase ends with truck ramming building in fiery crash
What may be one of the strangest and most convoluted police chases ever caught on film occurred in Australia. Police chased a tractor-trailer, disabled its tires with spike strips and it finally came to an end when the truck caught fire and crashed into a building.
May 30, 2018
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ELDs up the ante on parking
Check out the unintended effect of the ELD mandate on parking and what truckers are saying about the parking situation across the U.S. on Overdrive.
May 30, 2018
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Business
Police investigating pipe bomb found at Kentucky Pilot Flying J
Kentucky State Police was quickly on the scene and rendered the six-inch pipe bomb safely. This is considered a Class C felony. The investigation is ongoing.
May 29, 2018
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Business
Kevin Rutherford’s ‘Trucking Business & Beyond’ SiriusXM show moves to midday time slot
SiriusXM channel 146, Road Dog Trucking, is moving Kevin Rutherford’s SiriusXM radio show, “Trucking Business & Beyond" to the midday time slot. Details here.
May 29, 2018
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Gear
Stand-Bi’s phone and drink holder
Stand-Bi’s three-in-one beverage and phone-holding tool is designed to keep a cell phone and drink secure and consolidated into one holder while in the vehicle, at the office and on the go. The holder comes with a snap-on sand spike for outdoors use, a de
May 29, 2018
Overdrive Extra
Report from a #parkingdesert
With almost 250 fewer semi-truck parking spaces available along GA's I-75 corridor, truck drivers are facing new dilemmas in the wake of the ELD mandate.
May 29, 2018
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Business
Lawmakers write OMB urging quick clearance of rule to roll back glider emissions regs
Lawmakers ask OMB Director Mulvaney to skip the impact analysis of the rule to repeal Obama-era emissions regulations placed on glider kit trucks.
May 29, 2018
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Business
Clock ticking for ag haulers to adopt an ELD
According to the FMCSA, ag haulers have until June 19 to adopt an ELD to record duty status or face citations or out-of-service orders for non-compliance.
May 29, 2018
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Channel 19
More support for ‘stranded’ One20 F-ELD customers on offer from Drive, Konexial
Drive is waving their fee for the remainder of the year for current One20 F-ELD users, while Konexial is offering $50 trade-in credit for their My20 ELD.
May 29, 2018
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Business
Hours regs suspended for relief load haulers in subtropical storm-stricken states
The FMCSA will be waiving hours regulations for relief load haulers in seven states potentially affected by Subtropical Storm Alberto.
May 28, 2018
NOAA radar map of Subtropical Storm Alberto
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