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Introducing the Parkers’ Coronado — and rat — retooled; and more scenes from MATS

George and Wendy Parker’s 2004 Freightliner Coronado debuts after 4 State Trucks’ treatment, scenes from the active Pavilion, outtakes from seminars on trucking for profit, music and more scenes from MATS 2018.

March 23, 2018

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FMCSA: Ag-exemption, personal conveyance guidance change expected before June end

By June 18: When FMCSA expects proposed hours of service guidance changes (related to the ag exemption and personal conveyance) to be finalized — and more from the agency presentation around ELD/hours-related issues at the Mid-America Trucking Show.

March 23, 2018

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2,000 truckers potentially affected by alleged med cert fraud

Potentially more than 2,000 truckers will have to renew their medical card within 30 days after the indictment of an Alabama-based medical examiner accused of issuing false medical cards. Affected drivers will be notified via mail by the U.S. DOT.

March 22, 2018

Wreaths Across America debuts traveling education trailer

The nonprofit organization’s new display trailer features a mini-theater, historical displays about the nonprofit organization’s history and opportunities for drivers and carriers, who make up its Honor Fleet of donated transport providers every year, to connect with the company,

March 22, 2018

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Man in fatal accident at Louisville truck show believed to be trucker, show competitor

Police are investigating the death of a man believed to have been a trucker who entered his truck in the PKY Truck Beauty Contest at the Mid-America Trucking Show at the Kentucky Expo Center in Louisville.

March 22, 2018

Overdrive publisher Randall-Reilly acquires data firm Smart Rhino

Overdrive parent company Randall-Reilly has acquired Smart Rhino Labs, which offers driver recruiting services in the trucking industry.

March 22, 2018

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Bills in Congress extend ELD waiver for livestock haulers, allow under-21 truckers

The U.S. House late Wednesday released the text of a $1.3 billion spending bill that funds the U.S. government through the end of the 2018 fiscal year and, notably for trucking, exempts livestock and insect haulers from the electronic logging device mandate through the end of September.

March 22, 2018

Sharp show trucks — and a blanket of snow — descend on Mid-America show in Louisville

MATS doesn’t officially begin until Thursday, but here’s a sample of some of the rigs on display at the show, including a few shots of those buried by the 8-inch snowfall.

March 21, 2018

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Spot market: Freight volumes, rates mostly held steady in the last week

While the spot market may seem to be on a plateau, it’s on much higher ground compared to a year ago. Last week’s national average load-to-truck ratio was 14.1, nearly double what it was at this time last year. Dry van, reefer markets spotlighted here.

March 21, 2018

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MATS preview, live from Nashville: ‘Long Haul Paul’ Marhoefer with Jan, Donnie Gullett

With a new record out from Laughing Hyena records and available at many truck stops around the nation, trucker-songwriter Paul Marhoefer started the MATS week in Nashville, Tenn., where we caught up with him for an impromptu run through several of his tracks at the Fiddler’s Inn.

March 21, 2018

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Truck bans issued in three states as another winter storm hammers Northeast

States have banned trucks from using the Pennsylvania Turnpike’s east-west main line, I-78 and I-80 in New Jersey, among other highways, and I-95, I-84 and more in New York. The bans are in effect until the storm passes through the region.

March 21, 2018

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TomTom unveils new GPS for truckers

The new TomTom Trucker GPS features tailored routing for truckers with more than 1,500 points-of-interest such as fuel stops and travel centers.

March 21, 2018

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Drivewyze bypass app added to Transflo app

Telematics provider Transflo has updated its mobile app to add Drivewyze bypass services, the company announced Tuesday.

March 21, 2018

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Uber offering fuel, tire discounts to truckers using Uber Freight

The Uber Freight Plus program includes fuel and maintenance discounts, discounts on cell phone plans, as well as rebates on the acquisition of additional equipment.

March 21, 2018

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FMCSA shuts down driver after myriad of violations uncovered at roadside

On two separate stops days apart, driver Jerry Jasper was found to be driving with a suspended CDL and in violation of multiple hours regs. Officers also found drug paraphernalia in one stop and arrested Jasper. FMCSA has issued Jasper an effective shutdown order.

March 21, 2018

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Team driving: Finding the right balance of driving hours, time apart

Federal hours of service regulations are the same for team drivers as solo drivers, though one team truck has two on-duty and driving clocks. Each driver has a 14-hour on-duty clock and an 11-hour driving clock, and each driver is required to take a 30-minute break during their shift.

March 20, 2018

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Overdrive Radio

Podcast special edition: Lay of the land for owner-ops, by the numbers again with ATBS’ Todd Amen

This special edition of the Overdrive Radio podcast features audio from ATBS President Todd Amen’s March 20 conference call for owner-operators outlining annual mileage, revenue and income averages from 2017, among other metrics, for segments among its clients — with a look ahead through this year.

March 20, 2018

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Technology and maximizing your most precious resource

How technology is “changing some of what I want to believe about my business,” in the words of owner-operator Gary Buchs, in this his debut on the Overdrive Extra blog. Among tech’s benefits: freeing up the resource of time “to study the markets and pursue new customers, making my business more efficient.”

March 20, 2018

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'55 needlenose Pete rebuilt with classic aviation style

Owner and builder Jamie Johnson usually builds half-ton pickups and one-ton dually pickups, and when he came across this ’55 Pete, he decided to build it into a one-ton, “kind of a mini-truck,” he said.

Mosermackey Transport independent Adam Mackey runs his Oklahoma-headquartered one-truck business with disciplined authority and the 2007 Cat-powered Freightliner Columbia pictured. The owner-operator earns a semi-finalist slot for Overdrive's 2026 Trucker of the Year award.

When the mentored becomes the master: Trucker of the Month Adam Mackey

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Test-drive with a New Jersey turn in Mack's all-new Pioneer

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2.8M-mile 1989 Kenworth W900B still hauling strong

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OTR trucker-songwriter Long Haul Paul's new 'After Party Sessions,' MATS show upcoming

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