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Ice Road Truckers may be over after 11-season run
The future of one of the longest-running reality TV shows — Ice Road Truckers on the History Channel — appears uncertain. History says it hasn’t decided whether it will renew the show for a 12th season, but the show’s star said on Facebook it appears the “show is history.”
March 6, 2018
Business
Uber looks to ‘take the driver out of the vehicle’ on long-haul lanes, demonstrates transfer-hub system for loads
Uber ATG, the self-driving-tech side of Uber’s business, is moving freight with at least one carrier and shipper partner each across Arizona in ongoing tests of their autonomous technology and a transfer-hub trailer hand-off system the company envisions being “what trucking and freight could be” primarily in the future.
March 6, 2018
Business
Trucking rap sheet: Trucker arrested on drug possession charges, Virginia DOT employees involved in fraud scheme
A Mississippi-based trucker was arrested in Indiana for possession of cocaine and marijuana; two Virginia DOT employees and four northern Virginia trucking company owners pleaded guilty to a bribery scheme, and an Indiana trucker was charged with illegally transporting hazmat.
March 6, 2018
Business
Shell Rotella unveils Starship concept tractor-trailer, set for cross-country test run
Shell Lubricants unveiled Tuesday its Starship Project concept truck, a fuel-sipping Class 8 combination tractor-trailer designed in conjunction with AirFlow Truck Company to showcase the feasibility of energy-efficient freight movement.
March 6, 2018
Business
Highway robbery: Combating dishonest brokers
Even with more broker-checking services available, some dishonest freight middlemen continue to deceive or steal from owner-operators. Things are in play for a technical change long in process at the level of FMCSA to help combat the ‘worst of the worst’ among fraudulent operations.
March 6, 2018
Business
Idaho adds new signs to weigh-in-motion bypass systems at Lewiston Port of Entry
The Idaho Transportation Department says the updated system is expected to allow up to 70 percent of trucks heading out of the city, and 50 percent of trucks entering the city, to bypass the weigh station.
March 6, 2018
Business
OOIDA to honor Jim Johnston at MATS
OOIDA will honor its late president Jim Johnston with an event at MATS.
March 5, 2018
Business
Drivers file suit against XPO alleging misclassification, seek back wages
The class-action lawsuit, filed Feb. 26, accuses the company of denying drivers of earned wages and benefits such as workers’ comp due to their classification as contractors.
March 5, 2018
Business
New inside-outside video event recorder
The Pro-Vision Video Systems company’s newly released HD Drive Recorder features 1080-pixel, high-definition recording with both interior- and exterior-facing cameras.
March 5, 2018
Truck Stops
Pilot Flying J opens new stops in South Carolina, Virginia, Texas, Manitoba
New truck stops are open in Summerville, S.C.; Ste. Agathe, Manitoba, Canada; Suffolk, Va.; and Falfurrias, Texas.
March 5, 2018
Business
News from TMC: Eaton moves toward electrification, Michelin unveils aero package/new single-wide tire
A few highlights from the equipment announcements ongoing this week at ATA’s Technology & Maintenance Council Annual Meeting: Eaton opens a business unit dedicated to vehicle electrification, Michelin unveils a new aerodynamics package for trailers and more.
March 5, 2018
Electronic Logging Devices
POLL: What’s been your biggest issue with ELD equipment?
If you’re among the numerous owner-operators who’ve been forced into transitioning to e-logs in recent times, what’s been the biggest issue you’ve experienced with your provider/device, if any?
March 5, 2018
Parking
North Carolina opens new rest area, closes four others
The facility offers truckers 55 parking spaces, along with six restrooms, a vending and seating area and more.
March 5, 2018
Channel 19
Pup in need of a rolling home, and: 411 on a spare July 1980 Overdrive?
Bullpen Rescue of Georgia believes it has the perfect ridealong companion for a highway hauler among the rescue dogs for whom it’s trying to find a home. And: On the 20th anniversary of Peter Gallicchio’s trucking father’s death, he’s in search of a particular Overdrive issue where the family’s company mini Crosley tractor-trailer was featured.
March 2, 2018
Parking
Ohio looking to close I-77 rest area, seeks public comment
ODOT said in a press release there are “adequate facilities to accommodate the needs to the traveling public on the I-77 corridor,” warranting the permanent closure of the rest area in Washington County at the 3.6 milemarker. The rest area proposed to be closed offers 20 truck parking spaces.
March 2, 2018
Electronic Logging Devices
OOIDA asks House committee to hold hearing on ELD mandate
Continuing in its so-far-unfruitful appeal to lawmakers, courts and regulators to reevaluate the federal electronic logging device mandate, the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association has asked the leaders of the House’s Transportation and Infrastructure Committee to hold a hearing on its concerns surrounding ELD implementation.
March 2, 2018
Business
Spring freight season signs: Where’s it getting hot and where it’s not
DAT analyst Mark Montague notes that “we see flatbed accelerating ahead of schedule. Generally, we have had a La Nina winter that has resulted in more precipitation in the northern tier of states and allowed states in the Southeast region to get a jump on spring.”
March 2, 2018
Channel 19
Former hauler Dave Dein and partners bring trucking to high-school curriculum
Working with staff at Patterson High School and several trucking partners, Dave Dein has established what as far as he can tell is the first non-vocational-school CDL trucking course in the country. Available for seniors at Patterson, it’s in its first year with two sections maxed at 8 students.
March 1, 2018
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