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Business: Page 294
Business
Two-day biz-topics meeting for owner-ops
Expediter Services, offering capacity solutions and ownership opportunities within the trucking industry, will host its latest ES Group Gathering (EGG) event April 27-28 in Southaven, Miss., at the Landers Center just south of Memphis and located off I-55.
April 19, 2018
Overdrive Extra
A few points on scoring better rates from owner-operator coach Kevin Rutherford
Rutherfordâs take on rates, deadheading, âcheap freight,â broker relationships and more.
April 18, 2018
Business
Autocar adding Cummins X12 to lineup this year
Autocar plans to introduce the Cummins X12 engine in its ACX model later this year the company announced Wednesday. Autocar will be the first truckmaker in the refuse segment to feature the X12. Brett Merrit, vice president of Cummins on-highway engine business, says the X12âs power-to-weight ratio is well suited for the refuse market and [âŚ]
April 18, 2018
Business
ELD-related survey shows length-of-haul desirability trending shorter for small fleets, longer for large
Teamsâ âgolden ticketâ in todayâs trucking environment suggested in part by Columbus, Ohio-headquartered Zipline Logisticsâ survey of its carrier network, comprised of both small and comparatively large fleets, about the turn to electronic logging devices. Survey results, based on responses from more than 100 carriers, show something of a shift in thinking depending on the size of the carrier when it comes to the desirability of longer or shorter hauls.
April 18, 2018
Business
Heavy haul trailer brands partner up
The Goldhofer and Trail King Industries companies, both brands in the heavy haul industry, are teaming up to promote and support each otherâs products both in the United States and around the world.
April 18, 2018
Business
Maverick Transportation boosts pay for reefer drivers
Drivers in the companyâs OTR Temperature Control Division will see a 5-cent boost in per-mile pay, bringing starting pay to between 51 and 55 cents-per-mile. Student drivers will start at 45 cents-per-mile in this division.
April 18, 2018
Pride & Polish
âGold trucksâ shined up, back on the haul
Why had it been so long since Iâd heard from TMOG, LLC (thatâs for âThese Trucks Are Made of Goldâ)Â independent owner-operator Howard Salmon? Turns out, heâd been off the road the last four months or so putting plenty of work into his vintage 1999 Kenworth W900.
April 17, 2018
Business
Rhode Island truck tolls delayed again
A Providence Journal report states Rhode Island Department of Transportation Director Peter Alviti Jr. testified before Rhode Island House lawmakers last week that he expects the tolls to begin collecting âby the end of May.â
April 17, 2018
Business
Trucking rap sheet: CDL examiners charged in fraud scheme, S.C. man indicted in reincarnated carrier scheme
A pair of third-party CDL examiners in Mississippi were charged for accepting payments for passing CDL skills test results, and a South Carolina man was charged for reincarnating his authority without disclosing his relationship with other FMCSA-regulated entities.
April 17, 2018
Business
Bill nearing passage would grease the skids for occ/acc insurance use by owner-operators in Colorado
A bill nearing passage in the Colorado state legislature, SB 178, which has passed the Senate and awaits a House floor vote, would clarify workers compensation rules to allow specific occupational accident insurance coverage as an option for owner-operator independent contractors.
April 17, 2018
Business
FMCSA updates CSA SMS with new ELD violations, releases severity weights
Several middle-severity weightings have been assigned to some ELD violations for CSA SMS rating purposes, though most come with very low weights. New variations of the 395.8(a) violation now distinguish between carriers required, or not, to have an ELD in the data.
April 17, 2018
Business
Diesel prices hit 2018 high
A 6.1-cent jump in diesel fuel prices across the country brought the U.S.â average price for a gallon of on-highway diesel to $3.104, the highest since the first week of 2015.
April 16, 2018
Business
VW exec praises Navistar partnership, hints at takeover
VW Truck and Bus Chief Finance Officer Matthias Gruendler said Monday at a press briefing a takeover of the Lisle, Ill.-based truck maker âwould make sense at some point,â according to Reuters. âThe cooperation is working really well.â
April 16, 2018
Business
Colorado adds human trafficking prevention training to CDL requirements
New CDL applicants in Colorado will be required to complete a 30-minute training session by Truckers Against Trafficking at no extra cost in order to obtain their license. CDL schools in the state will be required to include the training as part of the overall CDL course.
April 16, 2018
Business
Updates on online carrier registration system, more on agenda for UCR meeting this week
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced in the Federal Register this weekâs meeting will be held Thursday, April 19, from noon to 3 p.m. Eastern time.
April 16, 2018
Channel 19
Trucker Eugene Leptienâs custom-designed X50 flag mounts for trucks and more
Designed by a trucker in part for truckers, the X50 company has flag mounts for both trucks (on West Coast mirrors) and motorcycles (a two-piece mount, and the source for the majority of X50âs orders to date), among other vehicles.
April 16, 2018
Voices
Syria: Readers split on military engagement in Syria over chemical weapons use
The largest share of poll respondents endorsed what the U.S. government, with French and British allies, ultimately did late Friday â launch dozens of missiles at Syrian targets related to weapons delivery and production. A sizable 44 percent favored no further U.S. military intervention in the country.
April 16, 2018
Trucker Talent Search
Two weeks left to enter Overdrive singing contest
The video submission period for Overdrive-Red Eye Radioâs Trucker Talent Search is open through May 1. Truckers who love to sing should should record a video clip of themselves singing â even a simple smartphone recording is acceptable. Judges request minimal audio enhancement and no pitch correction software be used. Three finalists in the contest will receive an all-expenses paid trip to The Great American [âŚ]
April 16, 2018
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