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Business
Ariz. Senate candidate Joe Arpaio advises anti-ELD advocates keep up the fight
At a small event held Saturday, March 31, in Nashville, recently pardoned former county sheriff Arpaio admitted that, before Saturday, âI was in the dark about the occupationâ of trucking and the regulatory strains on its small businesses. âThis is a public relations thing â youâve got to get the word out.â
April 2, 2018
Business
FMCSA seeks public input on how current regs impact autonomous testing, deployment
FMCSA is seeking information from the trucking industry, safety advocates, the motoring public and ADS manufacturers on any current regulations that could hinder the development and testing of ADS-equipped trucks.
April 2, 2018
Business
Geotab, Garmin partner on ELD/dashcam bundle
Geotab and Garmin announced last week a new tech bundle that includes a tablet-based ELD, truck navigation functionality and a high-def dashcam.
April 2, 2018
Business
Raised end dump trailer smashes violently into bridge
This video out of the Quebec province of Canada shows an end dump trailer smashing violently into a pedestrian bridge overhead, causing Canadaâs Highway 40 to be closed nearly 24 hours.
April 1, 2018
Business
Watch: Car stops in the middle of the highway, causing two trucks to crash
This video out of Europe shows a car driver stopping in the middle of the highway, causing two truckers to take measures to avoid hitting the vehicle. See the scene in the video here.
April 1, 2018
Overdrive Radio
Parking, ELDs, advocacy, self-insurance (âlevel the playing field,â anyone?) and more with Tilden Curl
This edition of the Overdrive Radio podcast features a talk with owner-operator Tilden Curl, who believes removal of the self-insurance option for motor carriers might, âdare I say it, âlevel the playing fieldâ,â he says, when it comes to the price put on risk in underwriting standards put on carriers of all sizes, with numerous implicationsâŚ
March 30, 2018
Electronic Logging Devices
Toward pacifying brokersâ POD expectations with an ELD system
Eagle Express owner Leander Richmondâs Omnitracs onboard dedicated-type ELDs have delivered his eight-truck operation a capability that could at least help solve a particular problem â increasingly âridiculousâ proof-of-delivery expectations among brokerages.
March 30, 2018
Hours of Service
Bill in Congress would allow drivers to pause 14-hour clock for up to three hours
A bill filed in the U.S. House Thursday by Rep. Brian Babin (R-Texas) would allow drivers to take one break per day â of up to three hours â that does not count against their 14-hour on-duty allotment. The bill mirrors a petition filed by the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association last month, calling for a pause button for driversâ daily 14-hour clock of up to three hours and the removal of the mandatory 30-minute break required by current hours regs.
March 29, 2018
Channel 19
How to blow the whistle on problem shippers/receivers when delays force violations
A way to hold shippers and receivers accountable for delaying you into an hours violation that will require drivers doing something that hasnât exactly been easy for a fed-up group of late: working with the DOT and FMCSA. (And FMCSA holding to their part of the bargain.)
March 29, 2018
Electronic Logging Devices
ELD headaches: Solving the dropped bluetooth connection issue
Based on Overdrive polling, driversâ most common problem with ELDs is dropped connections between a BYOD (âbring your own device,â typically a phone or tablet) and the deviceâs ECM plugin portion.
March 29, 2018
Business
FMCSA: âConclusiveâ that no driver info was compromised in registry outage
FMCSA has confirmed to Overdrive that no personal information on drivers was exposed in a recent attempt by an unauthorized party to access the agencyâs National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners. The registry, which is used by drivers to find DOT-certified medical examiners, has now been down for nearly 4 months.
March 29, 2018
Business
Trucking rap sheet: Driver charged for dumping gas in a pond; CDL fraud; illegal hazmat transport
A trucker was charged with attempting to fraudulently obtain a CDL in Utah after his license had been revoked, a Louisiana truck was charged with dumping gasoline into a pond, and a Missouri man was charged with hauling liquefied petroleum across state lines without a CDL.
March 29, 2018
Business
April Foolâs Day ELD-OOS nightmare may not be tough as some have guessed
In the weekly spot market update, a little intel from a recent DAT survey suggests FMCSAâs 96 percent ELD compliance rate is probably close to correct. Meantime, spot rates hold firm, and may be on the rise this week with volume trends in dry van, flat segments.
March 28, 2018
Overdrive Extra
Brian Hardman, broker of Fulmer Logistics: âLoad boards are a gamble, for me and for carriersâ
And more from Hardman, whose two decades as a broker follow time driving OTR, among other things. His business, built on close relationships with a core team of owner-operators, is the focus of the second installment in âLong Haul Paulâ Marhoeferâs âFaces of the Roadâ series.
March 28, 2018
Parking
POLL: Whatâs happened to the parking situation since the ELD mandate?
Have peak parking-congestion periods extended, or do spaces seem more available when you need them? Are you paying to reserve spaces, or running at night to avoid peak times? Weigh in here.
March 28, 2018
Truck Stops
New Loveâs opens in Michigan near Canadian border
The new truck stop in Capac features Chesterâs Chicken and McDonaldâs restaurants, along with 104 truck parking spaces, seven showers, laundry facilities and a Loveâs Truck Tire Care.
March 28, 2018
Electronic Logging Devices
ELD supplier KeepTruckin scores $50M investment for product build-up, support network
KeepTruckin, one of the more popular ELD providers among owner-operators, says it expects a surge of activations of its system this weekend, as the April 1 hard enforcement date of the U.S. DOTâs electronic logging device mandate descends.
March 28, 2018
Business
OOIDA files class-action suit against PA Turnpike over toll hikes
OOIDA says the PTCâs toll hikes âplace an undue burden on interstate commerce while improperly diverting toll revenue to other projects unrelated to the turnpike.â Association CEO and acting president Todd Spencer says truckers have overpaid by as much as 70 cents-per-mile.
March 28, 2018
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This look like a cabover? 1969 Pete 358 came stamped as a 352
Casey Field's needlenose Peterbilt 358 is a perfect blend of old-school looks with some modern improvements to give the rig a more comfortable ride. Its serial number has been getting double-takes from decoders for nearly 60 years now, originally stamped a 352 cabover.
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