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Appearances matter
“We’re fighting some very public battles as an industry these days. It never hurts to spiff up your image a little while engaging with the press, or the public, or the shippers and receivers, for that matter.”
September 22, 2017
Business
Trucker follows GPS directions onto pedestrian-only Atlantic City Boardwalk
The trucker told officials he’d been following his GPS and once he was on the boardwalk he couldn’t get off and couldn’t turn around. He drove almost three miles down the pedestrian-only beach boardwalk.
September 22, 2017
Voices
ELD mandate: Sounding the death knell for the American driver
An op-ed from Overdrive reader owner-operator Devin Combs of Bloomington, Ind.: “This electronic logging device situation is just one more cost that I can’t endure and a headache that I don’t have time for.”
September 22, 2017
Truck Stops
Love’s opens ninth Virginia location
Love’s Travel Stops this week opened its ninth Virginia location in Talleysville, approximately 20 miles east of Richmond on I-64 at exit 211.
September 22, 2017
Business
Trucker named Highway Angel for performing CPR on fellow driver
Chris Lemaire witnessed another trucker collapse in a truck stop and began performing CPR until paramedics arrived on the scene.
September 22, 2017
Voices
DACA program should be preserved in some form, slight majority says
A 51 percent majority of Overdrive readers are in favor of preserving some form of relief from threats of deportation for participants in the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
September 22, 2017
Custom Rigs
Craig Krumpton’s retirement project 1971 Kenworth W900 and classic 1980s Double Eagle sleeper
Another beauty I came across at the Southern Classic Truck Show, owned by retired Craig Krumpton of West Columbia, S.C. Krumpton picked this 1971 Kenworth W900 in 2008. Its original owner-operator team hauled in it through the mid-1990s, and it still bears their original paint and features in large part.
September 21, 2017
Business
Shell Rotella’s Starship concept rig could see cross-country efficiency run in early 2018
The rig, which is being built by AirFlow Truck Company, aims to combine already-existing technologies to create the most efficient truck in the world, as measured by freight-ton efficiency, says Shell and Bob Sliwa, head of AirFlow and the project’s chief designer.
September 21, 2017
Business
Roehl offering $10,000 sign-on bonus to experienced drivers
The bonuses will be paid out in $500 increments beginning with the completion of the first load hauled. Subsequent $500 payments will be made every 10,000 miles.
September 21, 2017
Business
Trucking rap sheet: Trucking co. owners indicted for evading OOS order, bribery scheme, more
Utah trucking company owners were indicted for allegedly evading an out-of-service order, Virginia trucking company owners were indicted for a bribery scheme with Virginia DOT employees and a former FMCSA employee was convicted of bank fraud.
September 21, 2017
Hours of Service
POLL: Do hours rules/company pressures ever lead you to feel forced to drive tired?
Given the peculiarities of the hours rule, the incoming ELD mandate and difficulty balancing the business necessities of safety and on-time deliveries, how often do you feel forced to run when you otherwise might be resting?
September 21, 2017
Business
Spot market tightens, with rates moving accordingly on several lanes for vans, reefers
Capacity has been tight on the spot market, volumes heavy. Nationally, there are more loads available than there were before Hurricane Harvey, and recovery efforts after Irma have led to soaring van rates on lanes heading into Florida. More snapshots on hot and cold lanes, markets and more here.
September 21, 2017
Business
Time to buy: How to properly inspect a used truck
A thorough pretrip inspection can uncover obvious problems, such as oil and water leaks, faulty lights and loose belts. The tips here, which include some pretrip basics, give further pointers on assessing a truck’s condition.
September 20, 2017
Electronic Logging Devices
No more ‘catching up the logbook’ with ELDs, a paradigm shift that raises numerous issues
A panel of drivers at the August Great American Trucking Show illustrated that the seemingly simple change brings with it a raft of complications, from new administrative and operational burdens placed on drivers and carrier dispatch to the pressing need for shipper/receiver customers’ appreciation of the new dynamics.
September 20, 2017
Business
Driver honored for pulling motorist away from burning pickup truck
Parada then grabbed the driver and pulled him away from the pickup, just before it exploded. The driver of the pickup sustained burns to his knees, feet and arms.
September 20, 2017
Business
Shell Rotella: Modern oils extend drain intervals, now recommended by all engine makers
All major North American engine makers are now recommending use of new-generation lubricants, dubbed CK-4 and FA-4 oils, for their new equipment, says Dan Arcy, OEM Technical Manager for Shell Rotella. The oils have also prompted all North American engine makers to extend recommended drain intervals.
September 20, 2017
Business
Eleventy-million and counting
Herein, a story about driv… I mean, apples. “And people wondered why other people, who weren’t buying near as many apples, were making pies and cider and delicious things from their apples, and didn’t have piles of stinking, rotting apples laying around their terminals … I mean, their kitchens.”…
September 20, 2017
Business
FMCSA floats plan to reduce carrier registration fees for 2018, 2019
The reduction, FMCSA says, will range from approximately $7 to $6,700 per entity in 2018, and from approximately $3 to $3,400 in 2019, depending on the number of vehicles owned by the affected carriers.
September 20, 2017
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Lawsuit seeks to halt FMCSA's non-domiciled CDL final rule
That latest filing in the case of owner-operator Jorge Rivera Lujan v. the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration asks for an emergency stay of the government's final rule restricting non-domiciled CDL eligibility, pending judicial review. Here access the full text of the petition for stay, summary of the arguments. FMCSA's rule will be effective March 16 if the court declines to act.
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