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Custom Rigs
Muscular Mack pickup ready for Independence Day
The 800-horsepower Mack Granite is American-made and sports flag-and-eagle graphics.
June 27, 2017
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Channel 19
Disruptive behavior most truckers wouldn’t give a demerit
Would margin transparency in brokered freight transactions be a disruption worth lauding? Here, a run back through recent history’s arguments for — and occasionally against.
June 27, 2017
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Business
Report recommends sweeping changes to CSA scoring system
The Congressionally mandated report lists major flaws with the program, along with recommendations for FMCSA to pursue to make the program more fair for carriers and more accurate in assessing their safety risk.
June 27, 2017
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Business
New full-service Ill. Truck Centers location
Truck Centers Inc. celebrated the grand opening of their 10th full-service dealership in Effingham, Ill.
June 27, 2017
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Business
Large fleet gets exemption for pre-CDL drivers
New Prime, part of national fleet Prime Inc., has been granted an exemption by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to allow its pre-CDL drivers who have passed the CDL skills test to drive in team operations without a CDL holder in the front seat
June 26, 2017
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Business
LA-area truckers end strike by picketing at City Hall
Truckers working in drayage operations in Southern California ports held a week-long strike last week to protest what they say is employee misclassification and the costs of compliance with area ports’ emissions reduction plans. They marched to LA City Hall last week to air their concerns to the city’s government.
June 26, 2017
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Voices
Facebook founder Zuckerberg hears truckers’ concerns at Iowa 80 truck stop
Facebook founder and billionaire Mark Zuckerberg last week heard from truckers on electronic logs, autonomous trucks and more as he took time during his tour of the United States to visit the Iowa 80 Truckstop in Walcott, Iowa.
June 26, 2017
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Voices
POLL: Do you support Republicans’ Obamacare ‘repeal/replace’ efforts?
Republican bills in both House and Senate would overhaul much of the Affordable Care Act, including removing the mandate to purchase insurance. More controversial items include the reining in of Medicaid eligibility, return of tax cuts to wealthy Americans, and big changes to the individual market for insurance. What’s your view?
June 26, 2017
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Business
Wabco extends AMT agreement with Daimler Trucks
Wabco has extended its long-term supply agreement with Daimler Trucks for new heavy-duty automated manual transmission (AMT) control technology on Mercedes-Benz, Freightliner, FUSO, Western Star and BharatBenz units. WABCO’s newest AMT solution increases fuel savings through optimized gear shifting. It also differentiates by helping vehicle operators to significantly reduce mechanical wear, lower maintenance costs and […]
June 26, 2017
Custom Rigs
Shiny dreams require being #alwaysonthegrind
New franchise locations in Kansas and Nebraska for Evan Steger’s detailing/polishing business, plus another big success for his charity gold outing benefiting specific veterans around the Father’s Day holiday.
June 26, 2017
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Channel 19
Update: Safety review continues trend toward the negative, non-ratable
Tom Sanderson of Transplace and the ASECTT group is right in some ways about FMCSA having “doubled down” on its post-CSA policy, particularly with respect to how it conducts safety audits in this day and age. Latest ratings-issued numbers here.
June 24, 2017
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Business
ASECTT group presses ahead on CSA, safety rating reform and other issues
In addition to its chief concern over reliance on CSA SMS scores in safety assessment, ASECTT now turns attention to reform of the safety-audit system and federal preemption of state wage/hour laws and independent contractor classification, among other issues.
June 23, 2017
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Business
Daimler petitions FMCSA to allow lower windshield placement of warning system camera
Supplemental information submitted by DTNA clarified that the camera system would actually be mounted 8.5 inches below the upper edge of the area swept by the windshield wipers – more than twice as far below the area currently allowed by regulations.
June 23, 2017
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Electronic Logging Devices
Cummins debuts owner-operator-focused ZED Connect ELD app
Engine maker Cummins on Friday announced it has launched a new software company, ZED Connect, whose first offering is a smartphone-based electronic logging device that’s compliant with the U.S. DOT’s looming ELD mandate.
June 23, 2017
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Business
When healthy choices become unhealthy
That moment you reach into the stacks of fresh corn and nearly grab a snake instead — “Sometimes, eating healthy is hard.”
June 23, 2017
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Business
AscendTMS software free to DAT carrier users
Dispatch tools, rate indices, access to factoring, full load board functionality and more are available to current DAT TruckersEdge, Express and Power users via the AscendTMS operations-management software and its integration with DAT.
June 23, 2017
AscendTMS, by the InMotion Global company, is a web-based software suite accessible on most any internet-connected device.
Business
FTR’s Perry joins Truckstop.com as chief economist
Perry specializes in analyzing risks in the transportation market and focuses on the underlying fundamentals of transport demand, operations and competition.
June 23, 2017
Noël Perry has joined Truckstop.com’s staff as the company’s chief economist.
Business
Trucker caught with 715 pounds of marijuana at Tinker Air Force Base in OKC
A narcotics agent was reportedly performing military duty at the base and found duffel bags containing marijuana in the trailer during a routine inspection of the truck at the base’s gate.
June 22, 2017
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'We have to clean this mess up': FMCSA chief emphatic on CDLs, ELD and school vetting, 'chameleons', more
In Overdrive Radio, hear FMCSA head Derek Barrs' talk at SC&RA's heavy-oversize symposium last week. Barrs defended a tough approach to driver qualification and ending "self-certification" processes for schools and ELDs, enforcement action on chameleon entities, and much more.
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Lawsuit seeks to halt FMCSA's non-domiciled CDL final rule
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'55 needlenose Pete rebuilt with classic aviation style
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.
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Pride & Polish
Overdrive’s annual Pride & Polish virtual truck show attracts entries from across the nation showcasing show-quality design, mechanical ingenuity and plenty of trucking-business pride. Find recent-history awards shows, in-depth features about the winners, and more.
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