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Wabash National awards $75,000 in college scholarships
Ten students from the group of Wabash employee children received $5,000 each, and 10 students from the group of children of Wabash suppliers received $2,500 each.
June 20, 2017
Business
OOIDA offering training course to meet new FDA sanitary food hauling regs
OOIDAās course includes a one-hour training module and a test, which awards a certificate of completion, a card to keep in the truck cab and templates of written procedures and checklists for van trailers, reefers, flatbeds, liquid bulk tankers and hoppers.
June 19, 2017
Business
Custom Kenworth T680 to be auctioned this week to benefit Truckers Against Trafficking
The custom truck is equipped with a 485-horsepower Paccar MX-13, an Eaton-Fuller Advantage 10-speed automatic and a 76-inch sleeper.
June 19, 2017
Business
Nevada DOT begins U.S. 95 lane restrictions, shifts
NDOT says beginning Monday night, June 19, it will reduce the southbound side of the highway to one lane between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m. through Thursday, June 22.
June 19, 2017
Voices
Colin Young presents: Another high-speed shoulder pass
āItās absolutely amazing to me how many fourwheelers will pass a rig on the shoulder at high speedāā¦ Another shoulder pass from the dashcam of trucker Colin Young . . . .
June 19, 2017
Electronic Logging Devices
J.J. Keller Encompass ELD self-certified
The J.J. Keller compliance services company announced the placement of both dedicated and BYOD (ābring your own deviceā) versions of its Encompass electronic logging device system for Android devices and its own Compliance Tablet on the FMCSAās ELD registry.
June 19, 2017
Trucker Talent Search
Overdrive announces Trucker Talent Search finalists
The singing contest finals, emceed by trucker and recording artist Tony Justice, will be held on Aug. 25 at The Great American Trucking Show in Dallas.
June 19, 2017
Business
Things you might not know about sleep apnea
An oral appliance treatment by Dr. James Metz of Columbus, Ohio, is an alternative to CPAP therapy that will be effective for some in treating apnea. More about the condition here.
June 19, 2017
Channel 19
Saturday round-up: Spring cleaning, chaining the trailer to the coil, best wisecracks of the year
Terminator once declared he could not self-destruct ā how about self-driving vehicles?; an e-log solution for the ages; and a check-in with flatbed owner-operator Joe Bieluckiās real-man coils and overdue spring cleaning. . .
June 17, 2017
Business
Werner ordered to pay nearly $800k to driver trainees
The class represents more than 50,000 truckers who participated in Drivers Management, LLC, which trains and employs Wernerās drivers, during the six-year period ending Aug. 1, 2014.
June 16, 2017
Business
Cummins plans electric powertrain for short-haul applications, long-haul still a ways off
Cummins announced Wednesday evening in a teleconference it will introduceĀ a fully electrified powertrain for the urban transportation market by 2019 and a range-extended electrified powertrain by 2020.
June 16, 2017
Electronic Logging Devices
ELD data: Take control of yours to avoid IFTA, IRP audit fines
If youāre in the situation of many owner-operators and small fleets and looking to squeeze a little return-on-investment out of an ELD you may be forced to adopt, tread carefully with players new to the industry getting into the partial automation of IFTA/IRP data collection.
June 16, 2017
Truck Stops
Loveās opens new location in Sheboygan, Wis.
The location offers 51 truck parking spaces and features Subway and Hardeeās restaurants and a Loveās Truck Tire Care center.
June 16, 2017
Business
Regsā cost burden, independent contractor misclassification at issue as L.A.-Long Beach port haulers prepare to strike
Los Angeles/Long Beach, Calif., drayage truckers will strike at three companies after both cities unveiled plans to transition to zero-emission trucks by 2035 and promote common environmental standards at ports nationwide.
June 16, 2017
Overdrive Extra
Making the transition to owner-operator
The expanded freedom and earning potential of running as an owner-operator come with a big tradeoff: greater self-discipline and more demanding money management.
June 15, 2017
Overdrive Radio
Donāt get ābeat upā on rates: Strong service to keep the customer honest
This podcast talk with owner-operator Monte Wiederhold focuses in on the direct-customer base Wiederhold notes heās been fortunate to maintain through the recent āebb and flowā years of spotty freight and demand in the wider economy, and the emphasis on timely communication and dependability thatās helped immensely to keep those customers.
June 15, 2017
Voices
POLL: Is/was your father involved in trucking?
To what extent is trucking passed down father-to-son over the generations? In the poll, in advance of Fatherās Day this weekend, we want to know whether your father is/was a trucker in any capacity, whether a driver/O-O, fleet owner or something else?
June 15, 2017
Business
International making air disc brakes standard on LT series trucks
International Trucks Senior Vice President of Global Product Development Denny Mooney says the disc brakes help the company with its increased uptime initiative while also providing a higher degree of safety for the driver.
June 15, 2017
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