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Trucker who reported being shot while driving accidentally shot himself, police say
According to the Arizona Department of Public Safety, the trucker admitted to investigators that he accidentally shot himself in the leg while driving and falsely reported being the victim of a shooting.
June 6, 2017
Electronic Logging Devices
Is it necessary for an ELD to ‘support’ intrastate hours rules?
The short answer: As a matter of regulation, no. The electronic logging device mandate is written in a manner that is more or less agnostic to the hours of service rule a particular driver is operating under. Nonetheless, say ELD providers, rule-set support can be helpful.
June 6, 2017
Business
FMCSA’s driver training rule takes effect after Trump-brought delays
In addition to establishing a core curriculum required to be taught to CDL applicants and driver trainees, the rule institutes two other key changes: Required behind-the-wheel training and a registry of FMCSA-approved driver trainers from which CDL applicants must receive training.
June 6, 2017
Business
International WorkStar getting new axle option
International’s WorkStar 7400 and 7500 models will feature a Fabco FSD-20K right-hand offset axle as a new option. The addition of the Fabco axle, Mark Stasell, vice president of International Trucks’ vocational truck business says, is part of the company’s plans to continue investment into International’s vocational truck line this year. “Listening to [customers] and […]
June 6, 2017
Business
Overdrive parent company Randall-Reilly acquired by Aurora Capital
Private equity firm Aurora Capital has acquired Overdrive publisher Randall-Reilly, the two companies announced Monday.
June 6, 2017
Business
Rates gain momentum in May, truckload segments climb for second straight month
Per-mile rates on the spot market soared in May, with rates in all three major truckload segments — van, flatbed and reefer — posting solid gains from the month prior.
June 5, 2017
Business
California ups paperwork requirements for CDL applicants, renewals
The new provisions require all new and existing CDL applicants and renewals to provide proof of California residency, along with proof of U.S. citizenship, lawful permanent residency or legal presence, as previously required.
June 5, 2017
Business
Translating talk-to-text practice
Wendy, preparing for the five-year overhaul of hand surgery: “Sometimes, translation is hard.”
June 5, 2017
Electronic Logging Devices
The crazy quilt of intrastate hours logging and ELD mandates
States failing to adopt an e-logging mandate. Hours of service regs differing from the federal rule. ELDs missing state-specific features. For the intrastate driver required to use e-logs, the change could get complicated.
June 5, 2017
Hours of Service
FMCSA to study 200 truckers to assess adding split sleeper berth options in hours regs
The agency’s split sleeper berth pilot program seeks to determine the effects split sleeper berth options, such as splits of 5-5, 6-4 and 7-3, would have on drivers. The study’s outcome could dictate whether FMCSA decides to pursue reforms to hours of service regulations.
June 5, 2017
Overdrive Extra
Will Uber Freight ‘disrupt’ trucking?
More sophisticated load-matching, combined with the availability of real-time lane data, gives nimble owner-operators a better chance to customize their business as far as net income and efficient route planning.
June 5, 2017
Electronic Logging Devices
ATA, KeepTruckin to host ELD webinars this week
Joe Rajkovacz, director of governmental affairs and communications for the Western States Trucking Association, will present KeepTruckin’s webinar, while Joe DeLorenzo, director of the Office of Enforcement and Compliance for FMCSA, will present ATA’s.
June 5, 2017
Overdrive Extra
Roadcheck checking securement – and everything else
Most trucks selected for inspection during Roadcheck will get a Level 1 inspection. The 37-step exam check driver and vehicle fitness for duty.
June 4, 2017
Business
Watch: Driver damages dock door — preventable or not?
In this video, part of Overdrive sister site CCJ’s Preventable or Not series, truck driver John Doe scrapes a dock door while exiting after a delivery. Could he have prevented this crash? Find out here.
June 2, 2017
Business
Google confirms self-driving truck platform in the works
Google parent company Alphabet Inc.’s autonomous driving unit, Waymo, is developing a self-driving truck platform, the company confirmed Thursday.
June 2, 2017
Overdrive Radio
Podcast: One owner-operator’s credit claw-back after identity theft | ‘ELD or me’ dates set
How did owner-operator Scott Reed find out about the theft of his identity that destroyed his good credit: He learned of erroneous warrants for his arrest out West. Hear how he repaired the situation here. Also: “ELD or me” demonstration dates set for Oct. 3-7.
June 2, 2017
Voices
POLL: How common is identity theft — have you been a victim of it?
Identity theft can be a disaster for your credit rating in the short and, sometime, long term, if overlooked. Has it — or related credit- or other card fraud — ever happened to you? Weigh in here.
June 2, 2017
Business
Notes on civility
“This isn’t one of those New York Times pieces about ‘how sad and awful it is to be a trucker.’ … There are a lot of very positive people in this industry, and on Earth as a whole, you just have to seek them out sometimes. And when you do find them, emulate them.”
June 2, 2017
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