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Ice Pick Bandit vandal hits more tires, again in Arkansas
In 2025, the 'Ice Pick Bandit' vandal has gotten off to a horrifying start, now hitting 70 more tires in the fourth state Overdrive is aware of this year. "This has been going on for two and a half years," one truck stop attendant in Arkansas said.
January 30, 2025
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Ice Pick Bandit rampage hits a Tennessee truck stop
At least eight more trucks got hit in Pleasant View, Tennessee, about 400 miles from the most-recent string of attacks in Georgia. This time, there was something different about the method of vandalism.
January 22, 2025
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February 19, 2025
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Ice Pick Bandit hits 1,000 or so tires in I-75 rampage
Truck drivers grapple with tire shortages, blowouts as the Ice Pick Bandit relentlessly attacks parked trucks in the dead of night up and down I-75. One souce said the vandal hit 1,000 tires in a week: "not an act of terrorism," he said, but close.
January 17, 2025
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Ice Pick Bandit strikes again in Macon and Pinehurst, Georgia, causes blowout on I-75
The infamous Ice Pick Bandit struck two truck stops off I-75 in Macon and Pinehurst, Georgia, on January 9, and one unlucky driver suffered a blowout as a result.
January 10, 2025
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Overdrive's top 10 trucking stories of 2024
The Ice Pick Bandit, broker transparency and other regs, middlemen acting crazy, marijuana laws changing, Trump taking back the White House. ... Which was the most important story in trucking in 2024?
December 31, 2024
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Trucking inspection fails: 2024's worst of the worst
Many in trucking had a hard year in 2024, but you can be thankful at least that you didn't make this list of the worst equipment fails, drunkest drivers, and most shockingly clapped-out trucks of the year.
December 26, 2024
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Trucker cited for being too festive: Police
A Volvo festooned in multi-colored Christmas lights got ticketed by Kansas Highway Patrol, and the post announcing the incident blew up into a heated conversation on just how festive drivers can be.
November 27, 2024
Business
Uber Freight launched what sounds like a load board -- or is it 'double brokering'?
Digital freight broker Uber Freight opened up a new "Broker Access" avenue for other brokers to tap UF's carrier network. Is that "double brokering?" Some freight middlemen had a meltdown over it, but do carriers even care?
November 22, 2024
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Will Trump tariff policies send freight rates skyrocketing?
President-elect Donald Trump has said he plans to shake up international trade with tariffs on imports, but will it impact trucking? Experts say one trucking niche could benefit in a big way.
November 7, 2024
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Do truckers deserve blame for getting double brokered?
During a conference Q&A, a broker questioned the notion of "innocent" carriers getting double brokered. Isn't it equally both broker and carrier's fault for getting fooled? he asked. Truckers and motor carrier advocates gave him an earful in response.
November 5, 2024
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How much is your MC worth? Maybe as much as $30,000
There's a sort of gray market for "aged MC" numbers helping fuel the rise in double brokering, identity and cargo theft and other fraud, experts note. The only thing holding back a true tidal wave? Pro truckers' iron wills.
September 30, 2024
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Ice Pick Bandit goes on a rampage across Tennessee, Arkansas
The Ice Pick Bandit has picked up the pace of attacks, hitting at least 50 trucks in just two weeks, terrorizing I-30 and I-40 in Tennessee and Arkansas as the hunt widens.
September 27, 2024
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America's craziest interstate? Weigh in
I-80 in Wyoming, with its "Winter from Hell," frequent superloads and rich trucking history, might just have a claim to being America's wildest interstate. Agree? Or agree to disagree? Name your own wildest, craziest stretch of road here.
September 16, 2024
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Ice Pick Bandit: Case timeline and friendly warning
A look at the timeline of recorded Ice Pick Bandit attacks up and down I-75 show a pattern leading into Halloween. Here's everything we know about the fugitive vandal(s) as law enforcement continues the search.
September 6, 2024
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2024's most outrageous inspection fail? Mountain Dew box as a hub cover over leaky wheel seal
When it comes to inspection fails, this one might qualify for as an all-timer. This operator's attempt to use a box of soda as a hub cover over a leaky seal has interesting historical implications, but as for the immediate future, he's out of service.
August 28, 2024
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'Stop dealing with brokers who treat you like garbage'
The Broker Carrier Summit, a relatively new semi-annual conference aimed at facilitating hard conversations between and real progress for truckers and freight middlemen, is set for October 23-25. Hear from BCS President Dan Lindsey here.
August 21, 2024
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'Fraud apocalypse': Brokers circling the wagons, shutting carriers out
Markets are loose, fraud is rampant, and brokers are getting picky, insisting on inspections and history from independents. Hold fast to that authority, because with today's "carrier vetting" protocols, brokers are just looking for a reason to say no.
July 26, 2024
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Roadcheck fails 2024: The best of the worst?
With Roadcheck 2024 in the rearview, here's a look at some of the worst violations inspectors clocked during the annual enforcement blitz.
May 21, 2024
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