Equipment

Autonomous trucking firm TuSimple expanding footprint

TuSimple has reached an agreement with one of the largest industrial and commercial real estate developers in the country that expands its Autonomous Freight Network. Also: TA celebrates 50th anniversary; truck stop legend Jack Cardwell passes on at 89.

January 26, 2022

Fuel prices rocket to 7-year high | Canadian drivers convoy against cross-border vax mandate under way

Diesel prices climbed 5.5 cents in the last week, rising to their highest mark since September 2014. Also: A cross-country convoy in Canada is meant to protest the country's cross-border vaccine mandate; improved distribution for reman Bendix compressors.

January 25, 2022

Fueling Trucks Island

Dramatic, disastrous wheel-off incidents -- a new way to prevent

Former owner-operator Scott Grenerth well recalls the day a leaky wheel seal resulted in heat such that a tandem pair on his trailer rocketed into the woods clearing a path like a tornado. New sensor tech from LWS, Inc., could have helped prevent it.

January 25, 2022

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New auto-tensioner for Tarpstop Fastrak systems | Isuzu/Cummins' e-trucks partnership

Introducing Tarpstop's new Fastrak RTS, a rear auto-tensioning system for the company's well-known curtainside/conestoga rolling tarp kits. Also: Isuzu and Cummins are developing a medium-duty battery electric prototype truck.

January 20, 2022

The new Fastrak RTS is the latest feature in Tarpstop's well-known Fastrak curtainside/conestoga rolling-tarp systems for flatbeds.

‘Murder Pete’: The one-of-a-kind 379 of Oklahoma-based Ray Morris

The truck earned its name given a quirk of history and the previous owner's passing. Despite that ill-fated past, owner-operator Morris has turned negatives into a positive with the spectacular upgrades, a big hit at GBATS this past Fall.

January 20, 2022

'Murder Pete' hood ornament

Introducing the 2000 Kenworth W900L formerly owned by Dan Aykroyd

The truck, owned by Jay Van Kampen's Virginia-based Wooden Shoes Trucking, was used as a "Blues Brothers" tour truck in the early 2000s.

January 13, 2022

Billy Lee's 2000 Kenworth W900L

Florida DOT wants truck parking input for expansion along I-4 | Latest Paccar recalls

Drivers can participate in the parking meetings virtually, via phone, or in-person. Also: Paccar recalls 1,100 Kenworth, Peterbilt trucks for methane detection system issue; Latest Highway Angel honored; M&K Truck Centers expands in Penn., W.Va.

January 12, 2022

Straight-truck short-haul with owner-op Miles Puckett

Puckett hauls blacktop in and around his Eastern Kentucky home base with this '07 Pete dump, one among owners of straight trucks making it work in the vocational dump segment.

January 12, 2022

Miles Puckett 2007 Peterbilt dump truck

Fuel prices creep higher | Cocaine bust worth $2M uncovered in tractor's sleeper

Diesel prices back on the rise. Also: Indiana State Police charged a New York-based driver with dealing and possession of narcotics; Love's plans to add 3,000 more truck parking spaces this year.

January 11, 2022

Indiana State Police officers found approximately 115 pounds of cocaine in a truck's sleeper during a traffic stop Sunday.

Overdrive Extra

What do you do when you can't source something as simple as oil?

Gary Buchs relays a tale from an owner-operator unable to source 5W40 synthetic oil for service at one of the biggest shops in the country, along the way underscoring tried-and-true, and novel, strategies toward dealing with today's myriad disruptions.

January 10, 2022

diesel tech checks oil dipstick level

Test drive: Plus' autonomous trucking system

Despite all the space-age tech that Plus has attached to the truck, the most important safety feature sits in the driver's seat.

January 4, 2022

TraLo Companies’ long and low, conestoga-pulling 2015 389

Colin Rodgers drives the truck for the Owatonna, Minnesota-based fleet, hauling a variety of materials across the country. The rig sports a unique paint scheme with an uncommon origin.

January 6, 2022

TraLo Companies' 2015 Peterbilt 389

'Black Out' vets-support Freightliner in the market for a new commander

"I want this to last forever. I want this to be a forever statement." –Owner-operator Chuck Timbrook on his Black Out vets-support rig. Timbrook's now actively seeking a new commander for the mission, and buyer for the rig.

January 5, 2022

1999 Freightliner Black Out

Diesel prices dip heading into 2022 | More acquisitions in factoring, logistics space

Fuel prices dropped 12 cents over the last seven weeks of 2021 to $3.613/gallon. Also: TBS factoring acquires FCS; Wilson Logistics sells off western division to furniture retailer; Operator recognized as Highway Angel for helping fellow trucker.

January 5, 2022

Diesel Price Pump

Automated truck makes 80-mile run in Arizona

Autonomous truck tech developer TuSimple says it completed an 80-mile trip with a Class 8 truck "without a human in the vehicle and without human intervention." Also: Truck parking info signs added on Indiana Toll Road; Arizona boosting truck enforcement.

January 3, 2022

Winter trucking tips that could actually save a life

There's no shortage of winter-driving guides, but nothing can make up for time and experience on icy roads. These three experienced owner-operators from up north all agree on one surefire strategy that can save you getting into an accident, or worse.

December 29, 2021

Hallahan Transport show truck in snow and ice

A snow-plowing beauty 1942 Ford SnoGo

In this video from Legacy Classic Trucks founder Winslow Bent, a look at a classic piece of snow-blowing machinery – a 1942 Ford Marmon-Herrington SnoGo.

December 28, 2021

Legacy Classic Trucks founder Winslow Bent pulled this 1942 Ford Marmon-Herrington SnoGo out of his collection in time for the holidays.

Be wary of cargo theft activity likely to spike | Heniff orders Nikola electric tractors

Cargo theft recording firm CargoNet reports increased theft activity from Dec. 23-Jan. 2. Also: Heniff announces plans to potentially add 100 Nikola electric trucks to fleet; Las Vegas pavement project taking I-515 to one lane.

December 22, 2021

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Usage-based insurance explainer for owner-operators, small fleets

A recent Overdrive poll found virtually none of our readers know about or use usage-based insurance, a form of in-some-cases tech-enabled coverage relatively new to trucking that might save some small fleet and solo operators thousands on liability.

Owner Operator Of The Year

Three owner-operators vie for $25,000 cash prize

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Owner-Op of the Year Bryan Smith's three-decade journey through trucking, family, more

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How a plaintiffs' attorney shop works -- and how truckers can play defense to work it

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Owner-Op of the Year Bryan Smith's three-decade journey through trucking, family, more

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