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Regulations
Do fleets need to comply with California's now-halted diesel ban?
With no ability to enforce diesel bans CARB might look like a paper tiger, but enforcement, in one form or another, should be expected.
January 30, 2024
Regulations
Seeing double: California bill mandates speed limiters, side underride guards for trucks
A California state senator wants all vehicles built or sold in the state equipped with speed limiters, and all trucks equipped with side underride guards.
January 26, 2024
Electronic Logging Devices
ELD maker Motive, formerly KeepTruckin, sued by competitor
Trucking tech firm Samsara alleges that Motive engaged in illegal conduct that includes patent infringement and false advertisement. Also: Eaton Cummins' Endurant XD automated transmission now offered on certain Internationals; latest Highway Angel.
January 25, 2024
Custom Rigs
1975 Brockway U360 returned to glory as a piece of trucking history
The truck was originally owned by Buck Hylton and participated in protests by coal miners in Washington, D.C., in 1975. Years later, after Hylton had long since sold the rig, his son found it, bought it, and restored the truck to its original glory.
January 25, 2024
Maintenance
Lease-purchase task force zeroes in on restrictive maintenance covenants
In worst cases, lessee truck operators are set up to fail. In its third meeting, FMCSA's task force examined impacts of restrictive maintenance terms in truck lease-purchases. The panel also planned for a potential meeting/public forum at MATS in March.
January 23, 2024
Equipment
Volvo shows off updated, 'about 90%' new, next-generation VNL
Can a truck design be both simplistic and a quantum leap forward? Volvo thinks so.
January 23, 2024
Custom Rigs
Veterans-support 2022 Freightliner Cascadia piloted by Army vet Jim Nalin
The CRST Dedicated Solutions company driver, an 11-year Army vet who served two tours in Iraq, runs on a dedicated lane bringing awareness of the trucking industry to military veterans.
January 18, 2024
Regulations
NHTSA underride committee sets next four meetings | New HOS waiver for fuel haulers
The committee will discuss rear, side and front underride crashes and offer recommendations to the DOT for regulations. Also: Nebraska waives HOS regs for heating fuel haulers; Western Star trucks recalled over parking brake issue.
January 16, 2024
Reader Rigs
Owner's tuned-up Signature 600-powered 2011 Pete 386
The truck, equipped with a Cummins Signature 600, features a Full Tilt manifold and turbo.
January 16, 2024
Regulations
Two states looking to ban driverless autonomous trucks
Legislation introduced in New York and Indiana would require an operator physically present in autonomous trucks operating in the states. Also: I-87 closure rescheduled for this weekend; I-90 service area reopens.
January 12, 2024
Custom Rigs
379 or 389? Detailed look at Conrad Shada's 'Class of the Past'
Just walking by Shada’s latest build, nobody would blame you for thinking it was a 379. The reality, though, is it’s a 2020 389 glider that Shada heavily modified, rolling back the clock to look like a late-1980s 379.
January 11, 2024
Reader Rigs
Independent's '81 Pete 359 a family heirloom
The rig is mainly used to haul shrubs and bushes out of North Carolina, up the East Coast, for Smith Family Trucking. Do you want to show off your own rig? Submit it to Overdrive's Reader Rigs gallery.
January 9, 2024
Regulations
FMCSA proposes 25% hike for UCR fees | Two new Mack/Volvo recalls
UCR fee adjustments are required by federal statute to ensure there is not a surplus or shortfall in fees collected. Also: Volvo and Mack have issued recalls for steering gears and axle spindles.
January 8, 2024
Equipment
Volvo teases revamped VNL
The company will unveil its revamped long-haul tractor virtually on Jan. 23. Also: New York postpones I-87 closure that was planned for this weekend; International now offering Xantrex power inverters as option.
January 5, 2024
Custom Rigs
Fine-tuned flattop 1984 Peterbilt 359 -- owner-operator Greg Crispell's 'baby'
It's been a work long in progress for the Dryden, New York, independent owner-operator, who's extended the wheelbase 30 inches to 280, converted a short-hood setup to EXHD, and much more, building on the inspiration of his owner-operator father.
January 4, 2024
Regulations
CARB sets April 1 effective date for 'smog check' regulation
Truck owners are still required to report their trucks and pay a $30 fee by the end of January. The first periodic testing deadlines will be in July. Also: Random drug, alcohol testing rates staying the same in '24; medium-duty Freightliners recalled.
January 2, 2024
Regulations
Ohio diesel shop owner pleads guilty for tampering with emissions devices
The man was found to be removing emissions control devices after previously agreeing with EPA to stop doing so. Also: FMCSA's Truck Leasing Task Force to discuss inequitable lease agreements in January meeting.
December 29, 2023
Regulations
California backs off drayage diesel ban -- for now
California's Air Resources Board said it won't enforce an impending ban on diesel trucks registering to work at the ports, just the latest in a string of setbacks for the regulator.
December 28, 2023
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ELD-tampering out-of-service orders: New for CVSA's 2026 OOS criteria
CVSA's annual OOS updates and a new inspection bulleting show that as of April 1, roadside truck inspectors will be shifting approach to violations for those found with a false log as a result of ELD tampering. Detail here, with intrastate, alcohol violation updates and more.
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