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Dealing with diesel aftertreatment demons
Let’s talk about emissions maintenance – the demons howl at you in the form of warning lights on the dash or, worse, a repair bill you weren’t expecting well into the four figures and, sometimes, five figures. Here's how to tame them.
March 1, 2021
Equipment
Michelin adds two new truck tires to Energy lineup
Michelin is adding two new commercial truck tires to its Energy lineup. Also: Recalls announced by Navistar, Paccar and Daimler – see which trucks are affected; and Michigan has enacted its spring weight restrictions.
March 1, 2021
Overdrive Radio
Use the CB -- it works
For Overdrive's 60th-anniversary series, a look back at the emphasis readers have placed on the citizen's band radio as a primary safety tool in dangerous driving conditions, right up to the present moment, and highway culture through history.
February 22, 2021
Channel 19
Back in the saddle again
Former owner-operator Scott Reed is back behind the wheel, this trucking tour as a company driver with Greg Anderson's seven-truck AK Trucking, leased to Woof Trucking out of Yukon, Oklahoma.
February 17, 2021
Equipment
Kenworth gives T680 an aero, tech makeover
Visually, the truck is striking and it’s a very un-Kenworth-like update in that there are very few little tweaks.
February 11, 2021
Custom Rigs
The Freightliner FLD's biggest fan
In this video, small fleet owner Dan Davidson details extensive refurbishment work put into a bevy of FLDs through recent years. This 2000 model's rebirth included an engine replacement with a 15-liter Caterpillar 6NZ, among other work.
February 11, 2021
Business
Fuel prices continue recent climb
Diesel prices are up for the 14th straight week after rising by 6.3 cents in the most recent week. Also: Indy's new oversize/overweight permit system up and running; PFJ offering free pizza; driver received second set of Highway Angel wings.
February 8, 2021
Partners in Business
Big-ticket repairs, replacements, rebuilds: To depreciate or not to depreciate?
Equipment improvements present a variety of options as it relates to tax strategy around expensing and depreciation. Depending on your income situation, you could be well served by spreading deductions over years.
February 4, 2021
Equipment
Pete goes all in on aero, tech with refreshed 579
The new 579, boasting a 7% fuel economy improvement over prior generation models, is the most aerodynamic and fuel-efficient Peterbilt model to-date.
February 3, 2021
Custom Rigs
One-of-a-kind Mack B75 custom-built from the ground up
In a build reminiscent of Johnny Cash's hit song "One Piece at a Time," longtime diesel mechanic Mike Flake used parts from several trucks, as well as a bevy of parts he built himself, to piece together this unique take on a classic rig.
February 3, 2021
Equipment
Despite battery shortage, Tesla Semi still on track for 2021 production
Tesla's oft-delayed battery-electric autonomous Semi is still set for 2021 production, the company noted in its earnings release Wednesday, despite a shortage of battery cells. Also: Pilot holding American Heart Association fundraiser in February.
January 28, 2021
Custom Rigs
1978 Peterbilt 352 cabover preserved
The rig is the personal power unit of Toledo, Ohio-based Fred Bowerman, purchased from Mississippi-based Bouie River Transport within the last decade as something of a preservation project in honor of Bowerman's father's passing decades ago.
January 28, 2021
Channel 19
Highway hack: High value in a 'parts truck'
Long-term, having a spare 'parts truck' could save you both money and time hunting down replacement parts if you're like owner-op Zach Beadle, with a 1976 Peterbilt COE. His parts donor has saved him with these four jobs and more.
January 20, 2021
Equipment
Fuel prices hit highest mark since March 2020
The average price for a gallon of on-highway diesel is up 32.4 cents this week from the 2020 low mark of $2.372 per gallon, which was seen during the week ending Nov. 2.
January 20, 2021
Partners in Business
Compete with cut-rate carriers by ‘hauling value,’ knowing your numbers, calculating decisions
From 2020's Overdrive's GATS Week last August, owner-operator trucking business coaches Kevin Rutherford and Gary Buchs discussed cost-cutting, key numbers, buying new v. used and more in this session.
August 26, 2020
Channel 19
'WTF' stresses service for long-term success
Watch This Freight's owner Jesse McGinness has purchased the first Class 8 in his 11-unit otherwise hotshot fleet. A black-rimmed flattop 2021 389 spec'd for heavy haul wasn't part of his five-year plan when he launched the company four years ago.
January 14, 2021
Equipment
Glider kit market hits fatal nosedive with latest emissions regs
There’s seemingly no option on the market for owner-operators or small fleets to purchase a new glider kit. That includes buying straight from truck manufacturers for truckers who want to build and assemble their own glider truck.
January 13, 2021
Regulations
Inspectors told not to slow COVID vaccine loads for inspections
CVSA advised truck inspectors to not hold up trucks for inspection that are transporting the COVID-19 vaccine. And other news: The second round of PPP loans is now open for applications; Navistar is recalling approx. 17,000 trucks; and more.
January 11, 2021
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'One thing led to another' for Lacoh Transport's custom 2024 Peterbilt 389 build
What started out as a modest build for a nice working truck turned into an all-out custom transformation by Geis Peterbilt's Cody McCandless. Along the way, "a lot of days that you don’t succeed," McCandless said, "but the challenge has been accepted, and we’re having fun with it.”
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