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Will they go round in circles?
âA âsong that ainât got no melodyâ makes a pretty good analogy for my personal thoughts on the current plans for autonomous and self-driving commercial vehicles.â
January 12, 2018
Overdrive Radio
Podcast: Birdâs eye view of fleetsâ initiatives on driver scoring systems
In this installment of Overdrive Radio, CCJ Tech Editor Aaron Huff provides a high-level overview of how fleets are using the influx of data from in-cab systems to monitor, coach and score drivers. Listen hereâŚ
January 11, 2018
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Voices
Readers respond to the passing of OOIDA President Jim Johnston with condolences, memories
Some words of condolence and recollection came in response to both the news of the passing of â in the words of one reader â âa truckerâs trucker,â longtime OOIDA President and Cofounder Jim Johnston.
January 11, 2018
Business
Driversâ info appears safe, FMCSA says, after hack of medical examiner registry
âThere was no evidence of exposure of the personal information of drivers, medical examiners or motor carrier operators,â the agency said in a statement to Overdrive on Tuesday about the hack of the National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners.
January 9, 2018
Business
Old Spice and sunshine: Remembering Jim Johnston
âHe looked like sunshine and smelled like Old Spice and Marlboro cigarettes, and he was a big deal to me.â âWendy remembers OOIDA head Jim Johnston, who passed on at 78.
January 9, 2018
Life
Better health: Weak circulation can point to other problems
Because of the largely sedentary nature of long-haul driving, truckers have a higher incidence of weak circulation and other heart issues, as well as the interrelated conditions of obesity and diabetes. Recognizing these symptoms early and discussing them with your doctor can help prevent them from worsening.
January 8, 2018
Business
While youâre at it, wash your hands
Take it from a longtime former nurse: âYou can prevent flu by not slobbering all over each other and washing your hands frequently. ⌠Really, wash your hands. Do it a lot. It helps, even the scientists say so.
January 8, 2018
Channel 19
New vid from âLong haul Paulâ Marhoefer
Marhoeferâs âOdious Death of the Cracker Kingâ tells the story of a fictional character in the title, which the trucker-songwriter describes as something of a composite of two men heâd known long ago, the âsons of outlaw bull haulersâ both, plus a little of that mythic dirge treatment Marhoeferâs a master of.
January 6, 2018
Business
Donât go toward the light, Carol Ann
âIf it has taken 30 years of hemorrhaging drivers to snap into the realization the eternal well is drying up for real â the very fleets who have participated in the practice of paying their executives well while drivers are once again forgotten are about to feel a whiplash of epic proportions they are fully unprepared for.â
January 5, 2018
Custom Rigs
Buckeye Invitational Truck Show set for June
Pre-registration is open for the Buckeye Invitational Truck Show, taking place June 8-9 in Springfield, Ohio, at the Clarke County Fairgrounds.
January 4, 2018
Overdrive Extra
Skip that DVD rack and stream what you want
Though the many movie and TV-streaming apps now available offer a solution, only three in 10 Overdrive readers say they subscribe to a streaming movie/TV service. This video covers five apps for streaming commercial productions on phone, tablet or laptop.
January 3, 2018
Business
The decline of human civilization began with âsafety concernsâ
âHey yâall, guess what? You can pump your own gasoline in Oregon now. Legally, even.â ⌠How âsafetyâ was used to justify retention of the self-service ban over the years âŚ
January 3, 2018
Business
CVSA driver-of-the-year nomination deadline Jan. 12
Fewer than two weeks remain before the deadline for the 2018 International Driver Excellence Award (IDEA) program conducted by the trucking industry/enforcement partnership that is the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance. Nomination packets must be received by next Friday, Jan. 12, CVSA emphasizes.
January 3, 2018
Business
This yearâs mammoth Christmas-tree haul to St. Peterâs Square, across the pond
Wonder how the mammoth 82-foot spruce that served as a Christmas tree this year on St. Peterâs Square in the Vatican got to its destination? This pictorial, from reps of the Belgian Faymonville trailer manufacturer, tells the story.
January 2, 2018
Voices
POLL: Where are your familyâs roots â in the U.S. or outside it?
Do your roots in the United States reach back multiple generations or fewer? Share your experience/history in this poll.
January 2, 2018
Business
Unmentioned but not unappreciated
Hereâs to those who didnât make the printed stories of 2017. The people too weird or fleeting to create an entire post around, the folks I probably would have never seen or experienced without travel and trucking, but the very people who make this whole thing interesting âŚ
January 1, 2018
Business
Is it business as usual in the grocery world?
Mixed bag of reports coming from groceries around the country in the middle of this holiday week â are empty shelves a result of the ELD mandate or the âperfect stormâ of holiday freight pressures? ⌠A little analysis here, and: What are you seeing?
December 29, 2017
Business
Things to leave behind in 2017
The phrases âdriver shortage,â âlevel playing fieldâ and a variety of other trucking bugaboos. âBe happy we donât all âget on the same level,â and quit saying that. âŚâ
December 27, 2017
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