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Brass Knuckle gloves offer cold-weather protection
The company's SmartFlex BK360 gloves offer full insulation to provide long-wearing protection from excessive cold, and a soft and comfortable fit, among other features.
January 10, 2025
Life
Truck drivers sue state over Second Amendment rights
Two truck drivers are suing the state of Minnesota for not recognizing their out-of-state firearms licenses. Also: Women in Trucking seeks nominees for Driver of the Year award.
January 9, 2025
Regulations
Hours regs waived in four more states for winter weather | I-17 closure incoming
A total of 11 states have now declared emergency due to winter weather in the last week. Also: I-17 closures planned for Jan. 17-20; big heavy-duty Ford recall; A. Duie Pyle expands with new Pennsylvania facility.
January 8, 2025
Regulations
Winter weather prompts slew of emergencies, waiving hours and other regs
As winter storms stretch across the Central and Eastern U.S., several states have issued emergency declarations waiving certain hours-of-service provisions for drivers transporting heating fuel and other commodities.
January 6, 2025
Life
I-85 shut down for 5 hours after truck driver's bomb threat
Law enforcement ultimately determined the driver's claim to have an explosive device was false. Also: Two trucks busted with combined $6.3M in narcotics; award nomination period opens for Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association.
January 3, 2025
Regulations
Snow squall on a dark Alaskan highway leads to brutal tractor-trailer collision. Preventable?
Trucker John Doe felt he couldn't have anticipated the jackknifed flatbed coming over a blind hill during a nighttime snow squall, yet his safety director issued a preventable-accident warning after he hit the trailer. He appealed the judgment ...
January 3, 2025
Finish Line
Owner-operator's 7-step in-cab workout plan for long-term trucking
Follow along with 2024 Trucker of the Year Alan Kitzhaber as he walks you through his in-cab workout routine, designed to combat common OTR aches and pains and maintain "functional fitness." His seven-exercise routine takes just 20 minutes and requires minimal equipment.
January 1, 2025
Regulations
37 migrants found in trailer at border
U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Las Cruces Station in New Mexico found 37 undocumented migrants concealed inside a partially loaded trailer during a routine inspection at the I-25 checkpoint. Also: Hawaii seeking CDL-testing exemption.
December 31, 2024
Channel 19
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
Channel 19
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
Life
Highway Angel of the Year voting opens
Five finalists have been selected, and public voting will determine three winners in the annual contest. Also: Love's opens new store in Missouri;
December 25, 2024
Overdrive Extra
Faces of the road: 19-year-old Jordan Foreman, on his past, present and future trucking
Long Haul Paul spoke to Foreman when he was but 18, still in high school, and already hauling grain in an Indiana farm operation. Foreman's advice for young men and women eyeing trucking careers: "Don’t get in a hurry, and learn from the old guys."
December 24, 2024
Overdrive Radio
Five decades of 'swinging the bat' for small business trucking: Joe Rajkovacz
From battles fought over decades as an owner-operator to full-time work with OOIDA and the last decade and a half at the Western States Trucking Association, Joe Rajkovacz's legacy as a voice for small business continues, even now in retirement.
December 23, 2024
Parking
Don't let the grinch steal your load | FMCSA gets an earful on truck parking
FMCSA's MCSAC advisory board developed recommendations for the DOT to expand truck parking. Also: CargoNet warns of heightened theft activity over holidays; hazmat, TWIC credentialing bill heads to president's desk.
December 20, 2024
Business
DAT acquires Trucker Tools | Purple Heart recipient Army vet wins new T680
Stevens Transport driver Cory Troxell won the 2024 Transition Trucking award for the nation's top military veteran rookie truck driver. Also: DAT has acquired Trucker Tools; Heniff acquired a European bulk firm; Good Samaritan trucker returns lost purse.
December 17, 2024
Regulations
I-80 to close for bridge demos | OOIDA's new transparency comment campaign
"If you speak up, we’ll win this fight.” -- OOIDA President Todd Spencer. Also: Planned nightly I-80 closures in this state; used-truck sales bucked seasonal trend in November, preliminary numbers show; new Love's open in Alabama and Wyoming.
December 16, 2024
Life
New Orleans staged accidents: New charges include 'Witness Tampering Through Murder'
A 49th guilty plea in the widespread staged-accident scheme targeting trucks was announced earlier this fall, while 10 new charges were announced this week. Also: Rep. Sam Graves set to lead House transportation committee in upcoming Congress.
December 13, 2024
Custom Rigs
2025 Shell Rotella SuperRigs calendar available for order
Shell Lubricants
One of the most prized honors for custom truck builders and owners is to be one of the 12 trucks featured in the Shell Rotella SuperRigs calendar. The 2025 edition of those calendars is now available to order.
December 13, 2024
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