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4.1-million-mile safe driver wins prestigious CVSA award
AutoZone truck driver Wayne Hayes won this year's CVSA International Driver Excellence Award. Also: New Love's stops open in Louisiana, Nevada; Highway Angel recognized for stopping to help stranded, distressed motorist.
September 4, 2023
Regulations
Warning: 'Unprecedented' cargo theft levels expected to tick up around Labor Day
CargoNet reports that theft activity is already "unprecedented" this year, and the looming holiday weekend is expected to make matters worse. Also: OOIDA voices opposition to potential truck-weight increases; FMCSA names new Chief Safety Officer.
August 31, 2023
Life
Ports and roads shut down as Cat 3 Hurricane Idalia slams North Florida
Powerful Hurricane Idalia made landfall Wednesday morning about 30 miles southeast of Tallahassee with heavy wind, rain and storm surge resulting in several road and port closures.
August 27, 2023
Regulations
DOT IG flags ongoing investigations into double brokering | HOS waivers in four states
Responding to a letter from eight members of Congress, DOT OIG stopped short of endorsing a permanent freight fraud and double brokering task force. Also: Four states issue waivers for drivers responding to hurricane; HHG mover sentenced.
August 30, 2023
Life
I-85 SB shut down after four-vehicle crash, truck fire
Only minor injuries were reported from the crash in Montgomery, Alabama. The interstate will remain closed for an undetermined amount of time while repairs to the overpass are made.
August 29, 2023
Overdrive Radio
After Yellow's shutdown, trucker Chris Dowdy and his family pick up the pieces
With the LTL giant's implosion, though business press charts the financial missteps, ensuing lawsuits, battles over creditors and the like, what’s often lost in coverage is the toll it all takes on individuals cast off to scramble for the future.
August 28, 2023
Life
I-84 WB full closure cleared two rigs from the Columbia River
How did two tractor-trailers end up in the Columbia River Friday night in separate incidents separated by just a few hours and a short distance? It's unclear, Oregon DOT said, yet it happened. I-84 Westbound was closed Monday morning to clear the mess.
August 28, 2023
Regulations
Pickup truck cuts off tractor-trailer: Could the crash be anything other than 'nonpreventable'?
Overdrive's sister fleet publication CCJ refreshes its long-running "Preventable or Not?" series examining carriers' crash preventability determinations with this dramatic clear-cut case for fault. Preventability, it turns out, isn't so clear. ...
August 25, 2023
Life
10-4 on D.C. event returns to National Mall this year October 12
On the Mall for 2023, among the usual visits from and conversations with regulators, legislators and the public, a celebration of operators of all stripes and, new, Kenworth's 100th anniversary.
August 24, 2023
Regulations
FMCSA taking another look at truckers' detention time with operational, safety impacts under the microscope
The study would collect data from carriers to determine the safety impacts of detention on trucking operations. Also: More than a third of U.S. bridges need major repairs or replacement; latest Highway Angel.
August 23, 2023
Overdrive Radio
The best of the best from trucker-songwriter Tony Justice: Behind his 'Greatest Shifts'
The trucker-songwriter leading light's new record features six new tracks -- five originals plus a fantastic rendition of Jerry Reed's classic "Eastbound and Down" -- and 14 previously released highlights from four records. Track through it all here.
August 21, 2023
Life
Truck driver shut down after train-derailing crash in Tennessee | Big I-10 lane closure getting under way
After having his face blasted out on social media along with felony charges, the driver's long legal saga now explicitly bans him from truck driving work. Also: I-10 lane closure in Louisiana this weekend and next; RoadEx factoring launches instant-pay.
August 18, 2023
Life
Trucker honored for thwarting child-trafficking attempt
The driver witnessed children in a cage in the back of a pickup at a rest stop in a border state along I-10, reported it to police and followed the truck until help arrived.
August 18, 2023
Channel 19
Fire, explosions after truck hauling propane tanks crashes in Mississippi
On I-59 in Mississippi on Monday, a truck hauling propane bottles crashed, causing multiple fires and explosions as the burnt bottles littered the highway.
August 16, 2023
Overdrive Radio
Freight Fest: Host-to-host with Rahmel Wattley of the Truck N' Hustle podcast
Sept. 28-Oct. 1 in Houston, the second annual edition of the Freight Fest conference from Truck N' Hustle aims to bring networking and educational opportunity to attendees looking to grow and sustain business for the long term.
August 14, 2023
Channel 19
Trucker, others killed after RV crashes head-on into semi along I-81
Four RV occupants, a trucker hauling doubles, and a dog were found dead at the scene after a blown drive tire on the RV caused the crash.
August 11, 2023
Overdrive Extra
Trucking loses another: Remembering retired owner-operator and Army Staff Sergeant Daniel Joye
"We nicknamed him 'Thunder Child'," said close friend and owner-operator Mike Crawford. Joye had little patience for customers with detention issues or loads that required a lot of deadhead, yielding max efficiency. He was 69 when he passed last month.
August 11, 2023
Life
NYC cracking down on overweight trucks with automated weigh-in-motion enforcement
The city has installed the sensors to identify and eventually fine overweight trucks on part of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway. Also: U.S. 95 lane closures planned in Nevada starting next week; latest Highway Angel.
August 10, 2023
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