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Life: Page 55
Life
Truckers Final Mile makes it official, entering strategic partnership with ministry TFC Global
With its 10-year mark just ahead May 1, TFM's new strategic partnership with TFC will give Robert Palm's effort support staff that it's lacked throughout its history. Palm has carried much of the operational load for TFM to date on his own shoulders.
April 26, 2023
Regulations
Truck driver shut down following fatal crash, DUI
The New York-based driver struck a disabled vehicle on an interstate and was found to have a BAC of 0.16. Also: Iowa DOT encouraging drivers to use scales for parking; NHTSA underride committee schedules first meeting; Love's offering Roadcheck discounts.
April 25, 2023
Life
California lawmakers looking to ban automated trucks with no safety driver
A Calif. bill to ban trucks with no driver cleared a hurdle last week. Also: Preliminary estimates from NHTSA show traffic deaths fell in 2022; owner-op wins ATA's 2022 National Driver of the Year; C.H. Robinson revamping carrier loyalty rewards program.
April 24, 2023
Life
Truck driver caught with $21.1 million in fentanyl at Cali/Mexico border
The nearly 800 pounds of suspected fentanyl pills were found in a load of green beans. Also: Transflo, Comdata launch cardless fuel payment system; Alaskan CDL school seeks skills test waiver; new Love's open in Louisiana, Texas.
April 21, 2023
Parking
How to fight for your right to park the truck
With billions in government funding available for truck parking, why isn't there more construction? Here we look at the cause of the problem and how one operator successfully tackled it.
April 19, 2023
Overdrive Extra
With six more highway workers dead last month in Maryland, double down on the fight against safety complacency
In the wake of six March deaths after a car plowed through a construction zone, Clifford Petersen kicks off work-zone-safety week with this safety-complacency message: "If we’re honest with ourselves, we’re all guilty of it." A few ways to fight it, here.
April 17, 2023
Parking
How drivers are crowdsourcing a solution to the truck parking crisis
Every day long-haul drivers boldly head out not fully knowing if they'll have a safe place to lay their head at night, but growing networks are building resistance and workarounds for the long-lived truck parking crisis.
April 11, 2023
Life
Owner-operator wins 2018 Volvo tractor in giveaway | Latest truck, trailer recalls
Tornado Trucking LLC owner Angelique Temple won a 2018 Volvo VNL during WIT’s Salute to Women Behind the Wheel event. Also: Navistar recalls International LT, RH trucks over ECM issue; Great Dane trailers recalled for lack of wheel hub lube.
April 10, 2023
Overdrive Extra
One Wyoming funeral home, seven drivers: Dispatch from a Truckers Final Mile benefit at MATS
Long Haul Paul details the MATS benefit for the organization that's filled a void left in the wake of deregulation -- Truckers Final Mile and its founder, Robert Palm, recovering from surgery as he continued to assist families bring loved ones home.
April 7, 2023
Regulations
Bipartisan truck driver tax credit bill reintroduced
The bill, if passed, would create a $7,500 tax credit for certain truck drivers for two years, as well as a tax credit up to $10,000 for certain new truckers. Also: Another parts shop opens in Indiana.
April 6, 2023
Regulations
FMCSA cracking down on household goods moving scams
Amid a rise in all manner of freight-related scam activities, the FMCSA is keying in on household-moves scams. Also: Another day, another highway hero -- Menke Trucking's Don Cronic to the rescue; New TRP all-makes parts/service facility in Indiana.
April 5, 2023
Business
Real Women In Trucking crowns 2023's Queen of the Road, other awards
Real Women in Trucking at the Mid-America Trucking Show crowned the 2023 Queen of the Road alongside several other important awards recognizing the work of women over-the-road and off.
April 4, 2023
Overdrive Extra
Hats off to 50-year trucking veteran Candy Bass
As the TA location in downtown Nashville that bears her name closed last Friday, Candy Bass was being feted in Louisville at MATS as WIT's Driver of the Year. Here, a recollection of a selfless presence in trucking well worthy of all our appreciation.
April 4, 2023
Regulations
How are state marijuana laws impacting trucking? Driver input needed
ATRI has opened a confidential driver survey to assess the impact of states' marijuana legalization on trucking. Also: TA getting closer to BP acquisition; parking brake issue prompts Tesla Semi recall; 24K Cascadias recalled over hazard light issue.
April 3, 2023
Life
MATS: Sights and sounds from America’s biggest trucking show
Let's run the highlight reel on MATS, from the PKY Truck Beauty Championship lot to the Richard Petty autograph signing, Overdrive's Partners in Business session, and so much more. Keep tuned through the coming weeks for more from the show.
April 1, 2023
Overdrive Extra
'Love of old trucks' with Dwayne J. Nienberg: Faces of the Road
"There are folks you meet out here who quietly reestablish your faith in people. Nienberg is one of them." --Long Haul Paul on Nienberg's story of love of trucking after a tragic crash, struggle to just get back to it on the road.
March 31, 2023
Pride & Polish
Shell Rotella SuperRigs venturing West
The 41st SuperRigs working truck show is headed to the Cowboy State, and will be held in Gillette, Wyoming, June 8-10.
March 30, 2023
Life
Trucking company owner pleads guilty to $40M Ponzi scheme
The Michigan scheme lured investors by telling them they would buy and operate a truck for every $20,000 invested for 23% of the truck's net. Also: Mississippi clears path for autonomous vehicles amid debate over federal regulatory framework.
March 29, 2023
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