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John Steed, of Grand Junction, Colo., owns this 20

John Steed, of Grand Junction, Colo., owns this 2004 Kenworth W900L, which placed first in the working class combination category at the 2009 Mid-America Trucking Show. The truck is powered by a Caterpillar that has been modified to 1,500-hp and an 18-speed transmission.

March 16, 2010

Business

Diesel prices up again

Compared with a year ago, the national average price is 90.7 cents a gallon higher.

March 16, 2010

Business

Testing firm guilty of fraud

Michael R. Bennett and his company, Workplace Compliance Inc., both pled guilty to three counts of wire fraud.

March 15, 2010

Business

Examiner guilty of CDL test results falsification

Harold G. Stewart, a third-party commercial drivers’ license examiner, pled guilty to one count of making a false statement.

March 15, 2010

Business

CRST Malone doubles referrals

Under the new referral program, any CRST Malone independent contractor who refers another driver will receive $1,000 for an independent contractor.

March 15, 2010

Business

Mack ranks as top exporter

Mack Trucks finished 2009 as the leading exporter of heavy-duty North American trucks.

March 15, 2010

Business

Spot freight index up 215% in February

TransCore’s spot marketplace soars year-over-year, within 5 percent of record level.

March 15, 2010

Channel 19

Allis-Chalmers on-highway engines? — Ted Streit’s restoration adventures…

Mercer leased owner-operator Ted Streit also happens to be the owner of a shop doing custom and restoration work in Suring, Wis., called Fast Transport. More than a year ago, he called me up after seeing some coverage of fellow Wisconsin resident (Sparta) and owner-operator Paul Sagehorn’s restoration of two original TV KWs, one from the Movin’ […]

March 12, 2010

Overdrive Extra

Deadly roads, best Interstate, stupid drivers

Knoxville News Sentinel columnist Sam Venable took time to concur with our readers, who recently voted I-40 in Tennessee as the nation’s best highway segment in our annual Highway Report Card. However, if he didn’t know how diversely opinionated truckers are, he does now. He polled three of them at a truck stop about their […]

March 11, 2010

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CSA 2010 webinar set for March 17

As carriers begin to cope with the realities of Comprehensive Safety Analysis 2010, they’ll look at retention and recruitment in new ways. In a webinar produced by Overdrive and Truckers News, Schneider National’s Don Osterberg will examine how fleets need to evaluate drivers’ safety performance and whether the new federal safety initiative will create a […]

March 10, 2010

Overdrive Extra

Distracted driving needs uniform restrictions

It’s a pity that it takes the heavy hand of government to ban practices that common sense would say are stupid, if not deadly. Such is the case with text messaging while driving, which the U.S. Dept. of Transportation recently outlawed for commercial drivers. Studies show that texting and related behaviors – talking on a […]

March 9, 2010

Overdrive Extra

Watermelon Slim – on the road again with a killer sound

It’s not every day that we trucking editors get a private lunchtime concert, but such was the case Friday here at the offices of Overdrive and Truckers News. Former trucker Bill Homans, who records and tours as Watermelon Slim, had an evening set scheduled in downtown Tuscaloosa. He got to town early enough to treat […]

March 7, 2010