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Business

2014’s top stories, Part 1: Truckers’ right to carry, engine lawsuits, detention pay and more

Overdrive delved through a web of analytics and a year’s worth of news and features posted on OverdriveOnline.com to put together a list of the top 20 stories from 2014. Here are numbers 11-20.

December 29, 2014

Custom Rigs

Custom x 2: Austin Ashley’s ‘Double Take’ ’07 Pete

Video, photos and more with Austin Ashley and his “Double Take” custom Peterbilt, reflecting an approach that includes “two of everything,” from twin turbos to a two-line striping design.

August 5, 2014

Business

Lawsuits mount against Cat’s ACERT engines, court consolidates cases

More than a dozen lawsuits have now been filed against former truck engine maker Caterpillar over its 2007-2010 year model ACERT C13 and C15 engines. A multidistrict litigation court has consolidated the cases.

July 18, 2014

Business

Lawsuits allege Caterpillar concealed defects in 2007-2010 engines

Lawsuits filed against Caterpillar claim that its 2007-2010 year model ACERT C13 and C15 engines were defective and that the company concealed the information from buyers and owners.

May 7, 2014

Custom Rigs

Look into one wicked custom-detailed Caterpillar engine

Brian Davis’ “Blowing money” Caterpillar engine detail is shown here in video shot at the Fitzgerald Truck Show and Overdrive’s Pride & Polish event in Crossville, Tenn., June 2013.

July 4, 2013

Business

Hands on review of Caterpillar’s B15 Android smartphone

Hands on with Caterpillar’s latest piece of equipment — an Android-powered smartphone.

May 13, 2013

Custom Rigs

Longhaul Survivor benefit truck raffle

A yearlong raffle of this custom 2000 Peterbilt 379 begins at the 2013 Midwest Pride in Your Ride Truck/Tractor show in Earlville, Iowa.

May 2, 2013

Equipment

Severe-duty disaster relief

The First Response Team of America utilizes top heavy trucks and equipment to in a philanthropic effort to provide disaster relief wherever it is needed.

September 16, 2012

Business

Exavating company wins Cat CT660

Barging and excavating company LPA Inc. was delivered a Caterpillar CT660 dump truck June 13 at a celebration held for the company’s victory.

July 21, 2012

Business

LogBook

Court rejects EPA’s Navistar exemption, expanded Overdrive coming in August, EOBRs among hot topics for agency, OOIDA challenging Minn. out of service criteria and more industry news items are featured.

July 2, 2012

Business

Caterpillar partners with nautral gas engine developer

Natural gas engine developer Westport Innovations has signed agreements with Caterpillar to co-develop natural gas technology for off-road equipment.

June 6, 2012

Business

Caterpillar dealers to sell Minimizer fenders

Minimizer has announced that its liquid platinum, poly fenders are now available in some Caterpillar dealerships. The truck manufacturer is also displaying Minimizer fenders on some of its demo trucks. Butler Cat in Rapid City, S.D., recently held an open house to showcase its tractors and trailers with the liquid platinum fenders. For more information, […]

June 5, 2012