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Overdrive Extra
Thanksgiving ramblings on the trucking life in times gone by
Roger Ruble was “from that onetime breed of ex-drivers who would build a truck stop of their own.” Long Haul Paul met Ruble at the perfect moment at the tale end of a maiden voyage in the late 1980s, cold and hungry in Fiat, Ind.
November 20, 2018
Voices
‘About time’: Readers respond to new CVSA directive not to wake off-duty drivers to inspect
Responses to CVSA’s new policy directive to inspectors not to wake off-duty truckers for the purposes of conducting a random inspection ranged from exasperated positivity — “About time” ran the two-word response of multiple readers at Overdrive’s Facebook page — to I-hope-they-get-the-memo identifications of specific problem jurisdictions.
November 14, 2018
Business
Indiana governor announces 35 percent toll increase for trucks
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb announced that a 35% toll increase would become effective starting Oct 5, 2018 for Class 3 trucks and above. Learn more on Overdrive.
September 6, 2018
Business
‘Top-tier’ most effective states ranked in ATRI crash/inspections analysis
The state of Indiana leads the way in the American Transportation Research Institute’s ranking of state enforcement departments on the effectiveness of their truck-enforcement units, based principally on an assumed relationship between crashes and traffic-enforcement activities.
August 6, 2018
Business
Indiana DOT planning I-465 closures in September for construction project
The project will include pavement removal and replacement, concrete bridge approach replacements, bridge joint replacements and asphalt and concrete patching.
July 30, 2018
Business
Portions of I-65 in Indianapolis to close next month
Ahead of seven bridge rehabilitation projects in Indianapolis later this summer, the Indiana DOT asks drivers to plan for detours and delays.
June 20, 2018
Channel 19
A view on the rise in clean inspections, from a state where they’re fairly uncommon
In our annual CSA’s Data Trail analysis, Indiana state ranks 10th this year in clean inspections, with less than a third of their total inspections having come out entirely violation-free over the course of calendar year 2016. But look at improvement in truckers’ favor in that metric, and you’ll see that Indiana is one of just a few states that improved in that particular metric by more than 50 percent over the preceding year.
December 28, 2017
Business
Enforcement blitz ongoing this week in Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Ohio
Officers from the Michigan State Police, Indiana State Police, Illinois State Police and Ohio State Highway Patrol are focusing their enforcement efforts on I-94 and other major freeways in their respective states Dec. 4-8.
December 4, 2017
Channel 19
Round-up: Meme-ing the ELD mandate w/ Ind. enforcement, Hoosier toll plan floated with study
In which the state of Indiana conducts a study of the revenue-producing effect of tolling most every Hoosier interstate. And an enforcement rep shares a personal opinion on ELDs that will sound pretty familiar, among plentiful e-log memes …
November 9, 2017
Business
I-70 East in Indiana reduced to one lane for bridge project
Crews have reduced I-70 East to one lane throughout the 13-day project. Drivers should also plan for single-lane closures in both directions between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. each night throughout the project.
October 17, 2017
Electronic Logging Devices
Presenting logs with ELDs at roadside
Running with an e-logs device is one thing. Communicating e-log data to an inspector is quite another. With five months to go, states’ data transfer plans vary widely, and an ambitious federal program remains untested.
July 18, 2017
Business
Update: Top 10 toughest states for hours of service violations
Since Overdrive’s CSA’s Data Trail series began with analysis of the 2011-12 period in 2013, when there were just three states above the 20 percent mark for hours violations, there have never been as many states above that mark than today. For this year, Arkansas, Wyoming top the list.
June 28, 2016
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