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Texas-based driver recognized after stopping to help motorists after witnessing crash
Michael Morgan was driving about 45 mph in the right lane when a Lexus SUV came around on his left and got just far enough in front of him for him to see the license plate before the driver lost control on the slick road and spun out.
May 24, 2019
Business
Trucker recognized after helping motorist stuck in snowstorm
Truck driver Donald Wood got out of his truck and crossed the road, where he found a small pickup truck with a camper trailer stuck in a snowdrift. Inside the pickup was an elderly man and his dog.
May 6, 2019
Business
Despite loosened marijuana laws, CDL holders must still clear drug tests
Presenters in a webinar on Thursday reiterated a point well reported by Overdrive in recent years: Failing a drug test for marijuana use disqualifies drivers from operating, even if they’re using the substance of medical reasons or in a legal state.
May 2, 2019
Business
Trucker named Highway Angel for stopping and helping motorist with car fire
Flames were coming from underneath the hood of the car, so Gubaci pulled over to the shoulder, grabbed his fire extinguisher and rushed over to put out the fire, which was between the motor and the firewall.
May 2, 2019
Business
Louisiana-based trucker named Highway Angel for helping ejected crash victims
Christopher Lemaire, of Erath, Louisiana, and a driver for Revere Transportation, is a former highway patrol officer who witnessed a crash on Feb. 11 along I-35 in Kansas. He saw a car skidding out of control, which hit a culvert in the median, sending it airborne.
April 26, 2019
Electronic Logging Devices
How to make the transition to the ELD spec from grandfathered e-logs, or AOBRDs
The key thing for trucking companies large and small to know about the Dec. 17, 2019, last-permissible date to utilize grandfathered electronic-logging-devices-by-another-name (that’d be those AOBRDs), is that it’s not too early to start making the transition today. Explore the transition here.
April 25, 2019
Business
Trucker recognized after preventing accident when student driver passed out at wheel
The student driver had been driving well, but began complaining about not feeling well. He later passed out at the wheel, and Demetrice Reeves was able to slow the truck down and pull the student out of the driver’s seat to take over and get the truck stopped safely.
April 24, 2019
Business
Driver named Highway Angel for stopping to help after witnessing crash
Melby Millirans was driving north on I-75 out of Ocala, Florida, when he saw an SUV ahead of him veer toward the guardrail, then swerve sharply to the right and run off the road, down a steep embankment and crash into a row of trees. He stopped, called 911 and grabbed a flashlight to go help.
April 19, 2019
Business
Trucker named Highway Angel for helping fellow driver in ditch
Jacob Elkins, a driver for CFI, was driving east of Effingham, Illinois, on I-70 on May 23, 2018, when he came across another CFI truck nose-down in a ditch. Elkins pulled over and was the first person on the scene.
April 15, 2019
Business
Rolling Vietnam memorial’s nationwide tour underway
The wall’s 2019 tour began with a stop at the end of February in San Antonio, followed by stops in Casa Grande and Peoria, Arizona. The tour will continue throughout the year.
March 22, 2019
Business
Danny Jewell named Overdrive’s Owner-Operator of the Year, wins $25k
Finalists Robert Roth, of Erb International, Coldwater, Ontario, and Kevin Kochmich, of Diamond Transportation System, Litchfield, Minnesota, each received $2,500.
March 13, 2019
Business
Trucker named Highway Angel of the Year after helping at accident scene
Brian Snell was westbound on I-495 in Westward, Massachusetts, when a woman driving the wrong way seemed to have spun out in front of Snell’s truck. He stopped his truck and positioned it to protect her car from traffic. Snell tried to resuscitate the woman, who was unconscious.
March 12, 2019
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