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Overdrive Extra

Electronics makers cranking out freight

ISM says production of computers and other electronics led the way for manufacturing, which continued its rebound in November.

December 1, 2010

Business

Used Class 8 truck sales fall

Class 8 sales declined 16 percent month-over-month in October, according to ACT Research Co.

December 1, 2010

Business

Company to offer CSA 2010 driver scorecards

Vigillo will offer all drivers in their system access to their own scorecard free of charge.

December 1, 2010

Business

ACT: Trailer orders surge 79% in October

Total net orders of commercial trailers increased to a 33-month high of more than 17,000 units.

December 1, 2010

Channel 19

Retired long-haulers make folk-art metalwork strides

Long Neck, Del.-based Judy and Lou Hagen, according to the latest in the Delaware Cape Gazette’s “Saltwater Portraits” series of profiles of community residents, came to their current metalwork artistry while running long-haul through Georgia in 1999. They saw “a piece of crude metal art,” writes reporter Ron MacArthur. “We came home and did some […]

December 1, 2010

Reader Rigs

Clifty and Heather Vanzandt of Seligman, Mo., own

Clifty and Heather Vanzandt of Seligman, Mo., own this 1995 Peterbilt 379 extended hood, which is equipped with a 600-hp Cat and an 18-speed transmission. The truck has new paint and “lots of chrome inside and out,” Heather Vanzandt says. The couple hauls grain products in the Midwest.

December 1, 2010

Partners in Business

PIB TIP: ASSESSING FUEL TAX. Each state gets its s

PIB TIP: ASSESSING FUEL TAX. Each state gets its share of taxes based on the number of miles truck drivers run in a state, according to the International Fuel Tax Agreement. If you run 100 miles in Missouri and your truck gets 5.9 mpg, for example, you pay tax on 16.9 gallons of fuel used […]

December 1, 2010

Channel 19

Street-sign replacement program put on hold for 45-day comment period

Federally mandated changes to the design of local/state governments’ corner road signs — requiring mixed capital/lower-case type treatment with more reflective lettering, in effect a complete overhaul of existing signs the nation over by 2018 — have been in the spotlight over the last couple days as a prime example of a wasteful culture in […]

November 30, 2010

Channel 19

Combating cargo theft: An interview with Schneider security director Walt Fountain

When I visited Schneider National’s Green Bay, Wis., headquarters in June for the carrier’s 75th-anniversary celebration, I got an up-close look at one of many efforts the company’s put in place over the years to enhance the security of its customers’ cargo in transit and at each of its 15 domestic facilities. Gate-security ground zero […]

November 26, 2010

Channel 19

Lisa Kelly to make appearance at bowl game Dec. 18

Whether you’re getting opportunity to spend some relaxing time today with family around a dinner table, with friends at a football game, or you’re out on the road, here’s wishing you a Happy Thanksgiving from myself and the folks at Overdrive and Truckers News. Speaking of football, keep the uDrove Humanitarian Bowl on your radar […]

November 25, 2010

Channel 19

Save $10 on CSA 2010

How to request your Pre-Employment Screening Program data from FMCSA without paying the PSP contractor. Visit http://fmcsa.dot.gov/foia Make your request in writing and include your name, address, and a telephone number via the snail mail address noted on the above web page or via fax at (202) 385-2335 or email at [email protected]. Be certain to… […]

November 24, 2010

Trucking History

Trucking advocate enjoyed Overdrive award

Bruce Wieser won a prize for the Native American-inspired message on his rig and now advocates for trucker heroes.

November 23, 2010