Tag: Overdrive magazine: Page 190

Business

Diesel price rises again

The price, which has climbed 2.9 cents since Sept. 6, is 33.8 cents higher than the same week last year.

September 21, 2010

Business

Texting ban extends to hauling hazmat

The rule governing texting while transporting hazmat closed a loophole in the ban on truck and bus drivers.

September 21, 2010

Business

Tandem axle adjuster

The Mark is a battery-operated, portable device that uses visual and audio alerts to help drivers make tandem axle adjustments. The Mark consists of two pieces – a trailer unit and a ground unit. When the two become aligned in the proper position, the unit will alert the driver. The Mark can be used in […]

September 21, 2010

Channel 19

Former Arrow Trucking driver advocate Donna Creekmore needs your help

At the collapse of her employer, Arrow Trucking, just days prior to Christmas in 2009, she was there when stranded drivers the nation over needed her help getting home — Arrow driver advocate “Momma” Donna Creekmore was up for much of four days straight in those heady times, though her own troubles were beginning as […]

September 21, 2010

Business

Paccar Leasing opens new facilities

Twenty-three new locations, 15 of which are in the United States, opened recently in North America, Paccar Leasing Co. announced. The Bellevue, Wash.-based company provides customized full-service leasing programs and truck rentals. PacLease President Bob Southern said that customers can custom spec medium- and heavy-duty trucks, as well as hybrid units. “PacLease also helps to […]

September 20, 2010

Business

Old Dominion opens service centers

A 38-door service center in South Houston, Texas, and a 44-door facility in Kalamazoo, Mich., opened recently, Old Dominion Freight Lines Inc. announced. The Kalamazoo service center will staff 15 employees and is southeast of the city, near the Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport. The South Houston facility will employ 30 staff members and is near […]

September 20, 2010

Business

Clinic offers free health checks

Roadside Medical Clinic + Lab is providing free health and wellness checks to drivers at all of its clinics though Sept. 25.

September 20, 2010

Business

Distracted driving estimated at 16% of deaths

Study found proportion of fatalities associated with driver distraction increased from 10 percent to 16 percent between 2005 and 2009.

September 20, 2010

Business

Truck orders rise 15% in August

Net orders of Class 8 vehicles increased 42 percent over the three months through August compared to the same period of 2009.

September 20, 2010

Business

Agency gives turbo ruling

FMCSA is amending regulations to eliminate turbochargers from the list of equipment considered to be noise-dissipative devices.

September 20, 2010

Partners in Business

PIB TIP: CONSIDER AN APU. A recent survey shows th

PIB TIP: CONSIDER AN APU. A recent survey shows the average owner-operator idles more than 5 hours a day, in all weathers. That’s the equivalent of 18,000 yearly miles on the engine, says Argonne National Laboratory. Cutting that idling to zero eliminates 18,000 miles of wear, extends your oil-drain interval and saves nearly $4,500 in […]

September 20, 2010

Reader Rigs

Robert Shockey of Moorefield, W.Va., hauls chicken

Robert Shockey of Moorefield, W.Va., hauls chicken nationwide in his 2007 Kenworth W900. The truck is equipped with a 625-hp engine and an 18-speed transmission and has an 86-in. studio sleeper.

September 20, 2010