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Channel 19

Owner-operators deliver in MATS EOBR listening sessions

If you haven’t read the report my colleague James Jaillet filed from the Mid-America Trucking Show on the Friday listening sessions the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration conducted on the subject of electronic on-board recorders for hours of service compliance, find it here. Time and again, operators urged regulators to address the real problems in […]

March 27, 2012

Business

Cracking Evel Knievel’s forgotten safe

Host Robb Mariani got quite a surprise when he was filming an episode of “American Trucker.” See an exclusive video of what was found during restoration of a 1974 Mack FS700.

March 27, 2012

Business

Natural gas engine lubricant to be offered

Delo 400 NG SAE 15W-40, made with ISOSYN technology, is used for CNG, LNG, and LPG engines and is designed to reduce the so-called carbon footprint on engines. The oil lubricant is specially made to protect and extend drain performance in CNG and LNG engines.  Besides compatibility testing to a number of different engines, the […]

March 26, 2012

Business

Filter manufacturer named leader in national market

Baldwin has been named a leader in filtration marketing in a recent report published by Frost and Sullivan, which included an analysis of the Commercial Vehicle Aftermarket 2012. Part of the Clarcor network, the filter maker produces lube, air, fuel, hydraulic, coolant and transmission filtration products for Class 4-8 trucks. Visit Baldwin for details.

March 26, 2012

Business

How to CSA-proof your rig

Carry the right parts and tools and be diligent with pre-trip inspections to increase the odds of passing inspections. Our March cover story tells you more.

March 26, 2012

Channel 19

Meet owner-operator of the year Larry Severson

Leased to Dart Transit since the late 1970s, Truckload Carriers Association/Overdrive Independent Contractor of the Year Larry Severson’s longevity with the company beats that of even some of the Oren-family management. Dan Oren, grandson of the company’s founder and one of three brothers who continue to be active participants among the company’s family ownership, remembers […]

March 25, 2012

Business

Developing a spreadsheet for expediters

Our spectacular scenic drive continued today. I worked on spreadsheets when we parked for the night.

March 25, 2012

Overdrive Extra

Driver to FMCSA: ‘Stop coming after us!’

Owner-operator Greg Petit gave federal regulators a mouthful Friday morning during a hearing to get input on electronic onboard recorders.

March 24, 2012

Channel 19

Stories from MATS: Perkins on a heavy haul

Perkins Specialized Transportation has launched the biggest series of hauls in its history. The Northfield, Minn.-based company specializes in super loads — the biggest, longest, heaviest cargo allowed on the nation’s highways. Over 40 years the firm has grown from a dozen workers and trucks to 65 employees and 22 heavy-haul rigs. It hauls everything from steam turbines and […]

March 23, 2012

Business

Loathe to deadhead but may have to

We spent a pleasant day in Sparks, Nev. today but are still sitting here without freight to haul.

March 23, 2012

Channel 19

Classic Trucker’s Jumbo sandwich overhauled

Today’s post by Overdrive Managing Editor Lucinda Coulter The Trucker’s Jumbo hoagie at Ray’s Steel City Saloon in Tallahassee, Fla., used to be full of bologna — fried bologna Pittsburgh-style, that is — with everything else piled inside. A tradition of the Steel City’s mill districts, the Trucker’s Jumbo was first prepared for truckers and steel […]

March 22, 2012

Business

Navistar shows LoadStar for vocational work

International debuted a new severe service low cab-forward work truck.

March 21, 2012