Tag: Overdrive magazine: Page 243

Business

Study: Short intermodal share dips

Domestic intermodal equipment moving less than 1,000 miles accounted for 42 percent of total moves.

April 21, 2010

Channel 19

Introducing Wayne Dollar, a story-telling quilter who loves trucking, too

Though he perhaps needs no introduction, since you may have met him at his booth at the Great American Trucking Show in Dallas last year, owner-operator Wayne Dollar (pictured), 54, not only stitches his own quilts, he’s been winning awards with three of his uniquely themed creations since he started making them last summer. A trucking-themed quilt, […]

April 21, 2010

Business

Trucking-specific iPhone app

iLoadFinder reads the iPhone’s GPS location and retrieves available loads within a certain radius of the iPhone. Drivers can specify the radius to search and the distance they want the load to travel. The app also allows drivers to search by origin and destination city, state and shipper. Once a load is found the driver […]

April 21, 2010

Partners in Business

PIB TIP: PLAN TRIPS EFFICIENTLY. Deliver as early

PIB TIP: PLAN TRIPS EFFICIENTLY. Deliver as early in the day as possible. On appointment loads, deliver 30 minutes early. An empty trailer gives you more options than a load sitting on your trailer waiting to be delivered. The Partners in Business program is produced by Overdrive and the consultants at ATBS, the nation’s largest […]

April 21, 2010

Reader Rigs

New Bedford, Mass., firefighter Shawn Foley owns t

New Bedford, Mass., firefighter Shawn Foley owns this 1980 Peterbilt 359 extended hood, powered by a 400-hp Cummins mechanical big cam and a 13-speed transmission. The red and gold rig displays a hearse for fallen firefighters, police officers and veterans.

April 21, 2010

Business

Navistar ProStar+

The new International ProStar+  has improved aerodynamics and a nearly 1,300-lb. weight reduction from the existing ProStar model. The truck is powered by the Advanced EGR MaxxForce 11 and MaxxForce 13 engine. The ProStar+ has a re-engineered overhead console. Cab noise has been reduced 9 percent compared to last year’s ProStar. Other improvements include a […]

April 21, 2010

Business

CVSA sets Roadcheck for June 8-10

Last year, the driver safety compliance rate of 95.7 percent was the highest ever.

April 20, 2010

Business

I-80 speed limit returned to 75 mph in Wyoming

A seasonal limit of 65 mph had been in force since Oct. 15 on a 52-mile stretch of the interstate.

April 20, 2010

Channel 19

Truck driver for governor: “Singin’ Sam” Little’s Alaska campaign song

Since I blogged about “Singin’ Sam” Little’s campaign launch for the governship of the northernmost U.S. state, Little (pictured, left, with his wife, Denise, and Pat Holt) has been laying the groundwork for the run, part of which included a visit to my home city of Nashville, Tenn., where he met Tennessee’s Lieutenant Governor, recorded a new campaign record […]

April 20, 2010

Business

Spot market freight surges 259% in March

The high load volume in March contributed to the strongest first-quarter volume since 2004, according to TransCore.

April 20, 2010

Business

Mack transmission

The Mack mDrive automated manual transmission with automated gear shifting will be available on Pinnacle model highway tractors powered by MP7 and MP8 engines. The mDrive has 12 forward and four reverse speeds, and is available in direct drive or overdrive. It has a torque capacity of 1920 lb.-ft. and a dry weight of 615 […]

April 20, 2010

Business

Seat covers

COVERALLs seat covers fit all high-back seats, mid back with headrest seats, and seats with or without armrests, in a tight, conforming shape using a side cinch-down lacing system. The covers are a polyester canvas blend and are liquid repellant and stain resistant, the company says. Each cover has six elastic pockets for storage. SEATS […]

April 20, 2010