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Tag: Overdrive magazine: Page 27
Business
FTR forecasts higher growth, driver pay
The driver shortage resulted from a ācyclical drag,ā which is the industryās inability to recruit and employ drivers fast enough, and a āregulatory dragā brought on by new government rules.
March 8, 2012
Business
FMCSA asks court to exclude recorder use survey
Driver survey indicated enforcement officers make poor use of EOBR data, but carriers utilize the devices effectively to harass drivers.
March 8, 2012
Business
Obama announces alt-energy plan at Daimler Trucks plant
President Obama announced a $1 billion initiative to spur deployment of clean, advanced vehicles.
March 8, 2012
Channel 19
āRoll On, Truck Driving Girlā: Introducing trucker-songwriter Lisa Godino
Harmony, N.J.-based Lisa Godino (pictured) is a self-proclaimed āfolk artist just trying to make a little noise anywhere I can,ā she says. Itās not always easy, as the kind of noise sheās talking about isnāt of the Class 8 diesel variety but music, and with ā50 hours a weekās worth of trucking, itās difficult to [ā¦]
March 8, 2012
Business
Loveās contributes to tornado relief
Loveās Travel Stops is donating $25,000 to help victims of the March 2 tornadoes that devastated sections of southern Indiana and northern Kentucky, the Oklahoma City, Okla.-based travel center franchise says. AĀ Loveās truck stop in Memphis, Ind., employ staff who lost homes and property, a spokesman for the travel center franchise said. The truck [ā¦]
March 7, 2012
Business
Daimler recalling Freightliner, Western Star trucks
Daimler Trucks North America is recalling more than 103,000 of its Class 8 trucks manufactured between 2006 and this year.
March 7, 2012
Business
Trucking company owner sentenced for defrauding owner-operators
A Minnesota trucking company operator faces 15 months in prison after pleading guilty to defrauding owner-operators out of back pay.
March 7, 2012
Business
Rocha, Bison win TCA fleet safety awards
Receiving Truckload Carriers Associationās National Fleet Safety Awards were Rocha for small carriers and Bison for large carriers.
March 7, 2012
Channel 19
NEW VIDS: Explorations of ATDynamicsā TrailerTail
At bottom, find a vid from ATDynamics featuring its new trailer-tail design for vans with rear roll doors, but along the way I thought Iād share some video from my meeting late last year with Brett Tobin (pictured), independent owner-operator of Tobin Trucking, based in the Pacific Northwest. Tobin was featured in my fellow Overdrive [ā¦]
March 7, 2012
Business
Severson named top owner-operator
A truck driver for 49 years, Severson has more than 5.1 million accident-free miles.
March 6, 2012
Business
California fines carriers over air quality
California Air Resources Board just settled 33 cases of air quality violations for nearly $227,000 in penalties.
March 6, 2012
Business
Brenny named Influential Woman in Trucking
The award was made by Navistar and the Women in Trucking Association.
March 6, 2012
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