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Cross-border trucking program advances

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration anticipates granting provisional authority to the first Mexican carrier in October.

October 11, 2011

Channel 19

Bob ‘Cowpoke’ Martin passes on

It is with sadness I bring news to you today of a longtime operator’s passing. Though it’s been years since I spoke to him — and then only briefly — the memory of the conversations I had with Indiana-based Bob Martin (on the occasion of his win of the 2007 $50,000 truck makeover on the […]

October 11, 2011

Business

I-29 in Iowa reopens

Interstate reopened from Rock Port, Mo., at exit 110 to U.S. 34 exit 32 near Pacific Junction, Iowa.

October 11, 2011

Business

Trucker Buddy honors teacher

Kristen Belcher, a teacher at Kaufman Elementary School in Spring, Texas, is June’s Teacher of the Month for nonprofit outreach Trucker Buddy International. Belcher’s third-grade class is paired with Titan Express driver Russell James, who shares his trucking experiences with the students. James said he nominated Belcher because she is knowledgeable about trucking, explains the […]

October 10, 2011

Business

Spot market rates up in September

Rates rose for both dry vans and refrigerated vans compared with August.

October 10, 2011

Business

FMCSA questions Mexican driver testing centers

Agency reported concerns it found during visits at Mexican testing centers for the equivalent of a U.S. commercial driver’s license.

October 10, 2011

Channel 19

Blacked out for the night?

How long before Class 8 trucks come equipped with SmartGlass technology? Lately making inroads in concept cars at auto shows around the world, the SPD-Smart window-tint technology by Research Frontiers enables a vehicle’s operator to, with the push of a button, apply varying degrees of tint to one or more windows to keep the outside […]

October 10, 2011

Business

Feds to take comments on EOBR technology

A federal advisory group is accepting feedback before making recommendations for any future rulemaking.

October 7, 2011

Business

I-55 North, U.S. 231 lane closures in Tennessee

I-55 North lanes in Memphis will be closed Oct. 7 through Oct. 18.

October 7, 2011

Channel 19

Former Overdrive editor, actor Charles Napier passes on

Character actor and former Overdrive editor Charles Napier passed away at a hospital in Bakersfield, Calif., on Wednesday, Oct. 5. Napier’s perhaps best known for his role as one of the Good Old Boys in the Blues Brothers film as well as an intelligence officer in the Sylvester Stallone vehicle Rambo: First Blood Part II. […]

October 7, 2011

Business

DEF locator app available

An Air1 diesel exhaust fluid locator app is available for free on Android smartphones, DEF maker Yara announced. Both the Android and iPhone apps will be updated monthly to account for any new retail partnerships and to incorporate additional user feedback, the Tampa, Fla.-based manufacturer said. The Air1 mobile locator application allows drivers to locate […]

October 7, 2011

Business

Pilot Flying J purchases, remodels Collins, Mo., stop

A recently acquired travel center at Highway 13 South and U.S. Highway 54 near Collins, Mo., is being remodeled and is expected to be finished the end of October, Pilot Flying J announced. The travel center chain recently acquired the truck stop.

October 7, 2011