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Business
Two free concerts highlight annual Walcott Truckers Jamboree
Iowa 80 Truckstopās 33rd Annual Walcott Truckers Jamboree kicks off this Thursday, July 12 with an events-packed schedule for the two-day show.
July 8, 2012
Business
ATA seeks action on national clearinghouse
ATA called on FMCSA to continue making progress toward a national clearinghouse for drug and alcohol test results for commercial drivers.
July 5, 2012
Channel 19
Rapper 50 cent rear-ended by ā¦ a lesser-known Kool Keith track
Over on the Juice blog at Billboardās website, word is rapper 50 Cent (pictured) collided with a Mack truck on the Long Island Expressway after the driverās load shifted, causing him to lose control of the rig. (The driver was OK.) Many of you may remember 50ās āIn Da Clubā record from 2003, whose rolling [ā¦]
July 5, 2012
Business
Saia acquires Georgia-based Robart Transportation
Saia Inc. has acquired Robart Transportation Inc. and its subsidiary for $7.8 million, plus an earnout.
July 3, 2012
Overdrive Extra
The āTime Banditā electric cargo-strap roller
Sometime flatbedder and former small fleet owner Johnny White finds inspiration in day-to-day problems ā that might not be the best way, however, to describe the occasion that spurred him on to his latest solution, the new TimeBandit electric cargo-strap winder (pictured). As he tells it, āI was up in St. Cloud, Minn., when it [ā¦]
July 3, 2012
Channel 19
Short haul v. long haul ā Where do you stand?
Informal poll results from Overdriveās Facebook fans on the growing trend among owner-operators toward operation in short-haul applications.
July 2, 2012
Overdrive Extra
Midnight Cowboy Bill Mack back in the saddle
If you havenāt heard, the trucking radio giant is back on overnight radio via Willieās Roadhouse on SiriusXM Channel 56, broadcasting Sunday through Friday in the midnight-3 a.m. Eastern time slot. A couple of years back, Overdrive Editorial Director Max Heine interviewed Mack leading intoĀ Overdriveās 50th anniversary coverage. Check out the two vids below, a [ā¦]
July 1, 2012
Channel 19
10 benefits of EOBRs
In the wake of the EOBR mandateās inclusion in the 2012 MAP-21 highway bill, this round-up comes by way of the people at Xata Turnpike, makers of the RouteTracker EOBR.
June 30, 2012
Channel 19
Some good news: Jasonās Law in the highway bill
In all the hubbub over the mandate for electronic onboard recorders included in the highway-bill language, itās perhaps been easy to overlook some of better results for truckers and advocates, chief among them other language in the bill that, if it ultimately passes (as expected), brings to fruition nearly four yearsā worth of advocacy that [ā¦]
June 29, 2012
Channel 19
10 problems with EOBRs
These problems are among many noted by frequent Overdrive commenter E.F. McHenry as Congress considered an EOBR mandate ultimately included in the MAP-21 highway bill.
June 29, 2012
Overdrive Extra
Highway bill highlight reel
The American Trucking Associationsā summary of new highway bill items that are of interest to motor carriers, sent out to various media, follows ā Iāve rearranged a few items of driver/owner-operator interest to bring them closer to the top. Electronic Logging Devices The bill requires DOT to establish regulations mandating electronic logging devices (EOBRs) for [ā¦]
June 28, 2012
Business
House removes funding for onboard recorder mandate
In separate legislation Friday, House passes measure to block funding for EOBRs after both houses pass highway bill that mandates them on trucks.
June 28, 2012
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