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Voices

Owner-ops voice concerns, fellowship at 10-4 on D.C. on National Mall

Participation in the event this year was down slightly from last year, but the makings of a successful event are well in hand. Participating owner-operators and drivers will be parked on the mall through early Saturday, followed by a convoy back for some R&R at the fairgrounds in Fredericksburg, Va.

October 3, 2019

Business

News roundup, Oct. 1: Roadrunner laying off 450 in downsizing, Michelin hikes tire prices, truckers slow-rolling in Michigan

Roadrunner announced Monday it will downsize its dry van business due to a lack of profitability in the segment and will lay off 450 workers in the process.. Michelin is increasing prices by up to 4.9% for all North American Fleet Account customers beginning Dec. 1.

October 1, 2019

Business

’10-4 on D.C.’ on National Mall Oct. 3-5

The event kicks off Oct. 2 at the Fredericksburg, Va., Agricultural Fairgrounds. Advance registration for anyone looking to participate with their truck is recommended. After last year, organizers say they’re encourage a positive atmosphere, less a protest than a tribute “that spotlights issues that affect the driver.”

September 13, 2019

Custom Rigs

Military tribute truck draws on the ‘winged knights’, the Husaria, of Poland’s history as inspiration

Airbrushed murals all around the cab and sleeper exteriors of independent Jerry Stetz’ 2007 Coronado depict the Husaria, or Polish Hussars, knights of the 16th-18th centuries. Stetz draws the line between the ancient defenders/warriors and modern combat soldiers fighting for what is his home today and for the last 20-plus years, the United States.

January 24, 2019

Custom Rigs

Custom 2003 KW T2000 represents family legacy for owner-op Robert Budzik

Owner-operator Robert Budzik and his mother bought this 2003 Kenworth T2000 a few years after his father passed away, he says. He’d urged her to go that route after she’d been driving for a company for a time.

January 10, 2019

Overdrive Radio

On the ‘flower gravy train’: Direct-ship greenhouse freight, 10-4 D.C. convoy and more with Scott Hampton

Hampton pulled hoppers before transitioning to the operation he’s in today, which he describes as his “flower gravy train” doing multi-drop distribution runs for shipper Dallas Johnson Greenhouse in Council Bluffs. Also in this latest Overdrive Radio edition, the tale of how he got back to the front of the 10-4 D.C. convoy that Oct. Saturday in Northern Virginia

December 7, 2018

Custom Rigs

Iowa-based independent’s restoration of an e-log-exempt 2000 Pete 379

The FMCSA’s change to its guidance on the pre-2000 model year exemption to the ELD mandate — when the agency specified the engine year instead of the chassis year as the determining factor — sealed the deal for owner-operator Scott Hampton in his plans to do a $75K custom-restoration of his 2000 Peterbilt 379.

November 26, 2018

Custom Rigs

Heavy-haul 2004 W900L is four-axle ‘Movin’ On’ homage

Menominee, Mich.-based 13-truck Extreme Transportation Specialized LLC is the business of owner-operator Robbie Harris’ father, and the younger Harris leases this pristine workhorse 2004 W900L to the six-truck heavy-haul side of it. Harris advocates for greater federal encouragement of uniformity in oversize/-weight permitting among states. “”They’re all over the board on what you can and can’t do.”

November 13, 2018

Custom Rigs

Custom 2019 Kenworth W900L: Chi-Town Large Cars-themed flagship of Hallahan Transport

Get a close look at Chi-Town Large Cars trucking club member and five-truck small fleet owner-operator Rob Hallahan’s new Hallahan Transport flagship, a 2018 Kenworth W900L with plenty custom adds and revisions, working with Big Rig Chrome Shop in Oshkosh and River States in La Crosse, Wis.

October 23, 2018

Channel 19

Mixed reactions to brief highway blockade after 10-4 D.C. event, more

See convoy stop traffic on I-95 ahead of the "That's a Big 10-4 on D.C." event, and learn more about truckers supporting H.R. 5948 here on Overdrive.

October 8, 2018

Business

A big 10-4 on hours flexibility, improved training standards and a good time — more from D.C.

Several bobtail trucks convoyed into our nation's capital to meet with the trucking group representatives as well as United States Senators. More on Overdrive.

October 4, 2018

Custom Rigs

10-4 D.C. event under way: Scenes from the Fredericksburg rally point preparing for the convoy downtown

Check out some of the scenes at the rally point for the 10-4 D.C. truck event. Take a look at the video footage, too. Details and more on Overdrive Online.

October 4, 2018