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Hours of Service

Truckers have until Oct. 7 to file comments on FMCSA’s hours of service proposal

Proposed changes include allowing drivers to pause their 14-hour on-duty clock for up to three hours and extending the split sleeper berth options for drivers to include splits of seven hours and three hours, among other proposed reforms; comments are being facilitated, likewise, at GATS this week.

August 22, 2019

Electronic Logging Devices

My20 ELD: New Spanish-language version

The Konexial provider of the My20 electronic logging device announced the availability of a Spanish-language version of the ELD.

August 22, 2019

Business

GATS app offers show floor map, schedules, giveaways, more

Download the GATS 2019 mobile app if you’re going to the show later this week to gain access to a show floor map, show schedule, a list of giveaways and more.

August 20, 2019

Overdrive Extra

Where this driver found his way: Truckers’ World, Shepherdsville, Ky.

The special story of the day long ago when Long Haul Paul got a little trust and faith back via a chance encounter with a truck-stop chaplain and his congregants. “So I gave my heart to Jesus that night; and I gave my heart to Hank Williams; and I gave my heart to Ralph and Carter Stanley.” …

August 19, 2019

Business

Find Truck Service locator, repair financier at GATS

The Find Truck Service app, a service locator for truck service and parts locators and whose credit card offers 6-month interest-free payback for any charged repair over $199, is making August specials available this week to attendees of GATS.

August 19, 2019

Business

Australian trucking troubadour Jayne Denham in U.S. stride with ‘Black Coffee and White Lines’ single

With trucking-inflected singer-songwriter Jayne Denham’s GATS appearances upcoming, we took some time with the artist this week to get a more perspective on what she’s got planned for this U.S. trip, which follows some extensive time spent writing and recording in Nashville in prior years,

August 16, 2019

Channel 19

Parking roundtable with focus on Texas lanes set for GATS

On Saturday, Aug. 24, at noon at GATS, join us to give your input directly to TxDOT on parking needs and new capacity ideas. Former owner-op Scott Grenerth will host a discussion intended to bring in the audience for input with a TxDOT rep, Clark Freight Lines company driver Jack Smith and North Carolina independent owner-op Ingrid Brown.

August 14, 2019

Trucker Talent Search

Three finalists to square off in live finale for Overdrive’s Trucker Talent Search

The sixth annual Overdrive-Red Eye Radio Trucker Talent Search received more than 50 entries from talented truckers who love to sing. Those entries have been narrowed to three finalists. See who will be competing in the live finale here…

July 31, 2019

Trucker Talent Search

See Trucker Talent Search’s Taylor Barker cover Joey+Rory song

Top 10 finisher Barker says he likes writing lyrics that people can relate to.

June 8, 2019

Trucker Talent Search

Watch Trucker Talent Search’s Shanika Whiters cover ‘Tennessee Whiskey’

Whiters says music gives her a chance to ‘create and escape while driving.’

June 7, 2019

Trucker Talent Search

See Trucker Talent Search’s Marlaina Hill perform original ‘Leave the Pieces’

Hill loves singing at the top of her lungs while driving and doesn’t worry how that makes her look to other drivers on the road.

June 6, 2019

Trucker Talent Search

See video that earned Ken Freeman spot in Trucker Talent Search top 10

Freeman says music and singing are stress relievers, and he enjoys writing songs after a long day of driving.

June 6, 2019