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Paycheck Protection Program application period extended to August 8
The application period previously ended June 30, but with appropriated billions left unspent, Congress elected to reopen it through August 8 with the Paycheck Protection Program Extension Act. WB I-66 rest area at MM 48 in Virginia closed to truck parking for two weeks for drainage work.
July 6, 2020
Business
News roundup, Sept. 11: Three N.J. rest areas closing temporarily, influential women in trucking, more
Three New Jersey rest stops in Ridgefield, Hamilton and Forked River will be closed approximately through Memorial Day next year. Pedigree Technologies has released a camera add-on for its ELD. And: Women in Trucking announces six âmost influential womanâ award finalists, one professional driver among them: Kellylyn McLaughlin of Schneider National.
September 11, 2019
Business
Kentucky rest areas, weigh station to close temporarily
The I-71 Southbound weigh station near Walton is closed for repairs from April 29 through May 3 at 7 a.m. The southbound and northbound I-75/71 rest areas in the same area will close temporarily in May for repairs.
April 30, 2019
Overdrive Radio
Lights-out at MATS, and: Youâre the parking expert âwhere you live and where you truck toâ
Former owner-op Scott Grenerth introduces parking-info/reservation site RigRest.com, talks ongoing work with National Coalition on Truck Parking, in this episode of Overdrive Radio; Also: The moment the lights went at MATS just ahead of Secretary Chaoâs speech on hours reform, captured for eternity âŚ
April 5, 2019
Overdrive Radio
90-plus-inch double-bunk sleeper in a cargo van? You bet
Cargo-van owner-operators Darren and Trish Ayres, in this edition of Overdrive Radio, haul in the CDL-required hazmat military-freight niche, and worked with Oak Ridge, Tenn.-based Fastlane Products to build a unique sleeper set-up in their Mercedes Sprinter van. Also: More onerous inspection practices that could use discouragement.
March 15, 2019
Business
An hours of service âsecret weaponâ in Kansas
For those running paper logs or ELDs, but particularly the former, Kansas has something of a secret weapon for its Level 3 driver inspections, notes highway patrol Captain Chris Turner. Many of those inspections, taking place primarily at rest stops, are performed by a âsmall group of retired troopers.â âŚ
November 23, 2018
Parking
Iowa DOT considering plan to close nearly one-third of rest areas
Iowa DOTâs Statewide Rest Area System draft plan would close 11 of the full-service locations and all 16 parking-only sites over a period of 5-30 years. This would eliminate approximately 279 truck parking spaces across Iowa.
June 26, 2018
Voices
NATSO: Overdrive asked wrong question in rest area commercialization report
Could rest area commercialization lead to a reduction in truck parking? NATSO's Lisa Mullings offers her opinion about rest area commercialization on Overdrive.
June 18, 2018
Electronic Logging Devices
Could commercialization stem tide of rest area closures?
The ability to commercialize older rest stops would give states the ability to add restaurants, fueling and maybe even additional parking. Details here.
June 5, 2018
Overdrive Extra
Report from a #parkingdesert
With almost 250 fewer semi-truck parking spaces available along GA's I-75 corridor, truck drivers are facing new dilemmas in the wake of the ELD mandate.
May 29, 2018
Parking
Two I-29 rest areas in South Dakota closed for reconstruction
The Wilmot rest area, at exit 213 off of I-29, is expected to reopen by February 2019, while the Vermillion rest area, at exit 26 off of I-29, is expected to reopen by April 2019.
May 2, 2018
Overdrive Extra
Faces of the Road: Retired hauler and fleet owner Theldon Thornburgh
The latest in Long Haul Paulâs series capturing voices from the road: Theldon Thornburgh reflects on his long career, beginning in a 1930s/40s gas-powered International: âI was pretty lucky. I think I traveled 5.2 million miles and never did have a chargeable accidentâŚâ
April 30, 2018
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