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Overdrive Extra
Vehicles expected to gather and share more data
âConnected vehicleâ technology means any vehicle picking up information and sharing it with vehicles around it.
June 22, 2013
Voices
Poll: How has the CSA-related PSP employment history program affected you?
October 17, 2012
Business
Should I move in?
Moving in is easier than moving out.
October 9, 2012
Regulations
âCDL health registry about to launch
Beginning May 21, 2014, drivers must obtain any medical examination from a certified examiner.
August 15, 2012
Channel 19
Playing the cards right in driver appreciation
Personal relationships drive good businesses â nowhere is that more true than in trucking.
August 7, 2012
Business
Defending truckersâ honor
I defended the honor of truckers in general the other day, so you people better be on your Pâs and Qâs. I noticed a Facebook post that started, âI love truckersâŚ.â so of course I read it. Unfortunately is was a sarcastic and poorly stated slur against all professional drivers, based on the actions of [âŚ]
August 6, 2012
Overdrive Extra
PHOTOS: Cover shoot outtakes with crude hauler
Find a photo gallery of Overdriveâs July 2012 cover shoot with crude-hauling owner-operator Jimmy Lessley in Texas â and more about how the owner-operator got into the oil business.
July 26, 2012
Channel 19
Awesome trucks and the fruits of debate: Two events upcoming
Round-up of two events upcoming: the big 2nd Annual Truck Driver Social Media Convention meeting Oct. 27-28 and the ATHS Cookeville, Tenn., truck show Sept. 27-28.
July 25, 2012
Channel 19
Reader: Repeal FLSA trucking exemption
The following comes by way of owner-operator Joe Ammons, who is looking for assistance with a petition for the U.S. Secretary of Transportation (or Congress) to repeal the trucking exemption to the Fair Labor Standards Act, which among other things specifies the 40-hour workweek and 8-hour day for employees of companies in other industries â [âŚ]
July 24, 2012
Overdrive Extra
High-altitude jumper was also a âŚ
Yeah, you guessed it. Today over on the CCJ blog find the story of onetime New Jersey-based truck driver Nick Piantanida (pictured), who also holds the distinction of being a 1960s pioneer of extreme high-altitude skydiving â and who holds the unofficial record for the highest-ever manned balloon flight, 123,500 feet. He was trying to beat a [âŚ]
July 24, 2012
Channel 19
Whatâs cool about being a truck driver? Video contest details
The Minnesota Trucking Association is holding a video contest offering $1,000 to the winning entry that best answers the question âWhat would be cool about being a truck driver?â
July 24, 2012
Channel 19
Diesel exhaust listed by WHO as cancer causing agent
The International Agency for Research on Cancer, part of the World Health Organization, has formally categorized diesel exhaust as cancer-causing but fails to recognize advancements in diesel technology in the developed world.
July 23, 2012
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