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Overdrive Extra
Midwestern God strikes back: Mild winter gives way to tough decisions this COVID-19 season
During this season of the coronavirus outbreak, Paul gives insight on tough decisions surrounding the pandemic and life on the road. Read more on Overdrive.
April 3, 2020
Business
Pennsylvania testing new traffic restriction plan this winter
The draft plan is a five-tiered process that restricts travel by vehicles based on the severity of the weather and highway conditions. The first tier limits travel by certain kinds of vehicles, including some trucks, while the fifth is a complete travel ban for all vehicles except emergency response vehicles.
November 18, 2019
Business
Regs suspended in Midwest for truckers hauling heating fuel
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced Friday, Nov. 1, it is suspending Parts 390 through 399 of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations for haulers transporting heating fuel, including propane, natural gas and heating oil, or providing other direct assistance, into eight Midwestern states.
November 4, 2019
Business
Second week going: Van volumes rise, but spot rates slide; weather disruption something of a norm
The strongest improvements for van markets were out West last week. Los Angeles volumes increased 8% and the average outbound rate gained 2 cents to $2.18 per mile. L.A. load-to-truck touched 5.2 last Friday. Wildfires, flooding, tornadoes and more continue to disrupt regional patterns.
October 30, 2019
Business
Dallas-area tornadoes prompt regs suspension for emergency relief
A Regional Emergency Declaration issued by FMCSA’s Western Service Center exempts carriers providing direct relief to Texas from Parts 390 through 399 of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations.
October 23, 2019
Business
PennDOT looking to ease burden of highway truck restrictions this winter
Alexis Campbell, press secretary for PennDOT, recently said the department heard the frustration the trucking industry felt last year. She said the agency is going to “make sure that the way that we’re implementing the restrictions makes sense” and helps truckers plan ahead better.
October 22, 2019
Business
Winter storms expected in northern Plains this week
A winter storm warning has been posted for parts of Montana and Idaho from Wednesday afternoon through Thursday evening. A winter storm watch is in effect for other parts of those states and northern Colorado during that same period. Snowfall is expected from Denver to northern Minnesota and to Billings, Montana.
October 8, 2019
Business
Early-season winter storm prompts emergency declaration in Montana
An early-season winter storm that dumped more than four feet of snow in some parts of the Pacific Northwest prompted Montana Gov. Steve Bullock to declare a state of emergency, suspending hours of service regulations for truck drivers assisting in recovery efforts.
September 30, 2019
Business
Spot freight rates up to start September
The spot truckload freight market’s relatively strong finish in August continued into September as rates moved higher last week; van load-to-truck ratios remained strong nationally over the previous week, and East Coast reefer lanes benefited from boosted activity in the wake of weather threats/reality.
September 12, 2019
Business
FMCSA waiving Temporary Operating Authority Registration fees for Hurricane Dorian
The waiver of the fees will continue until the end of the agency’s regional emergency declaration, which will expire at the end of the emergency or Sept. 28, whichever is sooner, unless the declaration is extended.
September 3, 2019
Overdrive Radio
Learning from the mistakes of others, with owner-op Bill Ater from last week’s early-Spring blizzard
In this week’s edition of the Overdrive Radio podcast we drop into the scene at The Junction truck stop in Blunt, S.D., round about mid-week last week just ahead of the blizzard. Owner-operator Ater and a fellow hauler on a run from Midland, Texas, up to the Williston, N.D., oil fields, ended up spending three nights there, leaving with a new appreciation for the place and its generous manager.
April 19, 2019
Business
Blizzard shuts down interstates in Nebraska, South Dakota
Portions of I-76, I-80, I-90 and I-29 in Nebraska and South Dakota are closed Thursday as a result of a blizzard that hit the region Wednesday.
April 11, 2019
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