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High school trucking program instructor Dave Dein advances toward Teacher of the Year honors
California-based Patterson High School teacher Dave Dein, with his high school trucking program, will be one of five competing for the national Teacher of the Year title. The award program concludes in early December at the ACTE Vision Conference.
May 1, 2024
Truck driver pleads guilty to cocaine possession, intent to distribute charges
The Texas-based driver faces a minimum mandatory sentence of 10 years and up to life in prison on two charges. Also: Registration open for FMCSA's “Registration Modernization Stakeholder Day;” Delaware eyes unsafe driving of cars around trucks.
April 30, 2024
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March 15, 2024
Trucking maintains strong support of Trump for president
From Overdrive readers to mega carriers to trade associations, trucking is putting most of its support behind Republican candidates during the 2024 election cycle, including former President Donald Trump.
April 30, 2024
Life
Missing Iowa trucker's body found after 5 months | Closures on I-70 ongoing
David Schultz's body was found by a farmer in a field near where he went missing in November. Also: Two killed when oversize load shifts off trailer, pins car underneath; I-70 lane closures this week for emergency escape ramp work.
April 29, 2024
Life
Overdrive wins prestigious Neal Award for predatory towing news
Executive Editor Alex Lockie's extensive reporting on truck parking and a closely related peril -- predatory towing -- earned Overdrive a big win in the Jesse H. Neal Awards' Best News Coverage category with
April 29, 2024
Regulations
Trucker's regular run meets overhead telephone wire: Preventable?
The phone company had been working on the line the day before trucker John Doe arrived for his regular weekly delivery at the site, his trailer tangling with the low wire.
April 26, 2024
Regulations
New Jersey-based driver shut down after crash, multiple DUIs
A driver who rear-ended a car and fled the scene was later found and placed out of service, then violated that order and was found to be impaired. Also: Allison automatic transmissions added as International option; digital payments in Weigh My Truck.
April 26, 2024
Regulations
Fleet owner pleads guilty to reincarnating carriers, loan fraud
The DOT Office of Inspector General said Roderick Billingslea committed CARES Act fraud, fraudulently receiving over $500K. Also: TIA updates membership handbook for combating fraud; dealership expands from Illinois to Texas.
April 25, 2024
Life
Beware toll road text-message collections scam: FBI
The FBI's public service announcement warned against "smishing" attempts targeting toll road users, after myriad complaints filed by users in a variety of states.
April 22, 2024
Life
I-87 bridge work tying up traffic through 2025 | Three new Autocar recalls
Bridge work on I-87 in New York will impact traffic through next summer on the Thruway. Also: Autocar recalls trucks for three separate issues.
April 22, 2024
Life
Compounding violations lead to $19K fine, OOS order, arrest
A truck was found to be 63,000 pounds overweight on an Oregon roadway -- the driver was placed OOS due to visible fatigue and later arrested for continuing to operate. Also: New non-recourse factoring option; new Calif. truck stop inks biodiesel deal.
April 19, 2024
Custom Rigs
Big bunks, camaraderie in spades: Atlas owner-operators show out
Atlas Van Lines held its first-ever Bravo PVO Truck Show and Conference event in Arlington, Texas, in late March. Here, a close look at the 4 trucks that came out on top with the hard work and deserved pride of their owners.
April 19, 2024
Life
CDL testing scheme: School owner gets 5 years in prison for bribery
The former owner of Vlad’s CDL School in Philadelphia was sentenced to nearly 5 years in prison for bribery and tampering with a witness. Also: 1 millionth Freightliner Cascadia produced; St. Christopher Fund hauls in $13K from MATS.
April 18, 2024
Regulations
Fog-blind trucker hits concrete barrier: Preventable?
2 a.m., and truck driver John Doe was in rain, fog on a tight two-lane highway bounded by concrete barriers. An oncoming truck blinded Doe with high beams, then swerved into his lane. Doe missed the truck, but not the barrier to his right. Preventable?
April 17, 2024
Channel 19
Ice Pick Bandit strikes again: Will the feds step in?
After yet another truck gets its tires stabbed up and some air lines cut, we asked law enforcement what exactly is being done to stop this criminal (or criminals). Though silence can be deafening, officials should be motivated to act. Here's why.
April 16, 2024
Overdrive Extra
Kinship with old-school trucking drives photojournalist's new exhibit
Photojournalist and Air Force vet James Year rode 25,000 miles with truckers of all stripes with a goal to illustrate OTR trucking culture "while it still remained." His "Stealing Fire" exhibit is now up in Syracuse, New York, detailing the journey.
April 16, 2024
Custom Rigs
'Last ride' for Waupun Truck-N-Show
One of the show circuit mainstays, the Waupun Truck-N-Show in Waupun, Wisconsin, will be retired after its 35th iteration in August.
April 12, 2024
Hours of Service
FMCSA explains the HOS waivers around Baltimore's bridge collapse
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration spelled out further details of, and longer-range possibilities for, the hours of service waivers in place following collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore.
April 10, 2024
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