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Hot buttons poll: Gun control
Where do you stand on the issue of gun control in the United States? Vote in this poll and tell us more in the comments.
December 27, 2012
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Breaking: Regulators apologize for delaying Santa
Regulators have determined the Claus operation is an imminent hazard to the motoring public and have ordered Santa to cease operation effective immediately.
December 24, 2012
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Readers: Bring influence peddlers out of the shadows
A sizable majority of Overdrive readers favor reforms to campaign-finance rules that would bring 501(c)(4) political spenders into the light.
December 21, 2012
Campaign Finance
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Reasons for the rise in truck-occupant crash deaths
Readers weigh in on root causes after NHTSA’s examination of crash statistics showed a sharp rise in truck occupant crash fatalities (20 percent) between 2010 and 2011.
December 18, 2012
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Poll: How many inspections do you receive in a year?
December 13, 2012
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More than an office: Other novel uses for shipping containers
Readers offer different ideas for ways to repurpose intermodal shipping containers in building projects.
December 12, 2012
Sandwiched between two buildings in Antwerp, Belgium, is this four-story headquarters of the Sculp(IT) architecture firm, built from four stacked containers. You can read more about the location in a past issue of Truckers News.
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Light up the night!; Come on, Ghostwriter
Reader: “I am 12-year-old boy with a big passion for lit-up bull haulers!” — and a bit of radio check, come on.
December 8, 2012
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Poll: Do you use weigh-station bypassing technology?
December 7, 2012
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Reader: ‘I’d drive naked!’ — More on in-cab facial video monitoring
Readers respond to the question “Would you drive if your carrier had a camera pointed at your face or the road?” Sound off yourself here.
December 6, 2012
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Reader: FMCSA attacks safety ‘from the wrong end of the beast’
“If rates were up where they should be, drivers wouldn’t have to complain about receiving and loading fees one bit.”
December 3, 2012
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Birds of a feather: Trucking tweeps @OverdriveUpdate
More selected new and/or noteworthy followers of Overdrive’s Twitter feed, @overdriveupdate.
December 2, 2012
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Modest proposal: $65/hour, fair detention rate to protect small biz
A reader sees a need for mandatory detention pay to protect the small business trucking life from the continuing encroachment of big-business competition and government regulation in the form of tightening hours and EOBRs.
November 27, 2012
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Poll: Have you seen your Pre-Employment Screening Program (PSP) crash/violation report?
November 27, 2012
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Hot buttons poll: Campaign finance
November 27, 2012
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Fit for business: Owner-Operators of the Month
Bakersfield, Calif.,-based team Tom and Karen Moore tackle maintenance and personal health with the same resolute temperament.
November 26, 2012
Tom and Karen brought in a net income of approximately $100,000 in 2011. Here, the driving team stands with their truck shortly after starting over-the-road in 2001. Their ’99 International 9400 has more than 1.5-million miles on it. They call the truck Butkus, named for former football player Dick Butkus.
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Does FMCSA’s medical card verification program violate HIPAA?
Short answer: Probably not. Here find a roundup of viewpoints from readers on this and other issues surrounding FMCSA’s new medical card-verification policy.
November 23, 2012
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Home (and away) for the holidays
61 percent of drivers report they plan to be home for Thanksgiving — find a round-up in answer to our informal polling of readers on Overdrive’s Facebook page about holiday plans.
November 21, 2012
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Circle Bar Truck Corral is a true truckers’ oasis
The first visit to the Circle Bar Truck Corral was a necessity, but the second visit had Wendy Parker wanting to come back again and again.
November 20, 2012
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