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View from South Africa: Riaan Wolmarans trucks across a river
Watch Wolmaran’s rig walk on water, of a fashion: “The rig I use is based on the Australian road train principle, which means I can pull up to three trailers of equal length.” Wolmaran’s primary haul: “agricultural poles on-site to farms and co-ops.”
November 16, 2016
Electronic Logging Devices
POLL: Are you in the market for a pre-2000 truck to avoid ELDs?
Whether the answer is yes or no or you already run a 1999 or older truck, weigh in here on your approach to the significant exemption for pre-2000 model year trucks under FMCSA’s ELD mandate, whose compliance date remains more than a year off.
November 15, 2016
Overdrive Radio
Trump promises big on highway funding, could open door to more tolls and privatization
Trump said on the campaign trail he wants $1 trillion invested in U.S. infrastructure. Though he was mum on specifics, he did say he intends to incentivize private businesses to invest in infrastructure projects by offering them tax breaks. Such privatization of U.S. roads could lead to more tolls, says OOIDA’s Todd Spencer. And: Readers react on regs promises.
November 14, 2016
Voices
POLL: Steer-only or steer/drive — your approach to spin balancing?
If you have your tires balanced, do you focus on steers only, drives too or another approach?
November 10, 2016
Voices
‘Please Trump don’t let us down’: Truckers sound hopeful but wary in reaction to election victory
Views on Trump’s win were cautiously optimistic when came to potential easing of regulatory burden and the economy, more wary on road privatization and tolls. Conciliatory notes stressed the country’s direction “isn’t just up to Trump. We all have a hand in it.”
November 9, 2016
Overdrive Radio
‘Keep fighting’: One reader’s reaction to the 7th circuit’s ELD decision
In this Overdrive Radio ‘mailbag’ series podcast, more than one trucker strikes a defiant yet hopeful tone in response to yesterday’s Halloween decision by the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals upholding the FMCSA’s ELD mandate final rule.
November 1, 2016
Voices
Truckers with high BMI would be forced into apnea screening under FMCSA committee recommendations, drivers respond
The committees recommend FMCSA require certain truckers to be screened for sleep apnea based on their BMI and other risk factors. Truckers with a BMI of 33 or higher would also be subject to screening if they meet three other qualifiers, a list that includes being male and being older than 42 — a large demographic among truckers.
October 26, 2016
Voices
Dashcam to the rescue: Trucker assists law enforcement twice — in two days — with video evidence
Two days, two near-fatalities with plenty of motorist impatience at fault caught on the dashcam of independent owner-operator Howard Salmon. In both incidents, Salmon provided a principle piece of evidence to local law enforcement in Sarasota and Palmetto, Fla.
October 25, 2016
Overdrive Radio
ELD mandate: Small fleet owner urges Congress to reconsider, more voices on the mandate
“It’s high time for our government officials to start using some common sense by listening to the voices of experience who know what they are talking about. It’s time to reconsider this mandate to the benefit of all.” –Z-Tranz small fleet owner David Morin, based in Morganton, N.C. BONUS; New mailbag podcast on the mandate.
October 21, 2016
Voices
Thomas Ivie presents ‘Flying Tire Incident’
“I was driving in Kansas City, Mo., when the wheel and tire of a car ahead of me came off. It rolled into the left lanes and out of my sight. … All of a sudden, the tire was in the air, heading straight for me. …”
October 17, 2016
Voices
POLL: What is the top trucking issue from your vantage point?
These 10 issues — including the ELD mandate and hours of service, CSA, a so-called ‘driver shortage and more — were ranked in this order in ATRI’s annual survey of carriers. Which one (or other issue) would you put at the top of your most pressing issues list?
October 14, 2016
Channel 19
Mere inches of a near miss: Quick evasive action saves truck from sure disaster
This dashcam vid comes from the Connecticut-based 250-truck Bozzuto’s fleet. Says Tom Halpin, transportation safety manager at Bozzuto’s: “In the words of the driver,” one of Bozzuto’s most senior, “‘I don’t know if [the motorist] fell asleep or was distracted.’ It was mere inches in a near miss.”
October 12, 2016
Voices
Trucking groups back bill to reform transportation worker ID program
Trucking organizations are applauding a bill recently introduced to streamline the Transportation Worker Identification Credential program and establish an advisory committee for surface transportation and maritime security issues.
October 11, 2016
Channel 19
Professionals behaving unprofessionally: Letter from a truck stop maintenance man
The crux of Charles Brady’s argument is that there’s a strong current of unprofessional selfishness rearing its head in a lack of basic courtesy on offer from drivers at his truck stop. He pleas to the true professionals for help.
October 8, 2016
Voices
‘Slow Down’: More near misses caught on dashcam
A video compilation of near misses from the truck drivers field of view, from the folks at the ‘Real American Trucker’ Facebook page.
October 6, 2016
Voices
POLL: Is there a video camera in or on your truck?
Do you or your fleet utilize any single camera or a combination of cameras for event-capture or driver-monitoring purposes? Weigh in here.
September 30, 2016
Voices
POLL: Who’s most likely to get your vote in November for President?
Did the first presidential debate sway you one way or another? In this poll, Overdrive asks readers to weigh in on where their presidential votes are likely to go, whether toward the major parties’ or third-party candidates.
September 28, 2016
Voices
Driver to Speaker of the House: ‘Be a politician for the people’
Driver Steven Brown makes an economic argument against speed limiters in his letter to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, calling the DOT’s proposed mandate “just another way to tax the working class.”
September 23, 2016
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