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05/11/2016

2016 out-of-service criteria changes in effect; http://www.overdriveonline.com/2016-out-of-service-criteria-changes-in-effect/

New out-of-service criteria having to do with lighting power supply, objects lodged between dual tires, the steering mechanism and more are part of CVSA 2016 OOS criteria.

05/11/2016

OOIDA expects ruling on ELD mandate by year’s end; http://www.overdriveonline.com/ooida-expects-ruling-on-eld-mandate-by-years-end/

The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association says it expects the courts to rule by year’s end on whether or not to uphold a DOT rule to require truckers to use electronic logging devices to t…

05/11/2016

Might your next truck inspector be wearing a body camera? http://www.overdriveonline.com/ever-encountered-a-truck-inspector-wearing-a-body-camera/

Would body cameras be effective accountability/evidence tools for law enforcement? The President certainly seems to think so.

05/11/2016

Trucker suspected of murdering fellow trucker in road rage incident still on the loose in Florida; http://www.overdriveonline.com/trucker-suspected-of-murder-still-on-the-loose-in-florida/?utm_source=daily&utm_medium=email&utm_content=05-10-2016&utm_campaign=Overdrive&ust_id=818309a9ced4a01dfae1e6f657bc0650

Witnesses told the Florida Highway Patrol that around 1:50 p.m. a bearded man driving an orange, early-to-mid 2000 Freightliner with a white trailer pulled up alongside another semi-tractor trailer…

05/11/2016

Startup company targeting owner-operators with electric Class 8 truck; http://www.overdriveonline.com/startup-company-targeting-owner-operators-with-electric-class-8-truck/?utm_source=daily&utm_medium=email&utm_content=05-10-2016&utm_campaign=Overdrive&ust_id=818309a9ced4a01dfae1e6f657bc0650

To attract owner operators, Milton went all-in on cabin comfort.

04/05/2016

Cobra dashcam with built-in GPS debuts at MATS; http://www.overdriveonline.com/cobra-dashcam-with-built-in-gps-debuts-at-mats/?utm_source=daily&utm_medium=email&utm_content=04-02-2016&utm_campaign=Overdrive&ust_id=818309a9ced4a01dfae1e6f657bc0650

The road-facing camera is full 1080P high definition and provides a 160-degree viewing angle.

04/05/2016

Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders advocates rail system to ‘take trucks off the roads’; http://www.overdriveonline.com/presidential-candidate-bernie-sanders-advocates-rail-system-to-take-trucks-off-the-roads/

It’s unclear whether he meant all trucks or just some trucks, but speaking this weekend, presidential hopeful Sen. Bernie Sanders, running as a Democrat, told a crowd of supporters the U.S. could d…

04/05/2016

Ark. installing virtual weigh station on U.S. 64; http://www.overdriveonline.com/ark-installing-virtual-weigh-station-on-u-s-64/?utm_source=weekender&utm_medium=email&utm_content=04-03-2016&utm_campaign=Overdrive&ust_id=818309a9ced4a01dfae1e6f657bc0650

04/05/2016

BlackBerry introduces device to allow real-time trailer tracking, monitoring; http://www.overdriveonline.com/blackberry-introduces-device-to-allow-real-time-trailer-tracking-monitoring/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=site_click&utm_source=weekender

04/05/2016

OOIDA hauls FMCSA back into court over electronic logs - See more at: http://www.landlinemag.com/Story.aspx?StoryID=30257 #.VwMhgXpTU1c

Land Line Magazine Daily News Article

02/24/2016

Tips on truck driving life appear in unlikely source; http://www.truckersnews.com/tips-on-truck-driving-life-appear-in-unlikely-source/

02/24/2016

Op/Ed piece in LA Times suggests pay by the mile is unsafe, unfair; http://www.truckersnews.com/oped-piece-in-la-times-suggests-pay-by-the-mile-is-unsafe-unfair/

02/24/2016

Freightliner’s Inspiration truck wins design award;http://www.truckersnews.com/freightliners-autonomous-inspiration-truck-wins-design-award/

02/24/2016

Mark Bezley’s ‘crosswalk law’ citation: Dismissed with dashcam evidence; http://www.overdriveonline.com/mark-bezleys-crosswalk-violation-charge-dismissed-with-dashcam-evidence/?utm_source=daily&utm_medium=email&utm_content=02-20-2016&utm_campaign=Overdrive&ust_id=818309a9ced4a01dfae1e6f657bc0650

Read driver Mark Bezley's No. 1 dashcam tale, involving his exoneration from a ticket given during a crosswalk law sting in a small Wash. town. And: What's yours?

02/24/2016

Truck ‘N Park demonstration hits the ground running; http://www.overdriveonline.com/truck-n-park-demonstration-off-the-ground-running/?utm_source=weekender&utm_medium=email&utm_content=02-21-2016&utm_campaign=Overdrive&ust_id=818309a9ced4a01dfae1e6f657bc0650

I-95 Corridor Coalition Truck 'N Park project coordinator Marygrace Parker realizes capacity is the biggest issue when it comes to truck parking, she says, but hopes real-time availability-info sharing can at least help mitigate the problem in the short term.

02/24/2016

Slow and steady makes this turn; http://www.truckersnews.com/slow-and-steady-makes-this-turn/

02/24/2016

Car Crash; http://www.truckersnews.com/what-goes-around-comes-around-for-one-driver/

02/24/2016

See how one driver gets out of a tight spot;http://www.truckersnews.com/truck-driver-gets-out-of-a-tight-spot/

02/24/2016

See how this driver does adding a trailer to his truck; http://www.truckersnews.com/see-how-this-driver-does-adding-a-trailer-to-his-truck/

02/24/2016

Speed limiters: Good? Bad? Who cares? http://www.truckersnews.com/speed-limiters-good-bad-who-cares/

02/24/2016

Cargo causes trouble for guys on ‘Highway Thru Hell’;http://www.truckersnews.com/cargo-causes-trouble-for-guys-on-highway-thru-hell/?utm_source=&utm_medium=email&utm_content=02-20-2016&utm_campaign=Truckers%20News&ust_id=818309a9ced4a01dfae1e6f657bc0650

02/24/2016

California driver shut down after failed drug tests, crash; http://www.overdriveonline.com/california-driver-shut-down-after-failed-drug-tests-crash/

The driver was found to be medically unqualified to operate a commercial vehicle during a May 2015 FMCSA investigation in which the agency discovered he'd tested positive for the use of prohibited controlled substances, amphetamines or methamphetamines, on three separate occasions since 2012.

02/24/2016

Cat’s back (with another phone); http://www.overdriveonline.com/cats-back-with-another-phone/?utm_source=daily&utm_medium=email&utm_content=02-22-2016&utm_campaign=Overdrive&ust_id=818309a9ced4a01dfae1e6f657bc0650

Owner-operators haven’t been able to spec a new Caterpillar-powered truck in nearly a decade, but they can spec a new piece of Cat equipment of a smaller variety: The company’s second take on a rugged smartphone built for users who work in industries like trucking and construction.

02/24/2016

Decals Requirement for Trucks Is Ruled Illegal by FMCSA; http://www.ttnews.com/articles/printopt.aspx?storyid=25476

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has ruled that it is illegal for the state of New Jersey and two local governments to require trucks to carry or display decals or other forms of identification.

02/24/2016

Turning your phone into a dashcam; http://www.overdriveonline.com/turning-your-phone-into-a-dashcam/?utm_source=daily&utm_medium=email&utm_content=02-23-2016&utm_campaign=Overdrive&ust_id=818309a9ced4a01dfae1e6f657bc0650

Have you tried any of the available smartphone apps designed to turn your device into a functional dashcam allowing for saving clips for exoneration/evidence and other purposes?

02/24/2016

Video witnesses: Dual-camera systems making in-roads in fleet trucks;http://www.overdriveonline.com/video-witnesses-dual-camera-systems-making-in-roads-in-fleet-trucks/

How truck-based cameras are capturing evidence that affects safety and privacy on the road.

02/24/2016

Trucker coercion prohibition rule now in effect: Here’s how to file a complaint against a carrier, broker or shipper;http://www.overdriveonline.com/trucker-coercion-prohibition-rule-now-in-effect-heres-how-to-file-a-complaint-against-a-carrier-broker-or-shipper/

A new federal rule that implements large fines for carriers, shippers and brokers caught pressuring drivers to operate beyond federal safety regulations, such as when they’re out of hours, is now in effect, as is a new system for truckers to file complaints for alleged coercion instances with the Fe…

02/24/2016

CVSA to FMCSA: Scale back on hours and other exemptions
http://www.overdriveonline.com/cvsa-to-fmcsa-scale-back-on-hours-and-other-exemptions/?utm_source=daily&utm_medium=email&utm_content=02-23-2016&utm_campaign=Overdrive&ust_id=818309a9ced4a01dfae1e6f657bc0650

The burden being placed on roadside inspectors by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is becoming excessive, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance says, because of the large number of exemptions being granted to drivers and carriers.

02/24/2016

Florida cops to freeway slowpokes: ‘Move over!’;http://www.truckersnews.com/florida-cops-to-freeway-slowpokes-move-over/?utm_source=tn&utm_medium=email&utm_content=02-23-2016&utm_campaign=Truckers%20News&ust_id=818309a9ced4a01dfae1e6f657bc0650

01/26/2016

Trucking employment shoots up at year’s end; http://www.overdriveonline.com/trucking-employment-shoots-up-at-years-end/?utm_source=daily&utm_medium=email&utm_content=01-09-2016&utm_campaign=Overdrive&ust_id=818309a9ced4a01dfae1e6f657bc0650

December’s total employment figure in the for-hire trucking industry, reported by the DOL as 1.462 million, was just shy of 20,000 jobs higher than December 2014.