Overdrive StaffRegulationsRoadcheck rolls next week: Insight from last week's rapid-fire CVSA Q&AWill inspectors drug test drivers roadside? What are the new OOS criteria? Which states are the toughest for Roadcheck? These questions, and more, answered here.May 8, 2024RegulationsBill would put new monitoring on USPS trucking contractors | I-17 closures, detour infoBill sponsors said USPS needs more oversight over contractors following reports of fatalities, injuries. The bill's reporting requirement raises redundancy questions with the CSA SMS. Also: FMCSA extends Baltimore emergency; I-17 closures upcoming.May 7, 2024Reader RigsOperator James Erickson's 'pure heavy-haul' 2018 Peterbilt 389The truck is double-framed and features 20,000-pound steer and pusher axles and 46,000-pound rears.May 7, 2024Life'Our Roads, Our Safety' Week under way with FMCSA | I-95 back open fullyThe weeklong campaign aimed at boosting share-the-road safety among professional drivers and motorists comes one week prior to the kickoff of CVSA's Roadcheck inspection blitz. Also, ICYMI: I-95 reopens after damaged-bridge demo, cleanup.May 6, 2024LifeCourt lays into trucker for laying on train horn, causing hearing lossA Mississippi jury found the driver negligent, awarding more than $1.7 million in damages to the plaintiff. Also: New project deploying 30 hydrogen fuel cell-electric trucks at Port of Oakland; St. Christopher hosting virtual 5K to raise money.May 3, 2024BusinessDecline in loads, shipper spend drives freight markets lowerU.S. Bank reported a significant contraction in freight during the first quarter of 2024, both on a quarterly and annual level. Also: FMCSA looking to incorporate new CVSA handbook into regs by reference; TA accepting new fuel card.May 2, 2024BusinessFuel prices, mostly flat in 2024, dip below $4/gallon, and spot rates follow them downDiesel's average price has been floating near $4 for most of the year, and recently fell below the threshold; spot rates followed fuel down. Also: Free pre-Roadcheck inspections next week; I-15 bridge reopens; new carrier-recognition program from TCA.May 1, 2024Partners in BusinessThe problem with 'work-life balance' OTR for small business ownersThere are a seemingly infinite number of little things day-to-day that will engender real respect from customers you serve. Solidify your stature, and you'll gain more control over all aspects of your business, including time for those back home.May 1, 2024LifeHigh school trucking program instructor Dave Dein advances toward Teacher of the Year honorsCalifornia-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, 2024LifeTruck driver pleads guilty to cocaine possession, intent to distribute chargesThe 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, 2024Previous PagePage 2 of 1607Next PageTop StoriesSmall Fleet ChampSmall Fleet Champ's team takes do-it-yourself maintenance to new levelsLNL Trucking owner Larry Limp and his brother collaborated to build this gantry crane to remove an ISX for overhaul, the first such engine his shop had done. "We'll see what we can learn," he said, in the process, sure to repeat itself in coming years.Overdrive ExtraBig winners at Large Cars & Guitars: Minds, hearts, elemental trucking camaraderieRegulationsStates challenge latest EPA, CARB truck emissions rulesOverdrive RadioA short leash on long-term stability, profit: Trucker of the Month Gary SchlooFeatured SponsorEngineered for superior calls in high-noise environments.