Tara BullockBusinessPeterbilt’s new model 567 in full productionThe newest addition to Peterbilt’s vehicle lineup – the vocational Model 567 – is now in full production. The truck or tractor can be configured to meet a range of heavy- and severe-duty applications. Peterbilt unveiled the new model earlier this year during the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Ky. It was developed through product […]December 12, 2013BusinessPrime participates in Wreaths Across AmericaPrime Inc. will participate in the annual Wreaths Across America Day on Dec. 14 at Springfield National Cemetery. The Missouri Highway Patrol will escort a Prime truck carrying over 1,000 wreaths through the state. The wreaths will be delivered and placed at the cemetery at 9 a.m. The ceremony, which starts at 11 a.m., will […]December 12, 2013BusinessBridgestone sends two drivers to college football championshipBobbie Ward, Jr. of Cleburne, Texas, and William Gill of Riverside, Calif., will attend the college football national championship game in Pasadena, Calif., thanks to a first place win in the Bridgestone Commercial Solutions Drive a Firestone Sweepstakes for CDL holders. Ward and Gill’s entries were randomly selected from the Drive a Firestone Sweepstakes, part […]December 10, 2013BusinessMack Twin Y Air Suspension Wins 2013 Swedish Steel PrizeThe Mack Twin Y Air Suspension won the 2013 Swedish Steel Prize, an annual award recognizing the world’s most innovative design utilizing high-strength steel. The award was given by SSAB during an event Nov. 21 in Stockholm, Sweden. Mack Trucks was one of four finalists for the award. The Mack Twin Y air suspension is […]November 26, 2013BusinessWabash rolls out 100,000th AeroSkirtWabash Composites, a division of Wabash National Corporation, has produced its 100,000th DuraPlate AeroSkirt. Wabash National developed the DuraPlate AeroSkirt in 2009 to address customers’ needs for improved fuel economy. The solution improves fuel economy by up to 6 percent, the company says, and provides a low total cost of ownership for fleet owners. The […]November 26, 2013BusinessWerner awarding safe drivers with new trucksWerner Enterprises recently introduced a three-tiered Million Mile Safe Driver Truck Program designed to recognize Werner drivers who have achieved safe driving milestones of 1, 2 or 3 million miles with new trucks and accessories. Werner’s new program offers professional drivers the opportunity to order new trucks equipped with an APU with 110-volt service and […]November 26, 2013BusinessCRST Malone giving $4k owner-operator sign-on bonusCRST Malone Inc., a subsidiary of CRST International Inc., announced plans to quadruple sign-on bonuses for their owner-operator flatbed division. Previously capped at $1,000, the new incentive package boasts a bonus of $4,000 to be allotted over the course of a year. Its initiative mirrors similar efforts by CRST Expedited, Inc., including the recent announcement […]November 5, 2013BusinessHill recognizes driver milestonesHill Brothers Transportation has recognized 34 company drivers and owner-operators who earned a Safe Driving Award for the second quarter of 2013. The award recipients include: Company Drivers Robert W. Felthauser Jr., of Omaha, NE, 1 Year Award Duane A. Kendall, of Mendota, IL, 1 Year Award Daniel G. Twitchell, of Aurora, CO, 1 Year Award […]November 5, 2013BusinessMack cuts plant energy useMack Trucks’ Macungie Cab & Vehicle Assembly facility has hired an Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) Climate Corps fellow for the third consecutive year to look for ways to save energy and develop an energy efficiency plan for the Macungie, Pa., facility. As a result of the 2013 EDF Climate Corps project, the Macungie plant began […]November 5, 2013Truck StopsLove’s opens in Ritzville, Wash., stopLove’s Travel Stops opened a new location in Ritzville, Wash., on I-90, Exit 221, on Oct. 31. This location is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The Ritzville Love’s offers 72 truck parking spaces, a Carl’s Jr. restaurant, various gift items and name-brand snacks. A Love’s Truck Tire Care center will open […]November 5, 2013Previous PagePage 17 of 21Next PageTop StoriesPride & PolishLet your truck shine -- enter Overdrive's annual Pride & PolishThe entry period for the annual competition is now open through August 18. The five categories for the contest are: Working Bobtail, Working Combo, Limited Mileage/Show, Antique and Interior.Overdrive Radio4 million miles of increasing efficiency for owner-op's 1995 Kenworth T600Equipment'Long-haul with natural gas' possible: Tour new Cummins X15NCustom Rigs'His last ride': Illinois-based owner's '79 Freightliner COE goes to work after restoFeatured SponsorGarmin Dezl Trucking Headsets