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Business
FMCSA: Mexican carrier passes review
FMCSA has named first Mexican carrier expected to receive provisional operating authority, but will extend review of a second applicant.
October 13, 2011
Channel 19
Bob ‘Cowpoke’ Martin passes on
It is with sadness I bring news to you today of a longtime operator’s passing. Though it’s been years since I spoke to him — and then only briefly — the memory of the conversations I had with Indiana-based Bob Martin (on the occasion of his win of the 2007 $50,000 truck makeover on the […]
October 11, 2011
Bob Martin
Business
Breaking Free: The history of the owner-operator in trucking
From fighting for freedom to haul in its early days to stressing smart business practices later, Overdrive has championed the owner-operator’s concerns. Here, a history of owner-op business, from 1960-2011, with a special request for you.
September 1, 2011
David Margeson
Channel 19
Say ____ to electronic logs, Take 2
It’s time to play fill in the blank again on the Channel 19 blog. It’s been nearly  a year since the above headline graced this hall above a post about a rash of legislative proposals to mandate electronic logs for the entirety of interstate truckers and certain low-cost electronic logging options out there. In the […]
August 29, 2011
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Business
New emissions rule to drive truck prices higher
The first-ever regulation for truck fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions, announced Aug. 9, is expected to cut diesel use by 4 gallons per 100 miles traveled by the time 2018 models are sold.
August 9, 2011
Business
LogBook
Driver data could go public, U.S. and Mexico sign trucking deal, broker regulatory bill reintroduced and other industry news items are featured.
August 5, 2011
Business
Pocket Tools
Dozens of new smart-phone apps can save you money, time and hassles. Best of all, many are free.
July 1, 2011
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Business
Congress eyes broker bill
Trucking and broker organizations say the bill will mitigate unscrupulous broker practices.
June 26, 2011
Business
Groups push for safer trucks
ATA and OOIDA called on the federal government to research how standards for crashworthiness for heavy trucks could benefit truckers.
June 9, 2011
Channel 19
Unity diaries: Jason’s Law lives
It’s been more than two years since New York trucker Jason Rivenburg was slain in South Carolina after being held up while parked at an abandoned commercial property. It’s also been two years since House member Paul Tonko (D-N.Y.) introduced the bill named for Rivenburg, “Jason’s Law,” to provide boosted funding for states to expand […]
May 12, 2011
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Business
Jason’s Law re-introduced
Jason’s Law would provide $20 million annually over six years for truck parking upgrades on the National Highway System.
May 11, 2011
Business
LogBook
A cross-border plan is detailed, a Navy vet is named Back on the Road winner, owner-operator is named Goodyear Highway Hero, Trucker Buddy recognizes pen pals and more industry news items are featured.
May 1, 2011
David Acosta received a 2007 truck and a one-year driving agreement as part of his selection as Arrow Truck Sales’ Back on the Road recipient.
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