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Jan-Michael Vincent star of classic trucking movie “White Line Fever” dies at 74

According to article from TMZ  actor Jan-Michael Vincent has died after suffering massive heart attack at February 10. He was also starring in few other TV shows like “Airwolf”, “Mechanic” and 2002 movie “White Boy”. According to article in cdllife.com and its author Ashley  “Vincent’s death had not previously been publicly reported”. Read full story at : cdllife.com/2019/star-of-classic-trucking-movie-dies-at-73/ Source and credits […]

$150 million worth of Fentanyl found inside the truck in New Jersey rest area

More than 20 kilograms of deadly drug Fentanyl and and 5 kilograms of Heroin were found in tractor trailer at rest stop in Bloomsbury ,New Jersey, on March 1 ,2019. This amount of fenatanyl is more than enough to kill 10 million people! That’s entire population of New Jersey ! According to Drug Enforcement Agency […]

Legislation to require side underride guards on trailers reintroduced in Congress

A group of U.S. Senators and members of the House this week reintroduced legislation that would mandate side underride guards on tractor-trailers to help mitigate impacts on car occupants in crashes where the car slides under the trailer. Read more at : overdriveonline.com/legislation-to-require-side-underride-guards-on-trailers-reintroduced-in-congress/ Article by : Matt Cole at overdriveonline.com Source and credits : overdriveonline.com Photo Credits : IPTC and : iihs.org/iihs/news/desktopnews/iihs-tests-show-benefits-of-side-underride-guards-for-semitrailers

Delaware, Maryland police target truckers bypassing U.S. 301 toll road

Commercial vehicle enforcement officers in Delaware and Maryland recently conducted inspections on 85 trucks and issued 77 citations during a two-day operation targeting trucks that were bypassing the new U.S. Highway 301 toll road. Read more at : overdriveonline.com/delaware-maryland-police-target-truckers-bypassing-u-s-301-toll-road/ Article by : Overdrive Staff Source and credits : overdriveonline.com

Bridgestone increases Dayton brand truck tire prices

According to article in overdriveonline.com “Truck drivers buying Dayton brand truck tires will notice 20 percent higher prices for future purchases.” Read more at : overdriveonline.com/bridgestone-increases-dayton-brand-tire-prices/ Source and credit : overdriveonline.com    

Trucking’s billionaires: Forbes’ annual list includes few trucking companies owners

According to James Jaillet Senior Editor for Overdrive magazine and CCJ .Forbes created annual list of billionaires which includes few trucking companies owners like Jerry Moyes from Swift Transportation with Net worth of $1.2 billion ! “Forbes’ annual list of the world’s billionaires, unveiled Tuesday, includes a few who earned their fortunes in trucking — including […]

Taking electric vehicles from science project to reality

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana. Medium-duty truck applications seem primed to accept a rapid deployment of truck electrification projects, but several factors continue to slow progress, including infrastructure. Weight considerations, range limitations and more are limiting opportunities right now for electrification, but that is changing as manufacturers work to solve these challenges. Read more at: freightwaves.com/news/equipment/making-electric-trucks-work Article by : Brian […]

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Lawmakers float bills to add unique Hours of Service (HOS) regs for livestock/ag haulers

According to article from overdriveonline.com “Renewing efforts that began last Congress, lawmakers in both the House and the Senate have introduced legislation that, if passed, would facilitate creation of special hours of service regs for drivers hauling livestock, bees and other ag commodities”. You can read whole article here : overdriveonline.com/lawmakers-float-bills-to-add-unique-hours-of-service-regs-for-livestock-ag-haulers/ Source and credits : Overdrive Staff at : overdriveonline.com