Jim Johnston, longtime OOIDA president, dies at 78
Johnston was elected to nine five-year terms as OOIDA president. Photo credit: Shutterstock.
Jim Johnston, a former truck driver who spent decades building the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) into a powerful voice on Capitol Hil…
Swift IT worker pleads guilty to bilking carrier out of $1.65M
In two separate schemes to defraud Swift, former IT worker David Dwight Reynolds swindled $1.65 million from the Phoenix-based carrier giant. He has pleaded guilty to multiple felony charges.
Drivers’ info appears safe, FMCSA says, after hack of medical examiner registry
“There was no evidence of exposure of the personal information of drivers, medical examiners or motor carrier operators,” the agency said in a statement to Overdrive on Tuesday about the hack of the National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners.
Help Inc. Partners With Oregon DOT on PrePass Compatibility
A deal reached reached between Oregon Department of Transportation and Help Inc., has enabled PrePass transponders to be be used at 21 weigh station facilities throughout the state.
Diesel, Gasoline Prices Expected to Jump Less This Year
The outlook for national average on-highway diesel prices is for them to be higher this year and in 2019 than they were last year and in 2016, but they should at least be fairly stable during this time, according to the latest Short Term Energy Outlook from the U.S. Energy Department.
Love’s to open 40 new locations in 2018
Love’s Travel Stops is planning to open 40 new stores in 2018 after adding 36 locations in 2017.
Washington state officials preparing for landslide potentially impacting I-82
The most likely scenario, Washington State DNR says, will result in the landslide not reaching I-82. Other scenarios that are less likely could result in the landslide reaching I-82 or completely blocking it, the department adds.
Trump Signs Bills to Help Veterans Become Drivers, Curb Human Trafficking
President Donald Trump signed into law two bills that affect the trucking industry – the Jobs for Our Heroes Act, which helps veterans attain commercial drivers licenses, and the No Human Trafficking on Our Roads Act, which bans drivers who are involved in human trafficking from driving professionally for life.
Lawsuit by city of L.A. seeks back pay for port truckers allegedly misclassified as contractors
Driver misclassification claims have bubbled up across the country in recent years, but Southern California ports are a hotbed of such disputes. In the latest chapter, the city of L.A. has sued three Southern California trucking companies, seeking rest…
Jerry Sellars’ 2016 Kenworth W900 Icon glider
The rig is powered by a 500-hp Detroit 60 Series with a 13-speed Eaton-Fuller and 3:55 rears. Sitting on a 287-inch wheelbase, the truck features a studio sleeper, aluminum fifth wheel, disc brakes and plenty of chrome with a Taylor wing.