Where is freight headed? Owner-operator income the focus of live GATS Week session tonight
Financial services provider ATBS will review recent owner-operator performance and discuss the near-term outlook in this opening Overdrive’s GATS Week presentation.
Pride & Polish Weekly Video Encore, No. 1: Robb Mariani’s 1974 Ford W9000
Robb Mariani is the owner of the truck in the most-watched Pride & Polish video, a 1974 Ford W9000 cabover, which he calls “Low Patrol.” As he describes in the video, the truck was bought new in 1973 by the Tennessee Highway Patrol and used as a mo…
POLL: Have you visited a doctor (whether in-person or virtually) over the course of this year?
With renewed and growing interest among various populations in telemedicine, or “telehealth,” service given the spread of COVID-19, we’re curious to know whether you’ve experienced such a “virtual visit” this year, or did you stick with in-person servi…
NACFE reveals top regions for electric truck deployment
TORONTO, Ont. – A new report from the North American Council for Freight Efficiency (NACFE) looks to help fleets decide where best to deploy electric trucks. But, Canada was not included in the study because the required data sets used to compile the r…
CTA’s recovery roadmap promotes trucking crackdowns and incentives
TORONTO, Ont. – The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) is promoting a series of trucking-specific carrots and sticks alike, as politicians look for ways to stimulate the economy in the midst of Covid-19. “We all know how some carriers in our industry com…
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Ohio benefit for advocate and former trucker Arline Bennett staging this week
‘Ms. Arline’ Bennett is in the throes of a two-year battle with stage 4 lung cancer. The Aug. 28-30 event at Holmes County Fairgrounds in Millersburg will feature a variety of entertainment, including from these Trucker Talent Search past champions.
ACT Research seminar explores equipment demand, Covid impact and economic recovery
COLUMBUS, Ind. – The Covid-19 pandemic may accelerate medium-duty truck penetration, while slowing electric vehicle adoption. Those were a couple observations shared at ACT Research’s recent three-day virtual seminar. “Whether or not shifting last mile…
People’s Choice voting opens for Shell Rotella SuperRigs truck show
The entry period for the Shell Rotella SuperRigs virtual truck show has closed, and votes are now being accepted for the People’s Choice award. A Louisiana-based trucker was named a Highway Angel for helping an elderly motorist who blew a tire and cras…
Voting opens for Shell Rotella SuperRigs contest
Vote daily now to Sept. 4