Overdrive Magazine | Trucking Business News & Owner Operator Info
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2 | Overdrive | April 2014 April 2014 | Vol. 54 | No. 4 CONTENTS EDITORIAL truckingeditorial@gmail.com Editorial Director: Max Heine Equipment Editor: Jack Roberts Senior Editors: Todd Dills, Kevin Jones Managing Editor: Dean Smallwood News Editor: James Jaillet Contributing Editors: Jill Dunn, Paul Hartley, Bruce Smith, Steve Sturgess Editorial Assistants: Tara Bullock, Sean Randall DESIGN & PRODUCTION production@overdriveonline.com Art Director: Kenneth Stubbs Production Designer: David Watson Quality Assurance: Timothy Smith Advertising Production Manager: Anne Marie Horton TRUCKING MEDIA sales@truckingmedia.com Vice President of Sales, Trucking Media: Brad Holthaus Director of Content Marketing Services: Carolyn Mason Special Projects Manager: Kathleen Buccleugh Web Developer/Analyst: Marlin Caddell 3200 Rice Mine Rd NE Tuscaloosa, AL 35406 800-633-5953 randallreilly.com CORPORATE Chairman/CEO: Mike Reilly President: Brent Reilly Chief Process Officer: Shane Elmore Chief Administration Officer: David Wright Senior Vice President, Sales: Scott Miller Senior Vice President, Editorial and Research: Linda Longton Senior Vice President, Acquisitions & Business Development: Robert Lake Vice President of Events: Alan Sims Vice President, Audience Development: Stacy McCants Vice President, Digital Services: Nick Reid Director of Marketing: Julie Arsenault EDITORIAL HONORS Subscription inquiries: For subscripton info call 800-517-4979 in the U.S., or 847-763-9610 outside the U.S. Rates for non-qualified subscriptions: US & possessions $34.97; Canada/Mexico & foreign $65.00, payable in U.S. dollars. Single copies are available for $6 US, $9 Canada/Mexico, and $12 foreign. Four-time Magazine of the Year finalist plus 57 other awards. Only trucking magazine to win five Editorial Excellence Awards Jesse H. Neal winner and 5 Certificates of Merit Overdrive (ISSN 0030-7394) is published monthly and is a registered trademark of its publisher, Randall-Reilly Publishing Company, LLC., 3200 Rice Mine Road N.E., Tuscaloosa, AL 35406. Periodicals postage-paid at Tuscaloosa, AL, and at additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send all UAA to CFS. (See DMM 707.4.12.5); NON-POSTAL AND MILITARY FACILITIES: send address corrections to Overdrive, 3200 Rice Mine Rd NE, Tuscaloosa, AL 35406. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without written permission is prohibited. Copyright (c) 2014 Randall-Reilly Publishing Company, LLC. ® ® ® ® /OverdriveTrucking overdriveonline.com /OverdriveUpdate For change of address and other subscription inquiries, please contact: overdrive@halldata.com /OverdriveMag VOICES 4 Readers say log devices 'in the wrong places.' 5 Pulse: Accepting ELDs. 6 Industry debates who can end highway deaths. 12 Hot Buttons: Mixed feel- ings on defense spending. LOGBOOK 14 Overdrive, TCA name year's top truckers. 16 Speed limiter rule could come this year. 18 DOT audit points out more CSA shortcomings. 19 Overdrive's CSA exposé wins top journalism award. CUSTOM RIGS 54 Friendly rivals play game of one-inch-upsmanship. 56 How to prep, install fiber- glass fenders. 60 Reader Rigs: Hauling for the military; 1993 Pete 378 tows whatever fits; 1990 Mack a restored beauty. 63 Pro Tips: Another 'free' tip to making turbo boost. SECURE SAFETY | A steel coil doesn't take up much space on a flatbed, but anyone who's transported one knows it's nothing to take lightly. Page 44. 26 BUSINESS Driver turnover still 'elevated.' 47 DIVERSIONS Weight-loss story; singer's 'Truck Stop Gospel'; Pedro's worth a stop. 65 GEAR GUIDE Small APU, LEDs, tools, tires, winches, fans, more. 74 FLEET NEWS Con-way Freight deploys in- vehicle video system. DEPARTMENTS Cover photo by Brian Smith, High Mountain Photography. Design by Kenneth Stubbs. 22 Recorder mandate Of the many topics covered in the 250-page proposed rule to mandate an electronic logging device, one major area is devoted to ensuring carriers can't use the devices to harass drivers. 28 COVER STORY: Twin challenges Hauler Matt Hopkins took his support for Truckers Against Trafficking, founded to mobilize truckers against child abduction and forced prosti- tution, to new heights: 20,000 feet. 34 Mid-America Trucking Show: News from truck makers Class 8 truck manufacturers descend on Louisville, Ky., to announce model enhancements and discuss the latest technologies. 50 Equipment Spotlight: Batteries Some of the leading batteries on the market today are AGM units that have additional storage capacity and power density. TOC_0414.indd 2 4/1/14 8:18 AM