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September 2014

Overdrive Magazine | Trucking Business News & Owner Operator Info

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VOICES 6 | Overdrive | September 2014 Mooresville, N.C.-based hauler Scott Durant got recognition for quick ac- tion in June while on the road in Hudson, Ohio, after an accident that saw two cars fl ip over onto their roofs, the Hudson Hub-Times reported. Troopers on the scene noted the driver of a Mitsubishi perished in the accident, one of two vehicles "'overturned in the north side of the roadway near the state Route 8 interchange,' according to the highway patrol," wrote reporter Tim Troglen. The crash happened on the eastbound side of the Ohio Turnpike, while Durant, headed westbound, saw "smoke coming from the cars," Troglen wrote. Durant parked his rig, jumped to the eastbound side of the freeway and helped the occupants of the Taurus get out of their over- turned vehicle. It's not something Durant soon will forget, as the whole affair lives on in memory as "something special to me." As he recounted to Troglen: "Let's hope, if I'm ever in that situation, some- one will take the time and effort to help me." Greetings from Jordan! Driver Fares Shishani, who pull tanks in Jordan, also happens to be a fan of Overdrive's Facebook page, through which he sent greetings to Amer- ican truck drivers. He says he hauls a regular route from the Port of Aqaba on the Red Sea to a distribution center about 400 kilometers away, then makes the return trip. Shishani says it's a three-day round, which might well say something about trucking there. That 800-km round trip equates to about 500 miles, roughly equal to running down from Nashville to Atlanta and back – possible in a single day if the stars align. In any case, how's trucking where you are? Tell us via facebook.com/OverdriveTrucking. Highway rescue: Driver's on-the-road save in Ohio Fares Shishani drives this Mercedes Actros. "There's nothing worse than after a long hard day's driving to pull into a truck stop and fi nd full spaces taken up with just a tractor or an RV." — Rick Fine, Pueblo, Colo., on what he sees as a need for better optimization of parking spaces by truck stops and the need for expansion with the addition of more spots where space is available JOIN THE CONVERSATION AT OVERDRIVEONLINE.COM or via our Facebook page (facebook.com/OverdriveTrucking) and Twitter feed (@OverdriveUpdate). Prospector: Of course someone bobtailing has the right to park in a space designed for a combination, but the point is that their options for parking are in fact tenfold compared to a combo. … It would in fact be common courtesy to eliminate every option available to you if you don't have a trailer before you take a valuable spot from a combo. Scott Durant drives for small fleet Bell Trucking of Shoemakersville, Pa.

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