Overdrive Magazine | Trucking Business News & Owner Operator Info
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2 | Overdrive | May 2015 May 2015 | Vol. 55 | No. 5 CONTENTS EDITORIAL Editorial Director: Max Heine Equipment Editor: Jack Roberts Senior Editor: Todd Dills Managing Editor: Dean Smallwood News Editor: James Jaillet Associate Editor: Matt Cole Contributing Editors: Jill Dunn, Paul Hartley Contact: truckingeditorial@gmail.com DESIGN & PRODUCTION Art Director: Kenneth Stubbs Production Designer: David Watson Quality Assurance: Timothy Smith Advertising Production Manager: Leah Boyd Contact: production@overdriveonline.com TRUCKING MEDIA 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 Contact: sales@truckingmedia.com 3200 Rice Mine Rd NE | Tuscaloosa, AL 35406 800-633-5953 | randallreilly.com CORPORATE Chairman: Mike Reilly President/CEO: Brent Reilly Chief Operating Officer: Shane Elmore 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: Stacy McCants Vice President, Audience Development: Prescott Shibles 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 2014 Grand Neal Award winner 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 507.1.5.2); 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) 2015 Randall-Reilly Publishing Company, LLC. ® ® ® ® overdriveonline.com For change of address and other subscription inquiries, please contact: overdrive@halldata.com Join all our friends at facebook.com/ OverdriveTrucking Follow breaking news and commentary at twitter.com/ OverdriveUpdate Subscribe to our YouTube channel at youtube.com/ OverdriveMag Subscribe to daily newsletter or monthly magazine at overdriveonline.com/subscribe/ Exercise your trucking business mind at "Overdrive's Trucking Pro"group at Linkedin.com Share industry headlines via the "Overdrive magazine" page at plus.google.com Share and comment on photography from around the trucking world at Instagram.com/overdrivetrucking. VOICES 4 The factors behind rollover deaths. 5 Pulse: Dashcam dance. 6 Why "cheap diesel" makes eyes twitch. 10 Charges dismissed in driver's scale house arrest. LOGBOOK 14 Lawmakers scramble to fund highways. 15 Senator chastises DOT over CSA app. 17 FMCSA floats rewards for safest carriers. 18 Minnesota biodiesel mandate in court. CUSTOM RIGS 54 Disorderly Conduct wins Pride & Polish. 58 25 videos to celebrate 25 years of Pride & Polish. 60 First ChampTruck weekend sees close races, first crash. 64 Reader Rigs: '86 Pete 359 back in black; Pete carries flat-top brother; fond memories of '81 KW W900. 28 COVER STORY: Prime time Thanks to a com- pany health program, Thomas Miller moves further down the road toward a positive image for the industry. It's not the only time this Owner- Operator of the Year has made his mark professionally and personally. 32 Overdrive's Most Beautiful Ten women have been named semifi- nalists following online voting on 86 entries in our annual contest that recognizes female drivers. The winner will win a trip to the Great American Trucking Show in Dallas. 36 MATS 2015: Trucks, engines, components and apps At the Mid-America Trucking Show, manufacturers from all facets of the industry touted improvements in design, fuel efficiency, safety and diagnostics. 96 Worst Case Scenario: Earthquake! When your peaceful drive gets interrupted by severe vibrations, you could be driving through an earthquake. Here are quick tips on how to respond in this unusual situation. Cover photo by Max Heine WHAT'S YOUR HANDLE? CB names "are earned, not something you make up on your own," some readers say. Page 9. 51 EQUIPMENT SPOTLIGHT Coolants, additives help diesel engines do their jobs better. 68 GEAR GUIDE Tires, landing gear, APUs, suspension, more. 76 FLEET NEWS Carriers adjust driver pay, bonus, holiday packages. DEPARTMENTS