Overdrive Magazine | Trucking Business News & Owner Operator Info
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70 | Overdrive | March 2016 Logbook SAFE, DEPENDABLE DRIVERS Barlow drivers are eligible for our lease purchase program from day 1 with no money down… allowing YOU to control YOUR Career. • Accepting OO's & Company Drivers • OO's Average $1000+ a Week • 2013 & Newer Equipment • All Miles Paid Loaded & Empty • Paid Orientation, Safety Bonus & Holiday Pay • Referral Bonus up to $1000.00 • 401(k) Retirement Program • Health, Dental & Vision Options • Run in 48 States 888.213.9968 • www.driveforbarlow.com 1305 Grand DD SE Faucett, MO 64448 Untitled-5 1 10/8/15 1:47 PM Trucker, allegedly beaten by officers, settles case A trucker allegedly assaulted by the California Highway Patrol has settled his case against the state. On Sept. 2, 2011, Olegs Kozacenko, 57, says he was attacked by troopers without provocation while he was reading their citation for exceeding the hours of service limit. The officers repeatedly punched the trucker, then used a Taser, Kozacenko's lawsuit states. The officers repeatedly pushed his head against the pavement, resulting in significant traumatic brain injury. They also left him with multiple fractures, according to court documents. Last March, both parties agreed to mediation, and the court dismissed the lawsuit Oct. 22. Information on the settlement was not released. Kozacenko became a U.S. citizen and earned his CDL after emigrating from Rus- sia. He can speak and read English. – Jill Dunn A photo of Olegs Kozacenko submit- ted as evidence in his lawsuit against California. THE CDL DRUG AND ALCOHOL clearinghouse final rule is project- ed to be sent to the White House Office of Management and Budget in March and not published until mid-June. The rule will establish a database of CDL holders who have failed or refused a drug test and require carriers to update the database and query it when hiring drivers. TENNESSEE is the best state to own a small trucking company, while California is the worst, according to a survey of 3,287 individuals in trucking by alterna- tive financing firm Merchant Cash USA. Questions involved parking costs, friendliness to drivers and state fees and rules. Washington was the second-best state, fol- lowed by Oklahoma, Texas and In- diana. Virginia was second-worst, followed by Ohio, New Jersey and Massachusetts. (Continued from Page 29)