Overdrive Magazine | Trucking Business News & Owner Operator Info
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CONTENTS August 2016 | Vol. 56 | No. 8 August 2016 | Overdrive | 3 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. EDITORIAL Editorial Director: Max Heine Equipment Editor: Jason Cannon 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 Craft 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 Chief Financial Officer: Russell McEwen Senior Vice President, Sales: Scott Miller Senior Vice President, Editorial and Research: Linda Longton Senior Vice President, Acquisitions & Business Development: Robert Lake Senior Vice President, Data: Prescott Shibles Vice President of Events: Stacy McCants Vice President, Digital Services: Nick Reid Vice President, 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 Six-time winner of Jesse H. Neal Awards, including 2014 Grand Neal Award 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 COVER: Design by Kenneth Stubbs VOICES 4 The value of crash scene detail. 5 Pulse: At the dock, it's hurry up and wait. 6 'Wes Memphis' concludes his e-log transition saga. 10 'The most important safety feature in any truck.' LOGBOOK 16 CSA crash weighting trial planned. 16 Three-crash scoring threshold proposed. 17 Tesla plans electric heavy- duty truck. 18 Caterpillar settles ACERT lawsuit. CUSTOM RIGS 58 Dallas-bound after victory at Pride & Polish. 62 Reader Rigs: Turbocharged '04 Pete 379 with step deck; old-school '88 Pete 379; stretched '97 Pete 379; 2000 KW W900's Western oil runs. 66 U.S. Xpress' new fleet of military-themed trucks. 30 To lease or purchase? Rising equipment and mainte- nance costs are driving closer looks at options old and new for acquiring a truck. 38 COVER STORY: Credit for clean Mississippi 'finishes the job,' far exceeding all states when it comes to helping truckers by issuing clean inspections. 40 Trucker Talent Search Three drivers who spend their downtime singing and writing songs will compete in Dallas at Overdrive- Red Eye Radio's annual hunt for the nation's best trucking vocalist. 46 The trailer payoff Many fleets pay more to drivers with their own trailers, but it can be tricky to determine if that premium is worth the added costs of ownership. IF THE SHOE FITS Wendy Parker sparks a debate over proper truck- ing footwear. Page 8. DEPARTMENTS 54 EQUIPMENT SPOTLIGHT CBs and antennas. 69 GEAR GUIDE Truck wash, seats, tablet cradles, more. 78 FLEET NEWS Decker to award motorcycle to top driver. 92 REARVIEW Overdrive's battle with big labor.