Overdrive Magazine | Trucking Business News & Owner Operator Info
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CONTENTS November 2016 | Vol. 56 | No. 11 November 2016 | Overdrive | 1 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. 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Neal Awards, including 2014 Grand Neal Award George Parker COVER: Photo by Max Heine VOICES 2 A touching salute to veterans. 3 Pulse: Why you should take a broker to lunch. 4 Parking trials and tribula- tions in Virginia. 8 Earning respect as a professional. 10 Driver to House speaker: Be 'for the people.' LOGBOOK 12 OOIDA considers further ELD appeal. 12 App helps drivers find parking spaces. 14 FTC: Broker scammed millions from drivers. 14 Survey: Speed limiting common among large fleets. 16 Self-driving truck makes first delivery. CUSTOM RIGS 50 Most Beautiful winner matches show truck with attitude. 52 Reader Rigs: Lunatic '03 W900L; historic '73 W925; cross-country '15 T660; 2000 W900L flatbedder. 26 Cover: Monteagle's son takes flight Jason Lee Wilson, winner of the 2016 Overdrive-Red Eye Radio Trucker Talent Search, says the contest will help boost his musical ambitions while he continues trucking – preferably as a hobby. 30 Apnea's wakeup call A new Overdrive analysis sug- gests at least one in four owner- operators would be screened for sleep apnea testing under proposed guidelines. 36 CSA's Data Trail: Putting the move on moving violations, logs The one-two combo of traffic and hours enforcement packs the greatest punch for Washington state – with a technology assist. 38 New oils, easy choice Dec. 1 begins the introduction of two new heavy-duty diesel engine oil classifications. 40 ProStar's successor International says its new Class 8 tractor, the LT Series, provides a 7 percent fuel-efficiency improvement. 44 Refining the reefer Today's TRUs and trailers are designed to stay cooler while using less fuel. DEPARTMENTS 49 EQUIPMENT SPOTLIGHT A roundup of wide-base tires. 57 GEAR GUIDE Flatbed, air disc brake, piston, more. 61 FLEET NEWS Schneider honored for commitment to military. 72 REARVIEW Decades of regulatory oversight. FLAME THROWER: Wendy Parker finally meets the artist responsible for making her and George's truck look hot. Page 6.