Overdrive Magazine | Trucking Business News & Owner Operator Info
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2 | Overdrive | February 2017 February 2017 | Vol. 57 | No. 2 CONTENTS 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. 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Neal Awards, including 2014 Grand Neal Award VOICES 6 Celebrity trucks hobnob at N.C. show. 7 Pulse: Highway changes invite public-private efforts. 10 ELDs inevitable for owners of pre-2000 trucks? 12 Owner-operator outlook for 2017: Optimistic. 14 An unheeded warning, a deadly crash. LOGBOOK 16 Trump orders target regs, Obamacare. 16 OOIDA plans Supreme Court ELD appeal. 17 Groups seek minimum driver training time. 18 Owner-Operator of the Year finalists named. 21 EPA to consider tightening NOx regulations. CUSTOM RIGS 40 Reader Rigs: '07 379 a custom dairy hauler; 379 a powerful livestock hauler; '15 389 glider working the farm; '16 W900L hauls Canadian steel. 42 W900L a two-tone standout. 26 BUSINESS: Surveys, strong December point to growth For operators scraping by on 2016's sluggish freight movement, hope springs, say shippers and carriers surveyed on their 2017 optimism. Nearly three-quar- ters of shippers expect freight volumes to grow this year, and carriers are excited. 28 COVER STORY: Danger zone New Overdrive research shows large concerns over threats to personal safety on the road. Though varying state concealed-carry laws make it difficult to cross state lines and remain in compliance, many truckers stick to their guns. 33 ELDs' early adopters Some are predicting the elec- tronic logging device mandate will lead to a major drop in productivity, a capacity shortage and opportunities for own- er-operators. Others say the impact won't be too pronounced. 38 Automating safety New trucks this year are required to have an electronic stability control system, and some believe a mandate for automatic collision mitigation systems will come next. DEPARTMENTS 46 GEAR GUIDE Alternator, fastener, trailer flooring, more. 50 FLEET NEWS CFI, Celadon, Baylor revamp pay packages. 60 5 APPS FOR THAT Keep tabs on your personal finances. CHECK YOURSELF: If you want to be treated like a pro- fessional, act like one, Wendy Parker writes. Page 8.