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• International debuts regional-haul tractor International Truck’s new RH Series tractor replaces the ProStar 113-inch BBC model and the TranStar 107.
• Better blades Over recent years, wiper blades have seen one basic change and the addition of some special features.
• Diversions Book spotlights essential nature of trucking Down Under; rise to the occasion for better health; new doc presses issues of failing infrastructure.
• Growing debate over rest area commercialization.
• Pulse: Robots vs. ELDs.
• Special Olympics work part of major honor.
• In the per-diem weeds.
• OOIDA takes aim at “bad regs.”
• OOIDA takes ELD case to Supreme Court.
• Swift-Knight merger creates 30,000-truck fleet.
• Court upholds Crete’s apnea testing policy.
• Many concerns at autonomous truck hearing.
• CFI driver named Overdrive’s Most Beautiful.
• Antique Chevy Loadmaster comes back to life.
• Reader Rigs: ’01 379 living in style; ’96 379 rockin’ a flattop; ’17 W900 a tribute to father; ’16 389 into extreme recovery; ’07 379 goes coast to coast.
• ’87 Pete has original motor with less than 200K miles.
• BUSINESS Rethink ‘saying no to cheap freight.’
• Gear Guide Driveshaft, torque rod, sunglasses, more.
• FLEET NEWS Bay & Bay, Dart, USA Truck revamp pay packages.
• 5 APPS FOR THAT Stream your favorite shows in the cab.