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July 2017 | Overdrive | 15 AN APPEAL OF a class-action lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Transportation and the Pre-Em- ployment Screening Program reports it distributes to carriers was refused by the U.S. Supreme Court, handing a victory to DOT. The lawsuit was brought by six truck drivers and backed by the Owner-Operator Inde- pendent Drivers Association. CRETE CARRIER CORP. increased the maximum cruise control speed on its company trucks from 62 to 65 mph, citing "significant ad- vancements" in aerodynamics and safety technologies such as collision mitigation, roll stability and adaptive cruise control. A TRUCK DRIVER who claimed to have been shot while driving across Interstate 10 in Arizona on June 2 lat- er admitted to shooting himself in the leg while driving. State law enforce- ment officials had not released the name of the trucker at press time. A TRUCK DRIVER was arrested following a June 9 police chase that ended in a fiery crash and a two-hour standoff along Interstate 30. Jose Luis Cano Olivas, driving a tractor-trailer stolen from Arlington, Texas-based Pesado Transport, was fleeing police when he struck another vehicle and crashed into a retaining wall of an overpass. During the chase, as many as five vehicles were struck and 12 people injured, though none seriously. ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS in California may have a tougher time obtaining a commercial driver's license. All new and existing CDL applicants and renewals now must provide proof of California residency, along with proof of U.S. citizenship, lawful per- manent residency or legal presence. AT LEAST EIGHT TRUCKS were damaged last month near Indianap- olis after rocks were thrown at them from Interstate 465 overpasses on the city's south side, cracking and shattering windshields and causing dents. Untitled-5 1 6/12/17 3:01 PM

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• COVER STORY: Jump start The electrified truck concept has taken on a real life, with players large and small vying for future shares of the Class 8 market. It’s not only large fleets that are placing orders.
• Presenting logs at roadside Running with an e-logs device is one thing. Communicating e-log data to an inspector is quite another. With five months to go, states’ data transfer plans vary widely, and an ambitious federal program remains untested.
• Broker ratings Not only have the internet and mobile technology made finding loads quicker and easier than ever, those same resources also can provide more in-depth, current information on broker performance.
• Drive Test: Best of both worlds Volvo’s regional workhorse tractor, the VNM, having been on the market for more than two decades, was overdue for a refresh. But Volvo designers did much more than modernize its body lines in producing th
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• Pulse: “The real problem” with ELDs.
• Another reason shippers should deal direct.
• Reader majority opposes hair-sample testing.
• Obama-era contractor status memo rescinded.
• Trucker Talent Search finalists headed for Dallas.
• FMCSA study to assess split sleeper options.
• GATS to showcase free music and famous trucks.
• “Service and sacrifice” ’88 Freightliner COE.
• Owner-operator’s self-built “RisslerBilt” 379.
• “88 Mike” Morgan earns first Bandit Series win.
• Reader Rigs: ’13 T800 a stainless dream; ’90 K100 a farming COE; salute “The General” ’17 W900L Icon; ’96 W900L pretty in pink; respect “Big Tex” ’15 122SD; ’02 W900L goes by “Black Betty.”
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• Gear Guide All-position tire, mudflap, locks, more.
• FLEET NEWS Decker’s Driver of the Year gets Harley.
• 5 APPS FOR THAT Podcast players for on-the-road listening.
• TWO-BUCK TRUCKERS Wendy Parker backs a driver’s plan to highlight trucking issues and show the general public how much the industry contributes to the economy.