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Ad Index July 2017 | Overdrive | 67 12 Volt-Travel ......................................... 12Volt-Travel.com ........................................... 60 4 Road Service ...................................... 4RoadService.com ..........................................62 Airtab .................................................... 970-663-9075 ................................................ 61 American Drug Testing.com .................. 900-528-9075 ................................................63 American Truckers Legal Association .. 800-525-4285 .......................................... 61, 63 Aztec Steel Buildings ............................ 866-368-7581 ................................................. 60 Berube's Truck Accessories .................. 603-224-7370 ................................................ 50 B.H. Tubes.............................................. 866-210-5545 ................................................ 64 Big Rig Lending ..................................... BigRigLending.com ........................................ 20 Blue Tiger USA....................................... 800-935-1165 ..................................................53 Cat Scale ............................................... 877-228-7225 .................................................24 Century Finance .................................... CenturyFinance.com ....................................... 61 Coast to Coast ...................................... 888-266-0499 ............................................... 58 Coston Professional Associates ........... 765-778-2409 .................................................62 Cruise King ............................................ 952-944-9644 ................................................62 CUTC Inc. ............................................... 866-927-8294 .................................................63 Detroit Diesel ....................................... DemandDetroit.com/DT12.................................7 Detroit Diesel ....................................... WesternStar.com/Powertrain ......................... 19 Diesel Spec Inc. ..................................... 855-932-0060 ................................................45 Donvel.................................................... 800-411-1725 ...................................................62 Eagle Capital ......................................... 800-483-7079 ................................................63 Etcom..................................................... EtcomInc.com ................................................ 64 Federal-Mogul ....................................... FMHeavyDutyParts.com ...................................9 FleetPride Inc. ....................................... FleetPride.com ............................................... 41 Fumoto .................................................. FumotoUSA.com ............................................. 60 GoNMF ................................................... GoNMF.com .....................................................65 Great American Chrome ....................... 229-559-4577 .................................................49 Great American Trucking Show ............. GATSonline.com .......................................... IFC-1 Harbor Freight Tools ............................. 800-423-2567 ................................................59 Help Inc. ................................................ PrePass.com/Overdrive ..................................29 Hogebuilt .............................................. 800-421-1589 .................................................. 51 Howes Lubricator .................................. 800-438-4693 ...........................................17, 27 Iowa 80 Merchandise ............................ Iowa80.com ....................................................43 Iowa 80 Truckers Jamboree ................. TruckersJamboree.com ..................................56 Jones Manufacturing ............................ 419-465-2009 ................................................ 58 Lincoln Industries ................................. 402-475-3671 ..................................................47 LKQ Heavy Truck ................................... 877-557-8782 ................................................ 58 Load Training ......................................... 800-776-7067 .................................................65 Lock N Lube ........................................... 603-795-2298 .................................................63 Majestic Lubricants ............................... MajesticLubricants.com .................................66 Michelin ................................................. BFGoodrichTruckTires.com ............................. 13 Minimizer ............................................... 800-248-3855............................................... IBC Napa ...................................................... NapaTruckService.com .....................................3 Neal Freeman Investments ................... 866-770-7200 ................................................ 64 Overdrive's Partners in Business ......... OverdriveOnline.com/PIB ............................... 21 Overdrive's Video 6-Pack ...................... OverdriveOnline.com/email ........................... 54 P.G. Adams Inc. ...................................... 866-851-6478 ................................................ 50 PDQ Inc. ................................................. 888-320-5644 ................................................ 51 Penray ................................................... Penray.com .....................................................26 Peterbilt ................................................ Peterbilt.com ................................................. BC ProMiles................................................. 800-324-8588 ................................................55 Radiator Works ...................................... RadiatorWorks.com ........................................62 Schneider .............................................. SchneiderOwnerOperators.com .................... 25 Security Truck Park............................... SecurityTruckPark.com ..................................65 Seven Oaks Capital................................ 800-511-4588 ................................................. 60 Shell ....................................................... Rotella.com .............................................. 22, 23 TA-Petro ................................................ TA-Petro.com ..............................................11, 15 TBS Factoring Services ......................... 800-207-7661 ..................................................57 Truckers Mall ......................................... TruckersMall.net ............................................ 60 Vibratech ............................................... VibratechTVD.com .......................................... 61 Water Cannon ........................................ WaterCannon.com .......................................... 64 Western Star.......................................... WesternStar.com ............................................ 18 Zamzow ................................................ 800-966-4543 ............................................... 58 Zed Connect .......................................... ZED-ELD.com ...................................................37

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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
• Options few after ELD challenge stalls.
• 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.”
• BUSINESS Log data might not cover IFTA, IRP.
• 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.