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September 2017 | Overdrive | 55 PDQ_OVD1215_PG.indd 1 11/18/15 10:17 AM Truck Frames 866-851-6478 Toll free: www.pgadams.com Guaranteed accuracy Extreme lengths Easy-bolt frames with holes Easy-bolt www.pgadams.com Crossmembers 24 hour turnaround Get Our FREE CATALOG Call 603-224-7370 Or Go To www.BERUBES.com Two-tone classic David White of Locke, New York, delivers minerals for dairy and chicken feed with this 1975 Peterbilt 359 extended hood. The classic truck is pow- ered by a 425-hp B Model Cat and a 13-speed Eaton and has close to 4 mil- lion miles. The truck was fully restored two years ago, and White updated the rear suspension and handmade all of the hood and cab panels.

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• CLOSE CALL CAUGHT ON CAMERA Trucker Barry Moore was passed on a double solid line by a risk-taking van driver who nearly paid a steep price for his impatience.
• Business: Reefer income down Net income for leased and independent owner-operators dipped in the first half of 2017 compared to the same period a year ago. Income losses for reefer haulers drove the declines for leased operators.
• The e-log shift: Hacking trucks With hundreds of thousands of big rigs about to tack on internet-connected ELDs, some see a major security threat.
• COVER STORY: Private eyes, watching you Video cameras, evolving with facial reading and paired with other data, are delivering many a safety manager’s holy grail – real-time fatigue detection.
• Drive test: Easier operation Paccar’s automated transmission adds new features and completes its integrated powertrain.
• Light maintenance Frequent inspections go a long way toward keeping lights in top condition and avoiding violations.
• As ELD deadline looms, opposition continues.
• Pulse: Infrastructure plan missing in action.
• Uber Freight’s fresh take on accessorial pay.
• Wendy Parker: Why human trafficking bill is too narrow.
• Sleeper-equipped cargo van used for expediting.
• CVSA details ELD enforcement dates.
• Pre-2000 ELD exemption applies to engines.
• Navistar ordered to pay $31M for engine defects.
• EPA eyes change to emissions regs.
• DOT withdraws sleep apnea rulemaking.
• Show trucks shine bright at Walcott.
• Bandit racing series exceeds expectations.
• Reader Rigs: ’05 Kenworth W900L strikes gold; ’06 Kenworth T600 keeps the beat; ’75 Peterbilt 359 a two-tone classic.
• EQUIPMENT SPOTLIGHT In-cab heaters.
• Gear Guide Wheels, lights, footwear, more.
• FLEET NEWS SRT, Averitt, Maverick adjust pay.
• 5 APPS FOR THAT Simulation trucking games.