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54 | Overdrive | February 2018 Ad Index 12 Volt-Travel ......................................... 12volt-travel.com ........................................... 50 American Drug Testing.com .................. 900-528-9075 ............................................... 50 Berube's Truck Accessories .................. 603-224-7370 .................................................43 B.H. Tubes.............................................. 866-210-5545 .................................................49 Cat Scale ............................................... catscale.com ...................................................33 Century Finance .................................... 888-684-7195 ................................................ 50 Coast to Coast ...................................... 888-266-0499 ................................................49 Coston Professional Associates ........... 765-778-2409 .................................................52 Cruise King ............................................ 952-944-9644 ................................................52 CUTC Inc. ............................................... 866-927-8294 ................................................ 50 Diesel Spec Inc. ..................................... dieselspec.ca .................................................. 18 Eagle Capital ......................................... 800-483-7079 ............................................... 50 Etcom..................................................... etcominc.com ................................................. 51 eTrucker Tax .......................................... etruckertax.com ............................................. 51 Everblades ............................................. everblades.com ..............................................49 Fitzgerald Glider Kits ............................ fitzgeraldusa.com ............................................17 FleetPride .............................................. fleetpride.com ................................................ 21 Freightliner Corp. .................................. freightliner.com/comfort ........................... IFC-1 GoNMF ................................................... gonmf.com ..................................................... 50 Great American Chrome ....................... 229-559-4577 ................................................ 40 Growth Hormone Patches ..................... 843-492-5011 ..................................................47 Harbor Freight ....................................... harborfreight.com ..........................................55 Hogebuilt ............................................... hogebuilt.com .................................................42 Howes Lubricator .................................. howeslube.com ........................................ 23, 44 Iowa 80 .................................................. iowa80.com.................................................... 20 J.J. Keller .............................................. jjkeller.com/eldspecialist .................................9 Landstar ................................................ lease2landstar.com ........................................38 Legendary Power Consulting ................ texastrucktuning.com ................................... 25 Lincoln Chrome ..................................... lincolnchrome.com ......................................... 41 Load Training ......................................... 800-776-7067 ................................................. 51 Lock N Lube ........................................... 603-795-2298 .................................................52 Majestic Lubricants ............................... majesticlubricants.com ..................................53 Minimizer ............................................... minimizer.com................................................. 19 Neal Freeman Investments ................... 866-770-7200 .................................................52 P.G. Adams Inc. ...................................... pgadams.com ..................................................43 PDQ Inc. ................................................. 888-320-5644 ................................................43 Peterbilt ................................................ peterbilt.com ................................................. BC Progressive Commercial ....................... progressive.com ...............................................3 ProMiles................................................. 800-324-8588 ............................................... 48 Schneider .............................................. schneiderowneroperators.com .................... IBC Seven Oaks Capital................................ 800-511-4588 ................................................. 50 Shell ....................................................... rotella.com........................................................7 TA Petro ................................................. ta-petro.com ................................................... 15 TBS Factoring Services ......................... tbsfactoring.com ............................................ 13 TCA Driver of the Year .......................... truckload.org/driver-of-the-year ..................22 Truckers Mall ......................................... truckersmall.net .............................................52 Western Star.......................................... westernstar.com .............................................. 11

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• ELD shutdowns: Protests and practicality.
• Pulse: Tax reform yields owner-operator tax cut.
• Wendy Parker wants some things to go away in 2018.
• TRUCKING LEADER’S LEGACY | Readers pay tribute to Jim Johnston, left, OOIDA’s president, CEO and founding member, who died last month at 78.
• “Wes Memphis” gets past paper logs’ phantom limb.
• Two drivers persist in PSP report challenge.
• Swift IT worker pleads guilty to theft.
• “Highway Justice” pair tackles human trafficking.
• Fleet to pay driver $54,000 to settle lawsuit.
• Business: Expanded bonus depreciation Under the tax overhaul enacted in late December, owner-operators will be able to claim bonus depreciation on purchases of used trucks and trailers. Prior tax law allowed bonus depreciation only for new equipment purc
• ELD mandate meets reality Questions swirl as e-logging magnifies problems with strict hours enforcement. Uniform answers are harder to come by.
• Cover story: Into the limelight Though there are tens of thousands of Sikhs in trucking, traditional American truckers have little information and a lot of misconceptions about them. But their strong ELD activism has helped build bridges with their n
• $25,000 awaits top owner-operator Philip Keith, Kevin Kocmich and Bryan Smith are finalists for the 2017 Owner-Operator of the Year award, produced by the Truckload Carriers Association and Overdrive.
• Equipment Spotlight: Coolants Learn about formulations and specifications for a wide variety of cooling system products from 13 manufacturers.
• Cabover still a work in progress.
• Trucker’s antique W9 restoration project.
• “Mistress” demands owner’s downtime.
• Reader Rigs: Two ’96 Western Stars, “Ol’ Blackie” and Down Under hauler.
• Gear Guide Cable wrap, floor mat, air disc brakes, more.
• FLEET NEWS Maverick raises pay for flatbed, glass haulers.
• BETTER HEALTH Trucking lifestyle can lead to headaches.
• Poll respondents split on 2018 outlook.
• Pot remains off limits to truck drivers.