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62 | Overdrive | November 2018 Ad Index 12 Volt-Travel ......................................... 12volt-travel.com ........................................... 58 American Truckers Legal ...................... 800-525-4285 ............................................... 58 B.H. Tubes.............................................. 866-210-5545 .................................................59 Cat Scale ............................................... catscale.com ...................................................27 Cobra Electronics..........overdriveonline.com/partner-solutions/cobra................ 24-25 Coston Professional Associates ........... 765-778-2409 .................................................59 Cruise King ............................................ 952-944-9644 ................................................ 61 Curt Group ............................................. retracmirrors.com ..........................................56 CUTC Inc. ............................................... 866-927-8294 ................................................ 60 D. Marshall Management Inc. ................ 281-915-5914 ................................................... 61 Diesel Spec Inc. ..................................... dieselspec.com ...............................................29 Donvel.................................................... 800-411-1725 ...................................................59 Eagle Capital ......................................... 800-483-7079 ............................................... 60 Electrowarmth Products ...................... electrowarmth.com ........................................57 Etcom..................................................... etcominc.com ................................................. 61 Fitzgerald Glider Kits ............................ fitzgeraldusa.com ...........................................35 FleetPride .............................................. fleetpride.com ................................................ 41 Fumoto .................................................. fumotousa.com/ccj .........................................57 GiraffeG4 Systems ................................ giraffeg4.com .................................................56 GoNMF ................................................... gonmf.com ...................................................... 61 Great American Chrome ....................... 229-559-4577 .................................................49 Harbor Freight ....................................... harborfreight.com ..........................................63 Hogebuilt ............................................... hogebuilt.com ................................................ 50 Howes Lubricator .................................. howeslube.com ................................................17 Iowa 80 .................................................. iowa80.com.....................................................52 Kenworth Truck Co. ............................... kenworthcertified.com ................................... 31 Kenworth Truck Co. ............................... kenworth.com/trucks/w990 ................ 12-13, 15 Landstar ................................................ lease2landstar.com ......................................... 11 Lincoln Chrome ..................................... lincolnchrome.com .........................................47 Load Training ......................................... 800-776-7067 ................................................ 60 Lock N Lube ........................................... 603-795-2298 ................................................ 58 Majestic Lubricants ............................... majesticlubricants.com ..................................55 Minimizer ............................................... minimizer.com.................................................43 Napa ...................................................... napatruckservice.com ...................................IFC Neal Freeman Investments ................... 866-770-7200 ................................................ 60 Overdrive's Pride & Polish .................... prideandpolish.com ........................................45 P.G. Adams Inc. ...................................... pgadams.com ................................................. 50 PDQ Inc. ................................................. 888-320-5644 ............................................... 48 Peterbilt ................................................ peterbilt.com ................................................. BC Petro TA ................................................. ta-petro.com ...................................................39 ProMiles................................................. 800-324-8588 ............................................... 54 Right Now Loads ................................... rightnowloads.com .........................................56 Schneider .............................................. schneiderowneroperators.com .................... IBC Seven Oaks Capital................................ 800-511-4588 ..................................................59 Shell ....................................................... insiderotella.shell.com ................................... 19 Shell ....................................................... rotella.com/products ..................................... 18 SkyTree Naturals ................................... skytreenaturals.com ......................................57 Sunset Ranches/Texas Land ................. texaslandbuys.com/parkyourtruck ............... 58 Synchrony Financial .............................. synchronybusiness.com ...................................9 TBS Factoring Services ......................... freeauthority.com ............................................7 TBS Factoring Services ......................... tbsfactoring.com ............................................ 21 Teltek U.S.A. .......................................... teltek.us ......................................................... 58 Transport Financial Services LLC ......... tfsmall.com .................................................... 58 Truckers Mall ......................................... truckersmall.com ............................................57 TruckForce ............................................. truckforceservice.com .................................. 34 TruckingOffice ....................................... truckingoffice.com .........................................59 Truckstop.com ....................................... truckstop.com/overdrive .................................5 Veeboards.com ...................................... 800-514-3621 ..................................................59 Vibratech ............................................... vibratechtvd.com............................................ 61 Wreaths Across America ....................... trucking.wreathsacrossamerica.org .............37

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• Mixed reactions to D.C. highway blockade.
• Pulse: Autonomous tech redefining “driver.”
• Confusion over proposed ELD exemption.
• Small fleet again scores special Kenworth.
• Three in four readers favor new Supreme Court justice.
• “New NAFTA” would allow cap on Mexican carriers.
• Rule to protect gliders appears in jeopardy.
• ATA takes fight over break laws to FMCSA.
• Criteria to suspend insolvent brokers proposed.
• Owner-operator per diem allowance rises.
• Memorial Run honors fallen firefighters.
• ’55 KW gets back to its roots.
• Bandit Series sees repeat champ.
• Reader Rigs: High-flying ’14 W9; ’14 W9 a heavy hauler; cross-country ’12 386; ’07 379 lights up the night; ’02 379 hauls glass.
• DIVERSIONS 4 State Trucks’ record convoy haul; trucking “Survivor.”
• EQUIPMENT SPOTLIGHT Headlamps.
• GEAR GUIDE Lights, tires, more.
• FLEET NEWS Werner opens new Illinois terminal.
• BETTER HEALTH Neck and back pain.
• CHANGING TIMES Failure to help drivers on the shoulder is a symptom of drivers’ loss of courtesy and pride.
• Case could clarify arbitration with fleets The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case that could have ramifications on contracts between fleets and owner-operators and lawsuits that arise from those contracts.
• Minnesota aims at moving targets Some rehabilitation of the state’s inspection program’s reputation may be under way via a shift toward mobile traffic enforcement and a willingness of officers to credit drivers’ professionalism.
• COVER STORY: Ode to the road Mandi Jo Pinheiro’s biggest passions, trucking and music, paid off when they converged and she won the annual Overdrive-Red Eye Radio Trucker Talent Search with her original tribute to highways and driver pride.
• Iconic line expands Kenworth’s new W990, featuring front-end design enhancements, cab upgrades and improved aerodynamics, becomes the latest addition to the venerable W900 lineup.
• Drive Test: Pete’s 567 Heritage blends classic, modern With its bling-heavy and blocky exterior, the vocational workhorse mixes classic Pete styling with modern comforts and efficiencies.