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New seat, custom replica: Trucker of the Year Jay Hosty recognized

Overdrive Online

At MATS, Hosty was recognized and presented a model replica of his 2006 Western Star 4900EX, as well as a surprise gift from Trucker of the Year sponsor Commercial Vehicle Group and its Bostrom Seating brand: A seat up to a $2,500 value.

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1975 White Freightliner Powerliner crowned Antique champ

Overdrive Online

He was the second owner of the rig then, and after some searching, the family also became the fifth owners of it in 2006. The 1975-model COE was the first owned by G.L. Wasko when he started his business 45 years ago.

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REPOST: Understanding the Rise and Fall of Truckload Rates with Chris Pickett

The Logistics of Logistics

From 2006 to 2020, Chris played key leadership roles (including Chief Strategy Officer from 2010-2020) at Coyote Logistics (a UPS Company), a leading provider of non-asset based 3PL solutions across North America and Europe. He earned a B.S. in Industrial & Systems Engineering from Virginia Tech, an M.Eng.

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'Ribbon Runner' 1998 breast-cancer-awareness Peterbilt 379

Overdrive Online

Mann, owner of White Pine Paving out of Maryland, turned this 2006-bought 1998 model 379 into a dedicated cancer-awareness rig with a huge remake middle of the last decade. Mann detailed the project for us at Large Cars & Guitars last month.

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The FBI needs your help solving this cold-case murder, and: Inside FMCSA's under-21 interstate pilot

Overdrive Online

In today's Overdrive Radio, an FBI agent talks about her office's push in hopes of gathering leads into the 2006 murder of 19-year-old Tracy Owana Jones. If you were running I-40 back then, you might help. Also: Debate over FMCSA's under-21 trial run.

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Data is the New Oil: Competing on Logistics Data

Talking Logistics

“Data is the new oil,” stated Clive Humby, a British mathematician, in 2006. It’s valuable, but if unrefined it cannot really be used. It has to be changed into gas, plastic, chemicals, etc. to create a valuable entity that drives profitable activity; so must data be broken down, analyzed for it to have value.”

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Enphase Energy Acquires EV Charging Solutions Company ClipperCreek

NGT News

Started in 2006, ClipperCreek has sold more than 110,000 Level 2 AC charging stations since its inception. […]. Enphase Energy Inc., a global energy technology company and a supplier of microinverter-based solar and battery systems, is acquiring ClipperCreek.

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