Kathleen CraftKathleen Craft is special projects manager of Overdrive magazine. She helps organize the Trucker Talent Search and Overdrive's Most Beautiful contests. Reach her via email at [email protected].BusinessTechnician works on natural gas engine at competitionAdam Hillard got to work on a liquid natural gas engine, the Cummins ISL-G, for the finals at the Rush Truck Centers Tech Skills Rodeo on Tuesday, Dec. 11. The competition makes him a little nervous, Hillard said, especially when his mind races down every possible diagnostic path. But once he focuses on the problem, […]December 11, 2012Page 1 of 1Top StoriesEconomic trendsPlummeting truck orders could flip the freight market by 2027, FTR saysFrom data revisions to collapsing truck orders, FTR reveals the hidden forces reshaping trucking.Mergers & AcquisitionsHeartland Express will integrate and rebrand CFI U.S. operations by year-endMergers & AcquisitionsHogan Transports acquired by vehicle rental conglomerateWorkforceCarriers share insight into driver payInsuranceFrequency of lawsuits, size of jury verdicts against motor carriers rising
