From the shop to the road: One operator’s 359
This 1986 Peterbilt 359 is the result of a three-year project conducted from 2007-10 by owners Wayne and Kelly Ziegenfuss, today leased to Bennett Motor Express and hauling mining equipment to Arizona, coming back with ...
Bogan case: More reasons to choose a carrier carefully
The first I heard about the case of Jabin Bogan -- the U.S. driver who continues to be held in Mexico facing arms-smuggling charges after allegedly inadvertently crossing into Juarez with a load of surplus ...
Leaving long-haul: Operators migrate to oil/gas
I talked to a pair of recently former team owner-operators late last week who, like owner-operator Mike Mace, leased to Reed Trucking, have truly rediscovered their old love of trucking -- in this case as ...
Memorial Day fun with Heister’s hot rod — and a new truck
Yesterday, owner-operator Dan Heister invited myself and the family out to his new place in Tennessee Ridge, Tenn., near his former home in Erin, for a cookout with various other friends and family. Something of ...
Amid big fleet investments, operators stare down high truck prices
Something is going right for the Jacobson Companies 3PL -- Mack Trucks announced yesterday that they took delivery of an order of 259 built-in-the-U.S. Mack Pinnacles, 139 daycabs and 120 sleeper trucks, and they're hiring ...
Imagine running for the same fleet for 50 years…
Can you? We’ve heard no shortage of stories of independents who’ve stayed active that long leased to different carriers or on their own, but never with the same company. (If you have, I'm all ears!) I ...
One child’s dream come true, in a truck
If you've never participated in one of the Make-a-Wish convoys -- which pair children with trucks to make dreams come true and support the work of various Make-a Wish Foundation chapters around the nation -- ...
The drones keep coming — for your freight?
Apologies for a post-less Tuesday, which regular Channel 19 readers no doubt noticed. I had a mini-vacation with friends and family -- hearing news of the SpaceX launch in the auto on the way home ...
CSA'S DATA TRAIL
Crashes and interventions: Crackdown!
FMCSA is putting extra muscle into shutting down truck and bus fleets. Often lacking robust back-office resources to deal with interventions, small carriers can be considered most vulnerable.
Staying ahead of the inspectors
Infographic: Owner-operators inspected four times more often than largest fleets
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