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Tag: Kansas: Page 2
Business
TV truck-stop comedy in works
âThe next big TV hit could well be a comedy set in, of all places, a truck stop in Kansas.â So writes TruckersNews.com editor David Hollis in the story at this link, following news from several Hollywood media outlets that Big Stop is being produced one of the stars of ABCâs Emmy award-winning show Modern Family and is expected to [âŚ]
October 10, 2014
Business
Mastodon in an OK Turnpike pothole
âThere are potholes in Oklahoma with potholes inside of them, and inside of the inside potholes are tiny villages, where they grow maize and build sun temples.â
May 3, 2013
Business
Christmas shopping at the Petro
âLife on the road is never boringâ â just wait till the kids and in-laws see the stocking stuffers Parkers picked up in a Kansas truck stop.
December 23, 2012
Parking
Snow, wind play havoc on plains
Snow prompted Wednesday evening closures of I-70 in Kansas among other roadways.
December 20, 2012
Channel 19
Software: Rig Expense Tracker user John Clark
Owner-operator Clark finds the Rig Expense Tracker software easy to use and effective in assisting his tracking of expenses, income, invoices and more.
October 11, 2012
Channel 19
Could EOBRs solve the detention dilemma?
EOBRs can give owner-operators a powerful tool when dealing with customers and the shipping/receiving facilities relative to detention time. Given that stopped time and location is easily retrievable with the systems, operators now have ready-made documentation to prove detention time to the shipper, beyond just driversâ word.
May 4, 2012
Channel 19
Evel Knievelâs driver and the 1973 Overdrive interview
Unearthing the history behind Evel Knievelâs 1970s touring operation with former driver Mike Draper. Bonus: Videos of the old Mack haul rig, currently undergoing restoration.
March 12, 2012
Channel 19
Tanking independent â Meet owner-operator Dan Bollinger
Hauling in a 2007 Peterbilt 379 (pictured) â âone of the legacy class editions,â he says, with a 48-inch flattop sleeper â owner-operator Dan Bollinger just got his own authority early this year. He hauls dedicated for a liquid feed supplier to feedlots in Western Kansas, where he lives. Formerly hauling under the feed companyâs [âŚ]
November 6, 2011
Channel 19
New speed governor: Public art on the roadways
No, itâs not a joke the Kansas DOT is playing on truckers and motorists â nor any kind of sophisticated speed trap. Click through the thumbnail of the picture at right here for a story from the Olathe News on the Kansas City Starâs website about Gastinger Walker Harden architect Joel Marquardtâs Art-n-R-Park public art project/series, [âŚ]
June 24, 2011
Channel 19
UPDATE: âHats for heroesâ special delivery, take two
You will recall my story here about the genesis and progress of Marten Transport driver Candy Bassâ âHats for Heroesâ program of providing an outlet for a wide array of trucking industry participants to honor the sacrifices of U.S. soldiers. Well, the past yearâs volume of hats was significant enough to require more than just [âŚ]
April 11, 2011
Business
Kansas enacts seatbelt law
The new law makes Kansas eligible to receive $11 million in federal incentive funds from the U.S. Department of Transportation.
June 11, 2010
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