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Channel 19
Oil/gas boom in N.D. generates owner-operator opportunities
A report from an NPR listener bemoaned truck traffic in his native Watford City, N.D., associated with the oil boom — but that boom is proving golden for many owner-operators.
July 26, 2012
Channel 19
Diesel exhaust listed by WHO as cancer causing agent
The International Agency for Research on Cancer, part of the World Health Organization, has formally categorized diesel exhaust as cancer-causing but fails to recognize advancements in diesel technology in the developed world.
July 23, 2012
Channel 19
Two custom ’80s Petes for the cabover fanatics
These two Peterbilt 362s, owned by Dustin Kunkel and John Bradford, respectively, we caught out at the Crossville, Tenn., show of the ATHS Music City Chapter.
July 21, 2012
Channel 19
‘7 deadly lot lizards’ infographic raises image questions
A satirical infographic detailing the so-called “7 Deadly Lot Lizards” from the folks at Trucker to Trucker.com has me pondering the dynamics that make just this sort of thing possible. I won’t repost it here, but you can take a look at it on their site (or click through the truncated thumbnail at right). Among […]
June 7, 2012
Channel 19
Photo: Face of a longtime driver damaged by sunlight
A stunning photo from the New England Journal of Medicine shows the damaging effects of ultraviolet sunlight on the left side of a 69-year-old longtime truck driver’s face.
June 5, 2012
Overdrive Extra
One Girl Trucking: ‘More courtesy now’
An encounter with a pair of joy-riding, inconsiderate motorcyclists over Memorial Day turned dramatic when truck driver Bethany, blogging at One Girl Trucking, decided enough was enough and confronted the bikers at a red light. Read her account, a sort of pitch and plea to bikers, motorists and truckers alike for more courtesy and common […]
June 1, 2012
Channel 19
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 dedicated company drivers for runs based out of their Des Moines, Iowa, headquarters. Any owner-operators out their run freight for […]
May 27, 2012
Overdrive Extra
Xantrex: 3 inverter installation tips
1. Installation best at the factory or authorized dealer aftermarket: If you’re considering an aftermarket inverter installation to an older truck or mulling options on a new vehicle, take it under advisement that leading inverter manufacturer Xantrex Technology reps have formally recommended inverter installation by a truck OEM or an authorized dealer. According to Xantrex, […]
May 25, 2012
Channel 19
Two J&S Petes — views from a new custom player
The combination of the J&S Truck and Trailer Sales dealer in Knoxville, Tenn., and J&S Body Shop, run by Benny Coffey in nearby Corryton, showed these two newly restored / customized Petes at the Southeastern Regional Truck Show in Knoxville last month. They’re lookers, that’s certain, and both on sale at the J&S sales installation […]
May 9, 2012
Overdrive Extra
Could stocks lead natural gas power uptake?
Much has been made in recent times of the traction being gained by natural gas as an energy source to power truck freight transportation. Natural gas powertrains have made their most significant gains to date in vocational markets. Recall my post here in Overdrive Extra about the Ozinga Ready-Mix fleet in Chicago and 13 new […]
May 1, 2012
Channel 19
Heck of a farm truck: Custom 359 single-axle flatbed, with wide singles
Tom Crawford, owner and operator of the Farmer’s Market in Cashiers in far Western North Carolina, showed this custom-restored 1975 Peterbilt 359 flatbed daycab, outfitted with Michelin wide singles on the single axle rear end, at the Southeastern Regional Truck Show in Knoxville April 13 and 14. It was one among many I saw there […]
April 25, 2012
Overdrive Extra
Lucky 13: Natural gas engines performing well in ready-mix
Chicago-based Ozinga Ready Mix drivers report plenty of power and responsive shifting from 13 Cummins-Westport natural gas-powered Kenworth mixer trucks now in operation, moving from its Chinatown Plant near downtown. “Since city officials are trying to reduce emissions from trucks that operate in downtown Chicago,” says Tim Ozinga, company communications director, “we thought placing all of […]
April 21, 2012
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