big rigs

Todd Dills | July 26, 2012

On National Public Radio's All Things Considered program, a segment from listener Bryan Johnson bemoaned (with a touch of ambivalence, given the economic opportunity that comes with) the parade of big trucks streaming constantly through ...

Diesel exhaust listed by WHO as cancer causing agent

Todd Dills | July 23, 2012

After more than two decades of listing particulate elements of diesel exhaust as just "likely" carcinogenic, the International Agency for Research on Cancer, part of the World Health Organization, has formally categorized diesel exhaust as ...

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Two custom ’80s Petes for the cabover fanatics

Todd Dills | July 21, 2012

Dustin Kunkel, owner of Kunkel Welding in Crossville, Tenn., bought this 1988 Pete 362 in March of 2011, pulled it into the shop and called a couple of friends over. Twelve hours later "we rolled ...

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’7 deadly lot lizards’ infographic raises image questions

Todd Dills | June 07, 2012

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 ...

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Photo: Face of a longtime driver damaged by sunlight

Todd Dills | June 05, 2012

This photo, from the New England Journal of Medicine's most recent issue, shows an unidentified 28-year highway veteran and the "photoaging" effect Northwest University's Dr. Jennifer Gordon documented in a study of the harmful effects ...

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One Girl Trucking: ‘More courtesy now’

Todd Dills | June 01, 2012

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 ...

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Amid big fleet investments, operators stare down high truck prices

Todd Dills | May 27, 2012

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 ...

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Xantrex: 3 inverter installation tips

Todd Dills | May 25, 2012

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 ...

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CSA'S DATA TRAIL

Crashes and interventions: The fault handicap

FMCSA may be a long way from accounting for crash fault in the CSA Safety Measurement System. In the meantime, questions about the system's effectiveness loom large with analysis of crash rates.