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Channel 19
Thursday is this weekâs Friday â decisions to make if not already set
If you're faced with the decision now, weigh the cost of time versus the profit in the load and take into consideration how you'll spend any extra time away.
June 30, 2020
Life
Trucking companies, organizations recognized for holiday giving
Trucking industry image group Trucking Moves America Forward this week recognized a number of industry organizations and companies that have given back to their local communities during the holiday season.
December 23, 2019
Overdrive Extra
Is there a Santa Claus?
An answer to the question from owner-op Clifford Petersen, and this special wish: âMerry Christmas, my fellow drivers. May the road ahead be clear and dry, and may you always remember and never neglect the gift you have been given.â
December 23, 2019
Overdrive Extra
Truckersâ group delivers record level of holiday support to haulers in need
For the second consecutive year, Long Haul Paul sits in on TruckersChristmasGroup.orgâs âSanta Callsâ to the recipients of its annual grants to drivers in need, finding âa renewed sense of just how dangerous working in this industry can be, and just how frequently fragile its safety nets prove themselves.â
December 17, 2019
Overdrive Extra
Dealing with holiday stress? Youâre not alone
Gary Buchs on support at work on the road: âItâs not hard to find someone who will help, confidentially, on the highway working or parked at the truck stops.â Also, an update from Buchs on his retirement plan, put into action in October this year and âfully functionalâ âŚ
December 16, 2019
Business
News roundup, Dec. 11: Five days remain before final ELD deadline; Tiger Truck Stop billboard: âStop in for a biteâ; trucking safety-themed holiday ornament
FMCSA adds a search function to its electronic-logging-device FAQ resource as AOBRD transition deadline approaches is six days away; Louisiana truck stop turns camelâs unfortunate encounter with a humanâs bite into marketing opportunity; new trucking safety holiday ornament support âTrucking Moves America Forwardâ effort.
December 11, 2019
Voices
POLL: Plans for Thanksgiving this year?
Whatâs your plan for Thursday, whether another day in the life on the road as an OTR hauler, back home with the family or friends, or otherwise traveling? ⌠What are you up to?
November 26, 2019
Business
Truckers Christmas Group fund-raising for deserving trucking families
The nonprofit and driver-led Truckers Christmas Group (TGCO), an organization that raises funds to help professional CDL drivers and their families in need around the holiday in the United States and Canada, is full speed ahead on its 12th annual holiday fund-raising campaign.
October 22, 2019
Channel 19
Owner-operator Chuck Kumalaa on his decision to stay out through the holiday weekend
Youâve just found out that your electronic load confirmation with a delivery appointment for today was bunk because the business is shut down for Memorial Day. What do you do? And: Why owner-operator Chuck Kumalaa stayed out this weekend knowing in advance he wouldnât deliver before Tuesday.
May 27, 2019
Overdrive Extra
When celebrating, donât become a memorial yourself
Clifford Petersen reflects on the challenges of the holiday weekend â marked increase in motorist traffic, irresponsible on-highway moves and so much more. âDonât let it be your last weekend as a professional because of poor judgement. Donât become a memory for others to celebrate next year.â
May 27, 2019
Business
Rates, volumes held steady into Christmas week
Meanwhile, demand indicators in national average van and flatbed load-to-truck ratios declined, while the reefer ratio increased, compared to the previous week, reflecting demand to move fresh produce and temperature-controlled goods ahead of the Christmas holiday.
December 28, 2018
Overdrive Extra
Delivering Christmas with nonprofit driversâ group
Turns out, just when you begin to believe all the good hands are mostly gone, you again run across the salt of the earth, who, from the cabs of their trucks, write another chapter in the Christmas story.
December 21, 2018
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