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Former Randall-Reilly editor Max Kvidera dies in accident
The trucking industry is mourning the death of longtime trucking/business journalist Max Kvidera.
July 18, 2012
Channel 19
NEW VIDS: Explorations of ATDynamics’ TrailerTail
At bottom, find a vid from ATDynamics featuring its new trailer-tail design for vans with rear roll doors, but along the way I thought I’d share some video from my meeting late last year with Brett Tobin (pictured), independent owner-operator of Tobin Trucking, based in the Pacific Northwest. Tobin was featured in my fellow Overdrive […]
March 7, 2012
Channel 19
Electrification of truck stop spaces revives
As fuel prices spiked in 2007-08, a large majority of truckers’ anti-idling interest was focused on dedicated auxiliary power units, which market expanded dramatically with a profusion of new manufacturers. This time around, with the economy still somewhat shaky, owner-operator and fleet interest in up-front investment in full-function APU technology may be taking a back […]
August 30, 2011
Business
Pulse
As you weigh any possibilities for expansion or changing carriers, consider these current resources to help assess your situation.
July 1, 2011
Channel 19
Bank robbery: The things some will do for health care
Perhaps you’ve heard this story already — desperate for something he thinks is totally out of his financial range, man does something over-the-top, creating a national media circus along the way. The latest variant comes from Gaston County in North Carolina in the form of a former beverage delivery driver feeling so much in need […]
June 23, 2011
Channel 19
‘Medically certified’ — join us for radio show Wednesday to probe driver health regs
At 7 p.m. Eastern time tomorrow evening (Wed., June 22) I’ll join Truth About Trucking Live hosts Allen & Donna Smith as well as my colleague Max Kvidera for a special show probing the issues raised by the current, June Truckers News cover story Kvidera and I penned about state and federal regs for driver […]
June 21, 2011
Business
Pulse
Switching carriers can cost thousands of dollars.
April 3, 2011
Voices
Roadside Attractions
Chinese play hardball, a philanthropic gift, freight stabilizes and other industry news items are featured.
March 1, 2011
Channel 19
Stand-up treadmill desk begs question…; cargo theft connection to Jason’s Law?
In the P.R. copy blasted out with announcements about the new TrekDesk Treadmill Desk, the company talks about the dangers of the “sedentary lifestyle,” noting studies of various characters that have probed “rising obesity rates and ill health caused by ‘Sitting Disease’ (a term given to the multitude of syndromes and diseases caused by sedentary […]
September 2, 2010
Channel 19
Reporting cargo theft — balancing act in more ways than one…
Tune in Wednesday at 8 p.m. Eastern for the Truth About Trucking online radio program with host Allen Smith. My fellow Truckers News/Overdrive Senior Editor Max Kvidera and I will be guests on the subject of cargo theft, the topic of note in the latest, September edition of Truckers News, out now in digital format and […]
August 30, 2010
Business
Editors to discuss cargo theft
Truckers News editors will talk on Allen Smith’s “Truck About Trucking” show online Sept. 1 at 8 p.m. Eastern time.
August 25, 2010
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