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Pilot to remodel Minnesota stop

February 7, 2012

An Inver Grove Heights, Minn.-based truck stop will soon be remodeled, Pilot Flying J said of its recent truck stop purchase. Located at 11650 Courthouse Blvd., the travel center will ...

Maverick raises driver pay

February 7, 2012

Drivers’ tarp pay has been increased to $25, which is double the previous amount, Maverick Transportation announced. Starting pay for flatbed drivers was also raised to a range of 42 ...

Language of MCSAC / Medical Review Board recommended apnea guidelines — more from D.C.

February 6, 2012

Contrasting viewpoints coming together -- or not -- made for an interesting day today at the first of four days' worth of meetings of the FMCSA's Motor Carrier Safety Advisory ...

The most cost-effective approach to changing oil

February 6, 2012

The best way to know when to change oil is to have an oil sample analyzed. Kevin Rutherford’s February Dollars & Sense column covers the next key step.

Bruckner Truck Sales opens Mack Truck, Volvo dealership

February 6, 2012

A new full-service Mack Truck and Volvo dealership is now open at 35680 LBJ Freeway on Interstate 20 in Dallas, Bruckner Truck Sales announced. The Amarillo, Texas-based company has 17 ...

Are fuel-injector-cleaning diesel additives worth it?; Apnea update

February 6, 2012

I'm at the FMCSA Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee's joint meeting with the Medical Review Board today -- watch my Twitter feed for updates from the meeting, where committee members ...

Finding happiness with Dutch trucking music

February 5, 2012

De weg naar geluk, per the nifty Google Translator service, is The road to happiness in Dutch. It also happens to be a song title for a country tune from ...

Flying high, running low: Friday Channel 19 news round-up

February 3, 2012

Big birds to fly by truckWriting on the New York Times blog yesterday, Matthew L. Wald delivered a little unexpected news about a flock of young whooping cranes currently settled ...

Feeling the itch to get back on the road

February 3, 2012

As nice as our Florida vacation days have been, Diane and I are feeling the itch to get back on the road.

What’s happening with onboard recorders

February 2, 2012

Review an Overdrive webinar to learn more about electronic onboard recorder regulations and how use of the devices is spreading.
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