SuperRigs 2013 calendar: Familiar face in an unfamiliar place
I got my hands on a Shell Rotella SuperRigs 2013 calendar yesterday here at the BillBoard Touring Conference and Awards in New York City -- Rotella's exhibiting at the event, for the live music industry ...
Speakout
Effect of handheld rule on drivers with hearing aids? I recommend an exception to the ban on use of handheld cell phones while driving for truckers who are hearing impaired and wear a hearing aid. I know ...
A note from Schneider on their Dallas facility
I received the note below just now from the folks at Schneider National. Luckily, none of the company's personnel at their Dallas-area facility were injured or killed when yesterday's tornadoes tore through, as has been ...
Breaker-breaker: Thursday Channel 19 news round-up
Tonight on American Trucker on the Speed Channel: You The third episode of the second season of the American Trucker documentary show on the Speed Channel is called, simply, "Independent." It will explore, well, guess ...
4 State’s Bryan Martin on Joplin rebuilding efforts in All Drivers Together conference call
In a conference call last week put together by the All Drivers Together group, a collaboration of owner-operators and drivers opening up a free conference line to drivers and others in the trucking industry around ...
Trucking continues coming to Joplin aid
The stories about relief efforts in Joplin keep coming in. Before I get to a couple more, I thought I'd take a moment to note that I will be out of the office through June ...
Driver rides out Joplin tornado at Flying J
You've probably seen the pictures from the horrific tornado that rammed through Joplin, Mo., hitting the Pilot Flying J off I-44 at U.S. 71 yesterday. Ozark Mountain Leasing driver Todd Arnold, who lives far northeast ...
Utility plant back in action after Va. tornado
You'll no doubt recall the Petro Stopping Centers location in Glade Spring, Va., that was hit by a tornado during the big outbreak back in late April. (Find information about it in my post from ...
CSA'S DATA TRAIL
Crashes and interventions: Blitzkrieg probes coming to trucking
The FMCSA's quick-strike sweep through "high-risk" passenger carriers, say officials, will be hitting our industry sooner rather than later. Knowing the agency's definition of a high-risk carrier is your first step in avoiding involuntary shutdown.
Who’s keeping score: CSA ranking tool for drivers
Inconsistent enforcement: CSA vs. the independent
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