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Channel 19
Ranking jobs: Truck Driver gains while Publication Editor plummets
At No. 108, though, âTruck Driverâ falls far behind the No. 1 occupation of âActuary,â a sort of glorified statistician of sorts â meaning FMCSAâs CSA team might have the best job in the country?
April 29, 2013
Overdrive Extra
Putting agency heads in trucks makes good sense
It makes sense that if someone is going to regulate the trucking industry, he or she should get real-world experience by spending time riding in a tractor-trailer.
February 1, 2013
Overdrive Extra
Lindsay Lawler to sing at lighting of U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree
Lindsay Lawler, spokesperson for TCAâs Highway Angel program, will perform her latest single, âStanding Tall,â the official song of the 2012 U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree.
November 29, 2012
Business
Dollars and dental care
Dental care is essential to staying healthy, which in turn, plays a role in keeping your business healthy.
November 12, 2012
Overdrive Extra
Another trucker finds Joeâs Truck Stop the hard way
If you are a truck driver, Joeâs Truck Stop is a place you want to avoid visiting.
November 9, 2012
Channel 19
Latest job rankings: âTruck driverâ gains to 128
Next time you encounter a bear with an attitude, remember you may well not be dealing with a happy man â or woman, as it were. As a highway hauler, your occupation is ranked far ahead of âHighway Patrol Officerâ and âPolice Officerâ in CareerCast.comâs top 200 job rankings this year. Smokey Bear came in [âŚ]
April 13, 2012
Business
Panel discusses response to CSA, hours of service
A panel of three fleet executives discussed Thursday morning the changing outlook of the trucking industry during the Commercial Vehicle Outlook Conference in Dallas. CSA regulations, electronic on-board recorders, hours of service and driver recruitment have garnered attention from fleets recently. Russell Stubbs, president and CEO of FFE Transportation Services; Robert Low, president and founder [âŚ]
August 25, 2011
Channel 19
Wikileaks offers window into Iranian trucking community
However you feel about the WikiLeaks organizationâs recent and ongoing release of classified U.S. diplomatic cables, thereâs no doubt that many of the releases offer fascinating windows into the ways of world power â and more. Not least among the latter was the view a series of cables detailed at the Eurasianet.org site, dedicated to [âŚ]
December 7, 2010
Channel 19
Dentistry: latest in driving distractions
Itâs been texting for a couple years now, after it was CBs and Qualcomm units and cell phones, and now DOT is reportedly eyeing other in-cab distractions for potential regulation beginning later this year. Then there was that rash of ugly outcomes after haulers either choked on or were otherwise distracted by food â oh a-and [âŚ]
July 7, 2010
Business
Driver wins award for protecting injured man
John Boyd, a professional truck driver for ABF Freight System Inc., has been named a Truckload Carriers Association Highway Angel.
May 24, 2010
Channel 19
Truck driver for governor: âSinginâ Samâ Littleâs Alaska campaign song
Since I blogged about âSinginâ Samâ Littleâs campaign launch for the governship of the northernmost U.S. state, Little (pictured, left, with his wife, Denise, and Pat Holt) has been laying the groundwork for the run, part of which included a visit to my home city of Nashville, Tenn., where he met Tennesseeâs Lieutenant Governor, recorded a new campaign record [âŚ]
April 20, 2010
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