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Channel 19
Monday round-up: Twisted traffic light, missing person, CSA No. 1 concern
Imagine pulling up to a 75-signal traffic light â would you ignore it? And: CSA is increasingly under fire from the industry, more on a missing Oklahoma teenager.
November 5, 2012
Business
In a tizzy over short miles pay
âThey can ping your truck within six inches but they canât pay you mileage? Who the hell do I write a letter to? Itâs going to be scathing and probably contain *!?! at least once.ââŚ
October 21, 2012
Overdrive Extra
Before and after: TCAâs weight-loss showdown finale
Official results are in, ladies and gentlemen, and we have ourselves a winner â or two, that is, one at the carrier level and the other at the individual. Congrats to Prime Inc. for a big company trophy for the highest total weight percentage lost among its participating staff and drivers/owner-operators. With a total loss [âŚ]
May 13, 2012
Channel 19
Checking in with Jazzy Jordan â and a rig named in her honor
When we quizzed Overdrive Facebook fans on their rigsâ nomenclature, i.e. not just the make and model but the names they used to give voice to that most personal of relationships â the on-highway operator and his or her machine â one in particular stood out for me. âI named mine âJasmine,â to honor Jazzy [âŚ]
April 19, 2012
Channel 19
Rich Wilsonâs âstate of the industryâ; and MCSAC apnea update
Youâre likely to remember Rich Wilson (pictured), former owner-operator and current regulatory manager with the Trans Products/Trans Services company, for his part in the Truck Driver Social Media Convention last fall, where he urged the drivers and owner-operators in attendance really be a part of the regulatory process â on the front end, in the [âŚ]
January 13, 2012
Channel 19
What it takes: Contractors Cargo hauls B-1 bomber body
âWe transport all kinds of things, from construction equipment, petro-chemical equipment â even wind turbines,â says 84-year-old Jerry Wheeler, owner of the Compton, Calif.-based Contractors Cargo heavy-haul fleet. âAnd then we do the not-so-ordinary. Weâve hauled the Space Shuttle, and we just moved a B-1 Bomber from Arizona to Portland. Itâs loads like that that [âŚ]
January 4, 2012
Business
FTR index dips in October
Index softened primarily due to further delay in the issuance of revised hours-of-service regulations.
December 5, 2011
Business
Online sources offer trucking information
Transportation law specialist provided a rundown of public information available online about trucking companies.
November 9, 2011
Channel 19
Want a first look at TruckersEdgeâs new mobile site?
All owner-operator subscribers to the TruckersEdge.net load-board service from TransCore can look forward to a new smartphone-optimized mobile site to launch officially late this year or early next, says Transcore product manager Scott McCollister. The screenshots here from the html5 app that enables the enhanced look and feel of the board on all major smartphone [âŚ]
November 9, 2011
Business
LogBook
Audit delays cross-border plan, court asked to review pilot program, hours rule due by end of month, a bridge closure, FMCSA says CSA helps compliance and other industry news items are featured.
October 1, 2011
Business
Survey: Drivers concerned about CSA
Report shows how CSA has exerted an influence on the daily lives of commercial drivers.
August 11, 2011
Channel 19
Swift at the New York Stock Exchange
Get an eyeful of this pic, a Swift International Lonestar parked outside the New York Stock Exchange on May 25, when Swift management rang the opening bell on the exchange after a December initial public offering (NYSE-Listed SWFT) of Swift stock, which gained 27 cents a share that week. Swift, âbased in Phoenix, Ariz., operates 16,100 [âŚ]
June 13, 2011
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