Tara BullockCustom RigsThe Mistress: ’04 Peterbilt and a 550-hp CatOwner-operator Robert Winkelman of Hermann, Mo., hauls logs and barrel staves from New Florence, Mo., to Lebanon, Ky., in this 2004 Peterbilt equipped with a 550-horsepower Caterpillar C15 motor and a 13-speed transmission.April 14, 2014BusinessWTS International names 2014 award winnersWTS International, the association for the professional advancement of women in transportation, selected the winners of its annual recognition awards for 2014. Each of the five awards will be presented at an awards banquet on May 15 during the 2014 WTS Annual Conference in Portland, Ore. The award winners are: Woman of the Year – […]April 14, 2014BusinessI-40 paving in AZ to cause delaysAfter being shut down for the winter, a paving project east of Holbrook, Ariz., will be starting again Monday, April 14. The project covers eight miles of I-40 starting at the east side of Holbrook to Sun Valley (miles 290-297). Work hours will be 3 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, and the […]April 14, 2014BusinessInterstate Rest AreasThe simple site allows users to select one of the 15 major U.S. interstates and see broken down by state where every rest area is.April 14, 2014BusinessTrucker’s ReportOne of the most active driver message boards on the Internet, the “Trucking Forums” hosted via this website are a repository of information from the horse’s mouth, as it were, drivers working the roads today.April 14, 2014BusinessExpediters OnlineThe home of Expedite Now magazine as well as its annual Expedite Expo trade show, this online community hosts a series of expedited owner-operator blogs as well as open forums for business and social networking.April 14, 2014VoicesDeaf Truckers UnitedThe mission of Deaf Truckers United is in removing the requirement that deaf or hard of hearing drivers obtain waivers to drive a truck. FMCSA currently requires the deaf to file for an exemption to drive. The group’s mission statement says “driving trucks [is] about skills, not hearing.”April 14, 2014VoicesCCJCompanion site to Overdrive, CCJ provides news and in-depth features geared toward fleet executives and managers. Like Overdrive, it sends out a daily email newsletter, and you can sign up for it at ccjdigital.com/news/subscribe-to-newsletters/.April 14, 2014BusinessRigBooksWeb-based bookkeeping software geared toward owner-operators and small fleets originally developed by Jason Forrest for his owner-operator father. Functionality allows for tracking expenses, reporting fuel tax and much more.April 14, 2014BusinessProMilesThe ProMiles company not only offers a mileage, routing and mapping solution for personal computers – basic versions free of charge via the TruckMiles.com website – tools enabling easier IFTA tracking and reporting as well as fuel optimization are also available. ProMiles likewise powers the FuelSurchargeIndex.org website, which tracks fuel-price averages on specific lanes in […]April 14, 2014Previous PagePage 4 of 21Next PageTop StoriesTrucker of the Year'I will not idle, ever': Adapting old-school ways to prevent emissions failsPart 2 of our series honoring Trucker of the Year John Penn offers detail on his approach to maintenance, customer service and much more, from an experiment to extend drains in his 2019 unit to his idling attitude -- old-school, certainly, yet delivering new-school emissions confidence.RegulationsFMCSA investigating chameleon carrier network after deadly Indiana crashCustom RigsMissouri dealer's incredible 2016 Peterbilt 389, rebuilt from the bare frameRegulationsDOT calls out Utah for lapses in non-domiciled CDL issuanceCustom RigsCustom 1968 Peterbilt 358A made with parts 'built, borrowed and begged-for': Showdown champ
