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Business: Page 189
Channel 19
Round-up: Words of trucking-newbie and back-on-the-right-path encouragment
Near-50-year trucking veteran Bob Miller offers Independence Day encouragement for the rookies out there ā āAmerica depends on youā ā and a prison CDL schoolteacher and inmate narrates his turn back to the right path by helping others.
July 8, 2019
Gear
Snap-onās articulating detail light
Snap-onās LED 300 Lumen Articulating Detail Light (model no. ECSPA032) is engineered to produce up to 300 lumens and is supported by an 18-inch neck for numerous angle adjustments and maximum visibility in tight workspaces. The flexible over-mold format h
July 8, 2019
Business
Navistar recalls certain severe duty trucks over steer axle issue
The recall affects model year 2020 International HV trucks. Navistar says the steer axle hubs may be insufficiently lubricated or not lubricated at all, which could cause wheel bearing damage. Wheel bearing damage could cause the wheel to separate from the front axle spindle.
July 8, 2019
Business
Boss Truck Shop relocates Sioux Falls, South Dakota, facility
The Boss Truck Shop location in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, has moved to a larger location at the Pilot Flying J near the junction of I-29 and I-90. The full-service truck repair, maintenance and tire shop now features more service bays and a more convenient location for drivers needing service.
July 8, 2019
Business
National Truck Driver Appreciation Week set for Sept. 8-14
As part of the celebration, the American Trucking Associations will honor truck drivers with a Trucking Day at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., during a Major League Baseball game between the Washington Nationals and Atlanta Braves on Friday, Sept. 13.
July 8, 2019
Business
Watch: Trucker wades through hail in Mexico
Watch this trucker in Mexico brave a street that was pummeled with feet of hail.
July 6, 2019
Business
Two drivers recognized as Highway Angels for helping stranded colleague
Scott Wagner, a driver for Spartan Direct, and Robert Barnette, an owner-operator with Swift, jumped in Barnetteās truck and drove 38 miles to help a colleague who had a flat tire on her way to the Mid-America Trucking Show in March.
July 5, 2019
Business
TA-Petro hosting fundraiser for trucker-focused St. Christopher Fund
Throughout the month, TA, Petro and TA Express customers can make a donation of $1 or more. Commemorative wristbands will be given to those making a $1 donation, while $5 donors will receive metal keychains.
July 5, 2019
Business
Trucking rap sheet: HHG moving fraud scheme, CDL fraud, more
Action in threeĀ trucking-related crimes ā including a household goods moving fraud scheme, a commercial driverās license scheme and computer-related fraud Ā āĀ has recently been reported by theĀ Department of Transportationās Office of Inspector General.
July 5, 2019
Channel 19
Martinez heard the message ā +flexibility ā now will his agency deliver?
To cap the week, hereās a celebration of the spirit of a system in which we can all at least participate by speaking freely. Views on and hopes for the impending hours revision hammer home the central message of a majority of haulers. In the words of one reader: āQuit stalling. Get some relief for us.ā
July 5, 2019
Overdrive Extra
Photographer highlights truckers in sensitive portraits
The work of Chicago photographer Andy Goodwin goes a long way toward portraying drivers in vivid environmental portraits at truck stops, docks and elsewhere.
July 3, 2019
Truck Stops
Pilot Flying J opens three new west Texas locations, one in California
Pilot Flying J announced recently it has opened three new travel centers in the west Texas Permian Basin and will open three more later this year. PFJ has also opened a new location in California.
July 3, 2019
Business
CARB hits Anheuser-Busch with $500k fine after 86 trucks found non-compliant
The private fleet of beer conglomerate Anheuser-Busch has agreed to pay $500,000 to California for violating the stateās emissions regulations. According to a notice from the California Air Resources Board, the beer hauling fleet ran 86 trucks in the state that didnāt meet CARB standards and that the company āfailed to properly self-inspect their diesel trucksā to ensure they were compliant.
July 3, 2019
Business
Truckers can enter to win free trip to Nashville
The RoadPro Ultimate Nashville Getaway Giveaway trip for two includes round-trip airfare; a two-night, three-day stay at the Opryland Resort; tickets to the Grand Ole Opry for a Saturday night show; and $250 to spend at the Opryland Hotel restaurants.
July 3, 2019
Business
Army veteran trucker named Highway Angel for assisting unresponsive driver
Ricky Shearer found the wife of another trucker crying out for help as her husband lay unconscious and unresponsive on the ground. He rushed to check on the man, found he wasnāt breathing and performed CPR until paramedics arrived.
July 3, 2019
Overdrive Extra
Sisters of the highway: Trucker donating kidney to fellow hauler
One hauler (and kidney) to another. āLong Haul Paulā Marhoefer tells the story of West Virginia-based oil tank hauler Elizabeth Sweetās plans to donate a kidney to Hawaii-based dump-truck driver Cheryl Lynn Ibana-Bean.
July 3, 2019
Business
ā4 keysā cheat sheet for owner-op insurance
A new infographic from the Commercial Insurance Solutions (CIS) trucking-specific insurance agency details in a quick glance four different types of common insurances it brokers for its owner-operator clientele, whether leased or with their authority.
July 3, 2019
Channel 19
Crash data before and after the Ontario provinceās speed limiter mandate
Detail on a 2017-completed Ontario Ministry of Transport analysis of some crash metrics pre- and post- its 2009 speed limiter mandate. Bottom line: some food for thought as you consider whether to take concerns to your reps with the recent U.S. Senate bill that would mandate a 65-mph speed setting.
July 2, 2019
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