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ELD or Me to host Joe Arpaio at event
In a further bid to get Donald Trump’s attention to anti-ELD mandate sentiment, the ELD or Me group and its still-under-construction TruckerNation.org website and grassroots org will host U.S. Senate candidate Joe Arpaio, recently pardoned after being convicted of criminal contempt of court, at a March 31 event in Nashville, Tenn.
March 12, 2018
Business
Resources for broker credit checks, collections and filing against a bond
Further information on avenues toward researching any broker’s credit history, filing on a broker’s bond and collections activity.
March 12, 2018
Business
New survey asks truckers about impacts of e-commerce on business
The 14-question anonymous survey looks to find out how the recent emergence of e-commerce has changed business models and operations within trucking.
March 9, 2018
Channel 19
Making the most of an Alaska plate
A visit with owner-operator Jerry Boyd, whose 2016 Prostar has something on its front that you don’t see very often in the Southeast, an Alaska plate under its apportioned plate, following a memorable far-north run back last June. Boyd may well get to use it again before the registration runs out …
March 9, 2018
Truck Stops
Love’s continues expansion in Texas with new travel stop
The company’s new Denton, Texas, location offers drivers Subway, Wendy’s and Godfather’s Pizza restaurants, 85 truck parking spaces, eight showers, a Love’s Truck Tire Care and more.
March 9, 2018
Business
Highway robbery: A clouded transparency
You think you’re all set: After 120 deadhead miles, you’re almost to the pickup — when the broker calls. The load’s canceled, he says, and $150 truck-ordered-not-used (TONU) is coming your way. … True? Or did he just find somebody cheaper …
March 9, 2018
Business
More fleets announce driver pay increases
Carroll Fulmer, FFE Transportation announced recently they are boosting pay for company drivers and owner-operators.
March 9, 2018
Business
Hino to offer Class 8 tractor in US in 2020
Toyota jumped feet-first into the heavy truck market at the Work Truck Show in Indianapolis Wednesday with the debut of the Hino XL Series.
March 9, 2018
Business
Highway robbery: More warning signs in negotiations with brokers
In addition to the “red flags” that ought to give any owner-operator pause during broker negotiations, one would do well to consider the following warning signs invitations to get more information from any broker.
March 8, 2018
Trucker of the Year
Owner-Operator of the Year finalist Kevin Kocmich rises to the oversized challenge
Litchfield, Minnesota-based Kevin Kocmich, 56, leased to Diamond Transportation System, is a finalist for the 2017 Owner-Operator of the Year award. Hhas been hauling oversized/overweight equipment throughout his 28-year driving career. He enjoys the added challenge of being one of the bigger vehicles on the road.
March 8, 2018
Business
Autonomous retrofitter Starsky makes unmanned 7-mile rural road test run
A remote driver more than 100 miles from small country road near the Town of Clewiston in Hendry County, Fla. placed the bobtail tractor in drive, centered the truck in its lane and then put the truck in full autonomous mode for a seven mile unmanned jaunt at highway speed.
March 8, 2018
Business
Van, reefer demand update: Rates reverse course, heading up in the last week
Van volumes have been rising for two weeks, and rates followed last week. Meanwhile, reefer has mimicked van trends, though swings have been sharper. At once, spot rates have on average been above contract rates for reefers since September, perhaps portending more positive moves to come there.
March 8, 2018
Business
Lytx says DriveCam in use by more than 850,000 drivers
Lytx, provider of driver monitoring system DriveCam, announced this week it now has half a million subscriptions to its video system, adding 300,000 over the past three years, the company said in its 2017 recap. That covers more than 850,000 trucks, Lytx says.
March 8, 2018
Overdrive Radio
Managing ridiculous expectations handed down from brokers
A talk with small fleet owner Leander Richmond for this Overdrive Radio podcast reveals some brokers have gone so far as to make it a contract stipulation that the carrier will be required to send proof of delivery within an hour of offload – or lose all claim to payment for that load. Sound outrageous? We thought so, too, but there’s more. Take a listen.
March 7, 2018
Truck Stops
Love’s making Ormond Beach, Fla., location fuel-and-go only during Daytona Bike Week
In previous years, police have been forced to close the exit off of I-95 because of trucks waiting for fuel combined with increased car and motorcycle traffic causing two- to three-mile backups.
March 7, 2018
Business
TMC news: Freightliner makes collision system standard on Cascadia, Goodyear intros tire management system
Active braking and advanced cruise control are now standard on Freightliner Cascadias. Goodyear has debuted a new tire management system that uses a special tool to measure and log tire pressure, tread depth and more.
March 7, 2018
Business
Highway robbery: Ask the tough questions during negotiations to root out the crooks
There’s plenty truckers can do to avoid getting involved with the crooks among brokerages.
March 7, 2018
Business
Nor’easter prompts truck bans on interstates in PA, NJ, NY
The nor’easter is expected to bring heavy snow from Philadelphia to New York City and into eastern Connecticut on Wednesday before continuing all the way up into Maine on Thursday.
March 7, 2018
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'55 needlenose Pete rebuilt with classic aviation style
Owner and builder Jamie Johnson usually builds half-ton pickups and one-ton dually pickups, and when he came across this ’55 Pete, he decided to build it into a one-ton, “kind of a mini-truck,” he said.
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