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Channel 19: Page 50
Channel 19
The ELD mandate and the House Freedom Caucus
OOIDA urging members to engage caucus members on ELDs. And a question: Whatâs your view of the ELD mandate today?
January 14, 2017
Channel 19
Scott LeVanâs radio warning to drivers ahead of deadly EB I-80 crash went unanswered
Driver LeVan used his CB to broadcast several warnings to EB drivers to spread out, impending a traffic back-up ahead, before a later crash that killed two truckers in Pennsylvania. Yet another reason to keep the radio on.
January 12, 2017
Channel 19
No, a truck did not kill a bunch of anti-Trump protestors trying to block a highway in Seattle
A dead giveaway that this little item of fake news is what it is: Though it was purported to have happened in Seattle, the location was I-15. Last time I checked âŚ
January 10, 2017
Channel 19
Go Vols? Clemsonâs not the only team hopeful of rematch chances
With the college football national championship tonight featuring a rematch from last yearâs championship game, team pride has found its way into the day-to-day of highway hauling â van haulers, keep the trailer clean as you can, and if not, keep your eyes on your mirrors stuck in traffic.
January 9, 2017
Channel 19
Owner-operators trend optimistic about business in 2017
We can take the optimism expressed in these results with a crunchy-good grain of road salt or sand, but for the first time in the few years, a majority of owner-operators think this coming year will be better than the last. Recent indicators agreeâŚ
January 7, 2017
Channel 19
If Trump really wants to save U.S. jobs âŚ
âIf he (Trump) cares about the working man, heâll stop this talk about driverless trucks.â âTrucker Jerry Jackson in Las Vegas Review-Journal editorial about autonomous vehicle tech threats.
January 5, 2017
Channel 19
Website maps 2016 âyear in truck spillsâ
Think youâve seen it all when it comes to highway accidents? For those among you who might answer in the affirmative, the folks behind the AtlasObscura.com argue otherwise with this map of notable spilled loads of 2016.
January 4, 2017
Channel 19
Itâs complicated: Channel 19 year in review, part 3
Part 3 in this year in review, in which the âreal Leroy Mercerâ reared his head (sort of â yeah, itâs complicated), and Elves Truckingâs time-card hours compliance strategy didnât look well in light of compliance-review waterboardings, and âŚ
December 30, 2016
Channel 19
A little learninâ and its opposite: Channel 19 year in review, part 2
Part 2 in this year in review picks up with Wes Memphisâ transition to e-logs and plenty âunlearningâ to be done âŚ
December 29, 2016
Channel 19
When the time bombs started going off: Channel 19 year in review, part 1
Indulge us as we run back through the rules, the regs, the rigs and the past, present and future of driver pay â all the rage with the âdriver shortageâ notion analyzed and discussed and thrown under the falling-fuel-surcharge bus. ⌠And so much more Counting down the hours to 2017: 14, 13 âŚ
December 27, 2016
Channel 19
How Elves Trucking LLC got back in service â just in the nick of time
A guest Channel 19 post from the desk of Richard Wilson and TCRG Consulting: âThe DOT elves were on the prowl only to find a jolly old sleigh driver elf with a time card instead of a logbook on hand. âŚâ
December 23, 2016
Channel 19
Turning the worm on parking
Advocates stress the need for greater driver communication with state/local Metropolitan Planning Organizations on the need for better truck parking â and AsktheTrucker.com offers an MPO directory online to help facilitate communication.
December 20, 2016
Channel 19
Trucking âuberizationâ and the ânew 800-pound gorilla that everyone will have to be aware ofâ
According to Business Insider writer Eugene Kimâs sources, that gorilla is Amazon, who plans to develop an app to help match freight to truckers. Big difference between Amazon and numerous tech start-ups in this space: freight volume, of course.
December 19, 2016
Channel 19
FMCSA and some states sharpen audit teeth with âenhanced investigative techniquesâ
âEITâ in the parlance of acronym-happy bureaucratese, Jeff Davis of Fleet Safety Services likened new investigative approaches of auditors to another EIT, Enhanced Interrogation Techniques â or âcompliance-review waterboarding,â so to speak âŚ
December 16, 2016
Channel 19
Thursday round-up: Supply chain mandating ELDs?, Wal-Mart moving toward cab cameras, nolo contendere for operator
Reporting out of Arkansas: Wal-Martâs private fleet begins to test in-cab camera systems. Howard Salmon pleas out from under a following-too-close citation. And: one regular reader calls foul on the notion that brokers/shippers will require ELDs in contracts for exempt truckers post-mandate.
December 15, 2016
Channel 19
What happens when suspension bolts fall out at speed?
Suspension repair gone wrong: For owner-operator Howard Salmon, with winter conditions settling in over parts of the country, heâs thankful the bolts fell out where they did, to a certain extent âŚ
December 13, 2016
Pride & Polish
New hub covers, more for Michael and Tammy Groom and their âMothershipâ 2012 KW T660
Thereâs certainly more than just aesthetics driving the choice of the Vyper covers by American Truck Technology, Michael says. (They do look good, though.) An encounter with the head of the company led a little brand loyalty, of a sortâŚ
December 10, 2016
Channel 19
What ELDs might mean for owner-operator gross revenue in flatbed
With recent speculation that the âmother of all capacity shortagesâ may not materialize with ELDs, necessarily, one owner-operatorâs experience making the transition a couple years back.
December 9, 2016
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