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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
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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
Custom Rigs
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
Channel 19
Minute to midnight: Clock running out for speed limitersâ first public comment
âIt is obvious to me that the majority of [speed-limited] drivers use the speed limiter setting to determine their minimum driving speed,â not the maximum. âOwner-operator Gary Buchs in his comment to the speed-limiter rule proposal docket, which closes Dec. 7 at 11:59 p.m â late Wednesday night.
December 6, 2016
Channel 19
TruckersFinalMile.org and driver-songwriters raising funds to help deliver driver back home
Brotherhood of the highway: Part of the goal of an ongoing collaborative auction among four driver-songwriters intended to benefit the worthy TruckersFinalMile.org organization, after a fellow hauler passed in Gallup, N.M.
December 5, 2016
Channel 19
Do you carry CVSAâs out-of-service criteria book?
Former inspector/officer Andy Blair argues the book is anyoneâs best resource for challenging an out-of-service violation â and an effective tool for other challenges as well. If only its electronic version was free, readers noteâŚ
December 3, 2016
Channel 19
The ELD mandateâs double bind for owners of post-1999 trucks with earlier model mechanical engines
Owner-operator Randy Carlson runs a 2001 Freightliner chassis powered by an early-90s Cat 3406B. Itâs increasingly looking like the truck as configured (and others similarly situated) is between a compliance rock and a hard place with the ELD mandate.
December 1, 2016
Custom Rigs
Jim and Carol Steffey and the Lanita Specialized 2016 W900L
From the 2016 Guilty by Association Truck Show: Husband-wife team Jim and Carol Steffeyâs KW is a standout, particularly its sleek striped paint job.
November 30, 2016
Channel 19
If youâre carrying baking soda on the truck âŚ
You might do well to keep it in the original container ⌠This cautionary tale of team military haulers Gale Griffin and Wendell Harveyâs two months in an Arkansas jail, their truck in impound, shows the unreliability of cheap roadside narcotics-ID kits.
November 28, 2016
Channel 19
Scenes from the Capitol Christmas Treeâs Nashville stop
The Capitol Christmas Treeâs third-to-last stop on its route across the country for a Monday delivery in D.C. One happy daughter put her signature on the trailer, joining hundreds of others to have done so this year.
November 25, 2016
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Regs outlook: Change is in the air
Between hope and a hard place: The potential import for owner-operators of a new federal administration as regards ELDs, speed limiters, CARBâs pursuit of an Ultra-Low NOx emissions standard and more, from Western States Trucking Association rep and former O/O Joe Rajkovacz at NASTCâs annual meeting.
November 22, 2016
Channel 19
What are you thankful for?
As we approach the Thanksgiving holiday this week, nearing the end of this rough-and-tumble year, what are you thankful for? Call 530-408-6423 to weigh in with a voice message.
November 19, 2016
Custom Rigs
Custom fuel hauler stretches the limit for navigating Chicago fueling stations
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November 17, 2016
Channel 19
New âShare the roadâ video aimed at motorists
As one commenter under FMCSAâs Facebook share of the new video put it: âThis video needs to be a part of every high schoolâs drivers ed class.â Hear hear, driver.
November 15, 2016
Custom Rigs
What does it cost to rebuild and extend a 1986 48-foot Trailmobile flatbed?
While the huge investments some owner-operators make in distinguishing tractors from the madding crowd tend to grab a lot of the custom-equipment headlines, Zach Beadle and his expert welder son rescued this 1986 Trailmobile to put it work hauling freight and making money, pronto.
November 14, 2016
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