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Parking capacity issue, redux: Va. DOT shelves truck rest area plans
The parking capacity issue and one stateâs attempt to put a dent in it runs into a wall of local opposition â such that Va. DOT has moved publicly to suspend the project and explore alternatives,
November 10, 2016
Channel 19
âLegitimate freight optionsâ â old ways in new times
Thereâs many ways to skin the cat on freight â in response to a reader question about legitimate freight options, an update on newer load boards/marketplaces and mobile-optimized brokerages and a revisit to tried-and-true methods, doing the hard work, etc. âŚ
November 8, 2016
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Are small carriers singled out for inspection? Short answer: Yes
FMCSA routinely bumps the Inspection Selection System scores of âdata-insufficientâ carriers â i.e. those who havenât been inspected enough to product CSA SMS scores â to 99, making bypass systems virtually useless and ensuring more inspections.
November 7, 2016
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Kevin Rutherfordâs case to brokers for stronger partnerships with owner-operators
Hear how Kevin Rutherford broke the ice with a roomful of brokers: âMany of my listeners think the majority of this room are lying, cheating scumbag parasites sitting in a room with a phone and an internet connection sucking all the profit out of the load.â
November 3, 2016
Custom Rigs
Whiplash: Heard Truckingâs cabover loverâs dream 1996 Freightliner FLD
Donât get âWhiplashâ trying to look at this truck.
November 1, 2016
Channel 19
Of personal bests, the St. Christopher fund and truckinâ, writinâ and runninâ
The competitive spirit of the Truckinâ Runners Virtual 5K, benefiting the St. Christopher fund, yields a personal best, and an update: To date, the âTruckers Fundâ has âgiven out more than $1.4 million on behalf of 1,653 driversâ in medical dire straits, for more than just medical expenses, too.
October 28, 2016
Channel 19
Thursday roundup: Chiropractors and sleep apnea tests, Rhode Island throws parking bone to truckers
Road report from owner-operator Joe Bielucki on a recently-reopened Rhode Island truck rest area on I-95, and a view on the Medical Review Boardâs recent apnea screening/testing recommendation: Should chiropractors be able to order retesting?
October 27, 2016
Channel 19
MyRiteLoad shipper-carrier connection platform â no freight for the time being, company says
Another shipper-carrier connection platform subscription refunded. MyRiteLoad.com head, however, says heâs more than ever committed to pursuit of goal to âeliminate the brokersâ and excess commissions on freight transactions.
October 25, 2016
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Podcast: Paul Marhoeferâs âOld Black Epiphoneâ record â stories behind the songs
Moeller Trucking driver and songwriter Paul Marhoeferâs master stroke on the new âOld Black Epiphoneâ record â sample songs and the stories behind them via this latest Overdrive Radio podcast interview.
October 24, 2016
Custom Rigs
Go Cubs? Forrest, Ill.-based Dave Marti Truckingâs custom 2015 Peterbilt 389 glider
Martiâs custom 389 glider, âHigh Maintenance Tooâ, was a hit at the Guilty by Association Truck Show. Specâd with Fitzgerald for liquid bulk tank, the 389 hauls fuel leased to Transport Service Inc. in the region around Martiâs home base.
October 21, 2016
Custom Rigs
From the cabover collection: Bevy of new photos of classics by Don Christner
Reader and sometime Overdrive content contributor Don Christner, based in Wyoming, took all of the photos in the post at a military-supply store called Supply Sargent in Cheyenne.
October 20, 2016
Channel 19
âNo Broker Freightâ board: Service in limbo until further notice
A readerâs difficult experience with the load marketplace concludes; details on steps to take for others in similar situations; and a question: Anybody had success with a service marketing itself as connection to direct-ship freight?
October 18, 2016
Custom Rigs
Owner-operator Sean McEndreeâs âBand of Brothersâ purple-heart 2006 Pete
â06 Pete restarts career
October 14, 2016
Channel 19
Roundup: Tony the truck stop tiger back in headlines, another Kelty cabover view, and speaking of gators âŚ
Listen: La. Tiger Truck Stop owner Michael Sandlin on âCriminalâ podcast; photos of the restored Kelty Farms 1976 International TranStarâs matching flatbed; and did you hear the one about the Tiger Truck Stop and the alligator?
October 13, 2016
Channel 19
Mere inches of a near miss: Quick evasive action saves truck from sure disaster
This dashcam vid comes from the Connecticut-based 250-truck Bozzutoâs fleet. Says Tom Halpin, transportation safety manager at Bozzutoâs: âIn the words of the driver,â one of Bozzutoâs most senior, ââI donât know if [the motorist] fell asleep or was distracted.â It was mere inches in a near miss.â
October 12, 2016
Channel 19
Professionals behaving unprofessionally: Letter from a truck stop maintenance man
The crux of Charles Bradyâs argument is that thereâs a strong current of unprofessional selfishness rearing its head in a lack of basic courtesy on offer from drivers at his truck stop. He pleas to the true professionals for help.
October 8, 2016
Custom Rigs
More on the 2017 Peterbilt 389 flattop of Candice Cooleyâs Patrone Livestock fleet
We caught up with the GATS Best of Show Limited Mileage Bobtail winner for this video a month later at the Guilty By Association show in Joplin late last month. Run through the old-school-styled, first full custom build from this six-truck livestock hauling fleet here.
October 6, 2016
Custom Rigs
Behind the âStars, Stripes and White Linesâ music video shoot
Run through some of the scenes last week Sunday, September 25, out at the Joplin, Mo., Petro, where one special convoy was staged for what is a special song from trucker/singer-songwriter Tony Justice. And meet many of the 14 drivers, many military veterans, who participated.
October 5, 2016
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