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Two shows to keep on the radar in N.C., Texas
Brad Wike’s Southern Classic in Lincolnton, N.C., kicks off Friday, September 11, and the East Texas Truckers Showdown in Nacogdoches September 26.
September 5, 2015
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Top 10: States where brake violations are most prevalent
Headed into national Brake Safety Week (set for this coming week, September 6-13), here are the places where brake violations make up an outsize share of all enforcement actions.
September 3, 2015
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Custom Rigs
‘Second look’ at premium Kenworth Icon 900, following Fleenor Bros. custom treatment
Carthage, Mo.-based hazmat hauler Kyle Cousins and his Fleenor Bros. team take KW’s Icon 900 MATS display model to the next level in the unit’s Pride & Polish debut, now under Fleenor authority.
September 1, 2015
Custom Rigs
Robb Mariani on his favorite two subjects: Evel Knievel and, you guessed it, trucks
“I caught up with former American Trucker host and certified ‘truck nut’ Robb Mariani at GATS, where Mariani is one of the many people involved in the long restoration of the Evel Knievel haul rig on hand to greet GATS visitors at the Mack Trucks booth.”
August 29, 2015
Channel 19
Greater simplicity needed for Phase 2 efficiency regs?
Steven Davenport to EPA at GATS: “If you … don’t get the technology to what’s the simplest thing … we don’t get the environmental benefit, because people will hold onto those old trucks.”
August 28, 2015
Channel 19
Flatbed demand: Hot states, local markets
Spot market flatbed freight availability tumbled 13 percent last week after a prior-week gain, DAT reported. Local opportunities in places like Houston, Texas, an otherwise low-demand state in the latest update.
August 27, 2015
Custom Rigs
GATS Pride & Polish preview: Chance 2 Transport 389 glider and van, ‘Twisted Obsession’
Video, photos of Rod Miller’s Chance 2 Transport “Twisted Obsession,” a 2014 Peterbilt 389 glider/Great Dane dry van combo you’ll see out on the show floor at GATS this week.
August 26, 2015
Custom Rigs
GATS Pride & Polish preview: Rollin’ Transport’s 1985 Peterbilt 359
The 359 of perennial Pride & Polish champ Vinnie Diorio is a different animal from his long-and-low newer models of recent years. It combines both old- and new-school features for a tastefully nostalgic design.
August 25, 2015
Custom Rigs
GATS Pride & Polish preview: ‘Contender,’ J&L Contracting’s custom ’15 389, Blackhawk RGN
Whether you’re headed to GATS or not, this Pride & Polish national championship “Contender” 389 and Blackhawk trailer has all it takes to turn your head.
August 24, 2015
Channel 19
AxleOutPro ups the ante for Trucker Talent Search participants — and a new Keith Sampson vid
The winner of the talent search will receive a professional recording and video production care of AxleOutPro, much like 2014 winner Keith Sampson’s own work on his new video/song, released here.
August 21, 2015
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Quick work made of I-93 sinkhole; More alt. routes for I-65 NB in Indiana
Highway haps: While InDOT continues to divert NB I-65 traffic along the official detour, local media have specified a variety of potential alternates for points north of Lafayette.
August 20, 2015
Channel 19
Navigating ‘amateur day’ with the four-wheelers
“Amateur Night,” by driver Bill Patterson: “I dread Saturday nights. You never know what will happen.” Profiling the texter, the brake-footer, the rubbernecker, the NASCAR wannabe and …
August 18, 2015
Channel 19
Restored Evel Knievel Mack haul rig to travel to GATS!
The Evel Knievel Mack’s showing at the Great American Trucking Show will come on the heels of the Aug. 21 opening of the “Being Evel” feature documentary about the daredevil’s life. Watch the trailer here.
August 14, 2015
Channel 19
Run an e-log as a team? Keep a regular weekly schedule? …
Here’s the criteria FMCSA used to allow McKee Foods’ private fleet’s drivers to use 5/5-, 4/6- or 3/7-hour sleeper splits to satisfy the required 10 hours of sleeper berth time.
August 13, 2015
Channel 19
Exemptions adding fuel to hours debate
Bob Hearns, among others, weighs in: “keep asking for those legitimate exemptions, and maybe the rule makers, who do not know the industry … might wake up and do not only the right thing, but the necessary thing.”
August 11, 2015
Channel 19
Round-up: Sundown at the truck wash; Pay the tolls already!
Rhode Island governor Gina Raimondo digging in her heels on her trucks-only bridge toll plan. And spectacular shots from the Reader Rigs gallery by truckers Tim Ramsey, Dan Parker.
August 8, 2015
Channel 19
Owner-operator Robert Gray wins Democratic primary vote for Mississippi governor
Gray’s CB handle, “Silent Knight,” is evidence he’s not much of a people person, he says. If he truly hopes to win, that will have to change. The Terry, Miss., native has his work cut out for him.
August 6, 2015
Custom Rigs
Chi-Town Large Cars’ Southern Prez and his 359
The Chi-Town group’s annual benefit and truck show is August 15 in Lynwood, Ill. — Eady and his classic custom Pete (find photos here) are sure to be a part of it.
August 4, 2015
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