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Operator turns to music
Joe Martin, recently retired after 23 years with FedEx Freight, penned a road-rage romp in which you might be able to find more than a little to identify with, as it’s about “Those Arrogant Bastards” — the less courteous among your four-wheeled highway counterparts.
May 19, 2015
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Trucking Solutions Group launches fund-raiser for mobile mammography
Attendant to a variety of free health screenings for all driver-attendees and others at GATS this year, which the TSG has helped organization, the fund-raiser is to help cover costs of mammograms for those unable to afford it.
May 16, 2015
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‘Tired truckers’ back in the headlines — and the limits, benefits of safety technology
Whatever comes of active driver-assist safety technologies in the near future, it will remain an aware driver that is the bedrock of all trucking safety.
May 14, 2015
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‘Discretion’ is a big word ……
What you do throughout your encounters with motor carrier enforcement officers may end up having a lot to do with the ending picture in the inspection report.
May 12, 2015
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Washington state DOT’s newest road-crew employees
Goats are being employed by the DOT in places around the state to control weeds around facilities. Got a goat herd of your own in the area? File under: Side opportunities…
May 9, 2015
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Photos: Brush-fire shutdown of SB I-85 in GA
Headed out of S.C. to Nashville through the area, a planned 9-hour-or-so run turned into one that, in a different life, would have come pretty well close to the end of the 14-hour window.
May 7, 2015
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Truckers Against Trafficking receives well-deserved honor
Trucker Bill Brady accepted the Suzanne McDaniel Award for Public Awareness from the Congressional Victims Rights Caucus on behalf of the organization.
May 4, 2015
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Lil’ Trucker multitool: Crowd-funding launch May 6
The Lil’ Trucker from Innovation Factory is an “all-in-one axe, wrench, bottle opener, and fold-out saw.” Also: It works pretty well on zombies, as the short film here well demonstrates.
May 3, 2015
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Heads up, there’s ‘bears everywhere’: Thursday enforcement round-up
‘Roadcheck effect’ follow-up: Midwest Truckers spar with Will County, Ill., law enforcement and the state DOT; reports in Washington emphasis priority patrols from truck enforcement statewide.
April 30, 2015
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The Roadcheck effect
Take a visit to the mechanic? Go through the truck with a fine-toothed comb? … How do you prepare for the annual 72-hour inspection blitz? It’s coming soon — June 2-4.
April 28, 2015
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Podcast: Mike Morgan on a victory lap after ChampTruck event
A talk with ’88 Mike’ Morgan, who came out on top of the points following the inaugural ChampTruck World Series Class 8 racing event this weekend in Millville, N.J.
April 27, 2015
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Emissions-system issues hamper productivity for one owner-operator
And maybe more than just one, if anecdotal evidence is any indication. A report from Dave Palmer of S.C.-based Holly Knoll Services, whose triaxle dump, put into service in Jan ’13, has been in the shop no less than six times over the emissions system.
April 25, 2015
Custom Rigs
Military-tribute ‘Black Out’ rig nearing completion
Checking in with W.Va.-based owner-operator Charles Timbrook and his progress on the 1999 Freightliner Classic military-themed tribute rig he’s been working on over the last year and more. Getting close!…
April 23, 2015
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Camaraderie on the road: Where did it go?
Voices on driver-to-driver camaraderie — “pay it forward, you never go wrong.” And: A mailbag podcast rounding up reader reactions to the dismissal of one owner-operator’s obstruction of justice case.
April 21, 2015
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Rates hall of fame: Top 10 U.S. states for outbound freight
Does knowing historical rate performance on average help you in your day-to-day negotiations and planning? Find 2014 top performing states and Q2 outbound averages nationwide here.
April 17, 2015
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Uberization postscript, with Truckstop.com head Scott Moscrip
“The transportation industry is kind of like the Middle East, there’s always turmoil.” –Truckstop.com President and CEO Scott Moscrip on neverending broker-carrier-shipper back-and-forth on rates, unlikely to change with so-called “Uber-style” brokerages…
April 16, 2015
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ICYMI: Putting a MATS badge to further use
I’m visiting old friends in New Jersey (near Philly) the first few days of this week. Back at it full bore no later than Thursday. Nonetheless, I’ve been meaning to share a blog post by my colleague over at CCJ, Jack Roberts, who also does a large majority of the equipment writing/test-drives that appear in Overdrive. […]
April 14, 2015
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Introducing: Overdrive’s Dashcam Central for driver video shares
“We hope this new section of Overdrive’s website will grow into a repository of reader-submitted rolling-video work (such as with a mounted GoPro camera) and dashcam clips that show compelling events.”
April 9, 2015
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