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Channel 19
BigRoad follows through on e-log with engine connection
The NASTC show was among its first public debuts, as BigRoad emphasized the company’s been focusing on keeping up with demand from the fleets and operators among current app users, with around 800 units shipped so far.
November 10, 2014
BigRoad’s Terry Frey
Channel 19
Move Over Laws in spotlight through November
The folks at Allstate insurance have teamed up with the International Towing and Recovery Hall of Fame and Museum in Chattanooga, Tenn., on a “Provider Safety Advocacy” campaign to raise awareness of Move Over laws.
November 8, 2014
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Thursday round-up: What deer whistles, elections and NASTC’s annual meeting have in common
Tools designed to mitigate hazard, maybe? At least one of these, maybe two (and it’s not the NASTC meet, I can assure you) doesn’t normally work so well. Nonetheless, fingers can always be crossed…
November 6, 2014
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Owner-operator’s ‘Black out’ tribute rig gets closer to finish line
W.Va.-based Charles Timbrook’s 1999 Freightliner “Black Out” eases into its military-tribute theme with new mods. And: A Reliable Carriers car hauler on Car and Driver’s cover.
November 4, 2014
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Audio mailbag: Liability insurance, sleeper berth flexibility
The first in a series of Voices podcasts airing editorial comment on a variety of issues, here stemming from discussion of both sleeper berth period flexibility and FMCSA’s planned liability insurance hike in D.C. Call 530-208-6423 at any time to record a message.
October 31, 2014
If you’re using a mobile device, tap the image to call and weigh in on these or any other pressing issue with a message. If you’re on a desktop, call 530-408-6423. Make sure to tell us your name and state of residence.
Channel 19
‘Every mile I drive’ — new record due soon from hazmat hauler Bill Weaver
The driver-songwriter launched a GoFundMe.com fund-raising campaign to help with the production costs today. Catch song samples from among Weaver’s many tunes here and more info about the campaign.
October 30, 2014
Bill Weaver
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MCSAC to get new chairman — and a little CSA deja vu
Ever wonder what FMCSA’s current administrator sounds like? Hear him reveal the incoming MCSAC advisory committee chair here. Also: No wonder trucking went to Congress over CSA, and more from D.C….
October 28, 2014
Inspection in Franklin County, Kentucky
Channel 19
Mailbag: Tough inspectors a cost of doing business?
Reaching into the electronic mailbag: owner-operator Joe Bielucki of Connecticut reports from the White Mountains of New Hampshire.
October 26, 2014
White Mountains
Channel 19
What’s your mpg goal? The 9+ mpg club wants to help you get there
A scant 6 percent of you are there already, as our polling shows. You can share tactics toward achieving better fuel mileage via the “9+ mpg club” Facebook group.
October 24, 2014
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Channel 19
Chad Boblett trucks up from nothing
The story of how Marine Corps veteran and onetime company driver Chad Boblett drove his independent business to success shows that, sometimes, the big leap pans out, even in this business.
October 22, 2014
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Channel 19
Where and when deer strikes are most likely
If there is a season for deer strikes out on the highway, State Farm reminds us in a recent analysis of customer data, we’re in it — with the worst of it yet to come. What were the circumstances the last time you hit (or closely missed) a deer on the road?
October 20, 2014
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Channel 19
20-year-old TX intrastate hauler Chris Miller
The latest in Tex Crowley’s “Life of a Trucker” series of profile vids features this young driver, who issues a plea to those getting into the industry to work together to restore the respect for each other he feels was much more common when he was growing up.
October 18, 2014
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Channel 19
When the road leads nowhere
Hotshot hauler Jeff Ward crosses a road to nowhere; And mainstream media — helped along by the Uber ride-sharing service — works to turn “independent contractor” into a dirty word.
October 16, 2014
Jeff Ward's hotshot, in the rain
Channel 19
Nov. 22: National Fallen Truckers Memorial Day
Spearheaded by driver Dave Lippert, the both on- and off-line event is intended to honor and remember “all our fellow drivers and families,” according to the main online hub for the event on Facebook.
October 14, 2014
For the online portion of the event, organizers are asking participants to “change their profile pic [on Facebook] to the RFT Ribbon for the week of this event or” the entire month of November.
Channel 19
Lookback on — and a severe weather report from — a Mustang at the tattoo parlor
Mike “Mustang” Crawford runs through the high winds on I-40 in West Okla. and East Texas, and a look back on his Marine Corps tattoo.
October 13, 2014
USMC tattoo, Mike Crawford
Channel 19
‘Cowboy Capitalists’ documentary features U.S. drivers running South Africa-Sudan
The documentary showcases American Ian Cox’s venture in hauling on the African continent, following securement of a U.N. contract to haul military-grade vehicles of various natures from South Africa and other points to struggling South Sudan.
October 11, 2014
“If you want to truck in Africa, you’ve gotta stand tall, you’ve gotta bring your A game, you’ve gotta fight for it. You’ve gotta know how to haggle, you’ve gotta know how to push, you’ve gotta know how to get a fair price.” –U.S. driver Ray Sines on his journey from South Africa to South Sudan as part of a United Nations contract convoy spearheaded by “Lorry Boys” American entrepreneur in Africa Ian Cox
Channel 19
Secondary-roads enforcement eyed by Delaware to boost I-95 toll revenue
Revenue from commercial vehicles at the Delaware I-95 toll plaza in Newark, Del., is down 7.5 percent this year — state officials reportedly are eyeing boosted enforcement on secondary roads restricted to local deliveries.
October 9, 2014
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Channel 19
Celebrating right in S.C., take two
The third annual gathering of the South Carolina Association of Large Car Operators is in the history books — this year it attracted 53 drivers ranging in age from 22 to 82.
October 7, 2014
Owner-operator Jimmy Ardis
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