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Channel 19: Page 76

Channel 19
CSA: The difference (or lack thereof) a year makes
Report from the CSA Subcommittee to the MCSAC shows a somewhat different overall tune from the year prior as FMCSA retrenches in its commitment to the CSA program.
May 1, 2014
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CSA’s golden triangle more like a ‘scarlet letter’
Audio from Panther’s Irwin Shires and Transplace’s Tom Sanderson at the CSA Subcommittee meeting shows difficulties of carriers dealing with the mark of the CSA program.
April 30, 2014
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Secretary Foxx receptive to notion of tolling existing interstates
Here’s part of what he said: “We’ll consider finding ways to help when [tolling is] an option that states want to consider.”
April 29, 2014
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Channel 19
‘Car mentality’ pervading too many pretrips?
“Open the hood,” driver, owner-operator Jeff Clark urges those who take to trucking with the “car mentality.”
April 26, 2014
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Custom Rigs
Anthony Fischkelta’s 2014 custom KW, done for now
Done and done — for now. Fischkelta’s put his custom 2014 KW to work hauling reefer freight between New Jersey and Boston. Photos of the 331-inch wheelbase beauty here. More work on the interior to come…
April 24, 2014
Anthony Fischkelta 2014 W900
Channel 19
Checking in with ‘Truckers against CARB’ — rally, public meeting Thursday
Video interview with Loren Hutnick about his “Truckers Against CARB” rally planned for Thursday in Sacramento, as CARB takes up public comment on the flexibility-enhancement provisions it introduced earlier in the year.
April 22, 2014
Loren Hutnick and his 1988 Peterbilt. The rig, after undergoing a rebuild, has been off the road for some time as Hutnick has taken work hauling for another company. Read more about the operator’s options under the Truck and Bus Rule come yearend via this link. Photo by Kevin Jones.
Channel 19
‘Anne Ferro would be proud’…
One ridealong pit bull that will be familiar to regular readers would “make Anne Ferro proud with his berth time and breaks…” More on rescued “Buddy Roe” and his travels from hauler Mary Hanlon.
April 21, 2014
Buddy Roe Mary Hanlon's pit bull edit
Custom Rigs
New project truck for owner-operator Rick Weisheit: ’78 KW
Bouncing back from a severe case of psoriasis, Rick Weisheit Jr. embarks on a custom build with a 1978 Kenworth W900.
April 19, 2014
Weisheit’s former truck, a 2006 W900
Channel 19
Unveiling: ‘Monkey Gouger’ travel center
With the official unveiling still several weeks off, owner-operator Jimmy Ardis, a recipient of one of TA Petro’s Citizen Driver Award recognitions, got an early look at his name up on the marquee at the recently renamed Manning, S.C., TA near his hometown.
April 17, 2014
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Custom Rigs
Melvin Davis’ new ‘Hillbilly Hilton’ fresh out of the body shop
The 2000 Freightliner Classic’s 163-inch custom-built sleeper now comes equipped with a full-size shower and bed, easy chair, table, a full closet and a kitchen counter with a sink, refrigerator, microwave and cook stove.
April 16, 2014
Independent owner-operator Melvin Davis Jr., with his 1988 Freightliner FLD
Channel 19
Ice climber scales cow trailer, film at 11
A few outtakes from the April Overdrive cover shoot with owner-operator Matt Hopkins.
April 14, 2014
Matt Hopkins climbing his trailer
Custom Rigs
Christopher Vallee builds a cabover
Photos of a work in progress from the Alaska-based seasonal hauler and custom model truck builder: Plus more vintage 1970s Overdrive magazines, collected…
April 12, 2014
Vallee’s thinking of calling it “Maximum Overdrive,” after the old movie, of course.
Channel 19
Thursday round-up: CARB protest, highway babies, apnea follow-up
Owner-operator Loren Hutnick leads a rally, driver Mike Hawthorne packs a birthing kit, and Kenneth Dice decides fighting for a CDL is not worth it when authorities can’t even make heads or tails of what’s required relative to sleep apnea and medical certification…
April 10, 2014
Find more information about Hutnick’s effort via the California Truckers Against CARB’s Facebook page and website.
Channel 19
Docs’ sleep apnea approach getting aggressive — and confused?
The story of a driver denied medical certification because of his successfully treated sleep apnea.
April 8, 2014
Driver Ed Webb told his apnea story, about his dealing with Indiana’s unique apnea-treatment audit program, in this 2011 story.
Channel 19
Jetset Getset’s ‘Mile a Minute’ behind 75th-anniversary Pete
Teen country-pop outfit Jetset Getset performed its trucking-themed track in the Cincinnati Reds’ Opening Day parade on a flatbed behind the truck March 31.
April 7, 2014
Jetset Getset on 75th anniversary Pete
Channel 19
Get your load on: The DIY tow
One man, one load, two trucks in Charles Rhodes’ DIY tow — one of those “gettin’ ‘er done” moments on the highway.
April 5, 2014
Randys Towing of Augusta GA
Channel 19
Former trucker’s new novel chronicles young driver’s failure
By writer Dave Newman — who spent a couple years OTR some time ago — “Two Small Birds” tells the story of Dan Charles, a would-be poet and Walt Whitman devotee on a crash course with OTR trucking.
April 3, 2014
You can pick up a print or ebook copy of Dave Newman’s “Two Small Birds” novel via Amazon.
Channel 19
My new ride!
In which Todd takes a part-time driving job in a Hummer stretch limo, and asks a question: “Have I made a huge mistake?” Be sure to include the hashtag #truckingaprilfoolsday with your answer. (RELATED: Great Lakes flee Midwest to warmer climes after Polar Vortex…)
April 1, 2014
Hummer at the emissions station edit
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Three finalists in each of five categories -- Antique, Interior, Limited Mileage, Working Bobtail and Working Combo -- selected by Overdrive readers square off for the win Dec. 30 at 5 p.m. Eastern. Save the date, and find more about all the finalists in this story.
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