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Channel 19: Page 83
Channel 19
More ‘bird business’: Share your ‘Most Loved Pet’
Checking in with Sammons-leased owner-operator Larry Leckrone, whose 25-year-old pet macaw Mugsy rides along with him in his 1962 C-model Kenworth.
October 4, 2013
Channel 19
Obamacare upside for independent contractor model?
Only if insurance rates get reasonable, as it were, on the long-term basis.
October 2, 2013
Channel 19
Three advocate-operators on why they do what they do
A look back at three operators/advocates recently featured in a brief driver-appreciation Q&A at Load Delivered Logistics’ website.
September 30, 2013
Channel 19
Tragedy in Nashville after low-speed tip-over
The above looks due west/northwest on Glenrose Avenue in Nashville, Tenn., just up the road from the site of a tragedy a few nights back that, like so many, could have been avoided. I don’t know all the circumstances, but a fuel tanker driver heading east on Glenrose toward the Delta Express fueling station on […]
September 28, 2013
Channel 19
Rate undercutting getting worse?
Independents are feeling the pinch in certain quarters — some contend rate undercutting by other carriers without the business sense to make a healthy profit are a sizable part of the problem.
September 26, 2013
Channel 19
Say no to stacked light violations
An advocate, going to bat for a driver hit with five “stacked” lighting violations during an inspection, uncovers some intel on a potential final fix for stacking ongoing via CVSA/FMCSA development work. High time for it. . .
September 24, 2013
Channel 19
More on the HHG miles problem (and kettlebell workouts)
Says owner-operator Jeff Clark: If market forces do not force a sunset on carrier use of the HHG miles system for pay, “we should start demanding it from FMCSA and Congress.”
September 23, 2013
Pride & Polish
Blast from the past — and future — at Landmark International show
Scenes here from the customer-appreciation event and antique truck show September 13, 2013, at Landmark International’s Cookeville, Tenn., location.
September 19, 2013
Channel 19
Guess who CARB’s biggest tipsters are…
According to the L.A. Times, the California Air Resources Board is getting the most help in enforcing its powertrain emissions regs from, well, truckers themselves.
September 17, 2013
Channel 19
The 1,000,000-lb. challenge begins!
Driver Toby Bogard’s 1,000,000 Pound Challenge weight-loss competition seeks to encourage and support drivers in their goals of better health. You can register to take part now.
September 14, 2013
Channel 19
A fine read in owner-operator’s ‘Hotshot Chronicles’ book on expediting
Gary Shade’s book of the expediting life and business could be an important resource for those starting out in the segment.
September 12, 2013
Channel 19
Rest in peace: Owner-operator Don Mulder of Nebraska
Owner-operator Donald Ray Mulder of Lincoln, Neb., passed away Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013. In the 1980s he was head of the Nebraska chapter of the Independent Truckers Association.
September 10, 2013
Channel 19
Top 16 unsafe four-wheeler maneuvers; Big closure in Indy ongoing
Insurance.com’s most recent consumer survey reveals some fairly common rude — and unsafe — practices among motorists; and: details on the Indianapolis South Split construction detour.
September 9, 2013
Channel 19
Preps for Brake Safety Week, starting tomorrow
Brake maintenance tips and resources from longtime brake system components manufacturer Bendix — and the top states for brake inspections/violations.
September 7, 2013
Channel 19
Utah Trucking Association president’s recent daredevil past
A couple years back Scott Godfrey of Utah-based Godfrey Trucking tried to beat the Class 8 truck jump record — this video tells the tale.
September 5, 2013
Channel 19
Too little too late? New grants for CARB upgrades
News of new grant funding available for truck DPF retrofits and truck replacements for California-based owner-operators shows limitations of California’s grant programs.
September 3, 2013
Channel 19
‘Left Lane Gang’ celebrates right in S.C.
Need some ideas for a Labor Day gathering for the ages? Look no farther than the annual whole-pig barbecues of the South Carolina Association of Large Car Operators.
August 31, 2013
Channel 19
Some jurisdictions ‘do not compute’ new restart limitations
Uproar in an hours session at GATS yields intel on some jurisdictions’ faulty interpretations of the revised restart provisions in the new hours rule.
August 29, 2013
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Airbrushed murals around the rig feature Al Capone and similar 1920s-era gangster themes, while the rig's interior depicts a barroom scene, complete with a chandelier, mounted Tommy guns and more.
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