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Driver dispatches to DOT: New priorities for a new secretary
What should the new DOT Secretary focus make a priority as he takes office? We asked, and drivers responded.
July 2, 2013
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Stunning flatbed airbrush work — and a benefit of customizing
Mike Manuel on his small flatbed fleet’s custom showpiece, “Custombilt 359”: “I’m in the hauling business, so my trucks will represent me.” What a representative it is!
July 1, 2013
Mike Manuel’s ’03 Benson flatbed with airbrush work by Chris Layne
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When trucks were trucks: Familiar faces at Fitzgerald’s
Bill Blankenship of McMinnville, Tenn., showed off a classic find of a 1953 GMC 630, powered by a 134-hp Detroit diesel, at the Pride & Polish at Fitzgerald’s.
June 29, 2013
Bill Blankenship’s 1953 GMC 630
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‘Wireless Roadside Inspection’ inches closer to reality
Mobile communications technology stands to transform the way truck inspections take place, with big implications for the CSA program and owner-operator businesses.
June 27, 2013
On-site in 2011 for the final day of a Wireless Roadside Inspection test project, also the day FMCSA proposed to mandate electronic onboard recorders for hours of service compliance.
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Alternative two-wheeled transport and fitness on the long road
Prime driver and cyclist Mario Almendarez shares strategies for cycling routes and fitness motivation on the road to better health.
June 25, 2013
Securely strapped as well as locked, Mario Almendarez’s mountain bike on the back of his tractor’s cab.
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PHOTOS: Truck show in Idaho, coming in July
The Idaho Truck Show & Shine takes place July 12-13 in Nampa, Idaho.
June 24, 2013
Idaho Truck Show and Shine
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‘Harder than it looks’ — mainstream biz reporter takes big-truck wheel
Biz reporter Lauren Boyer of the York Daily Record faces down fears of highway driving around big trucks to take the wheel herself; a round-up of truck/trucking shows near-term and down the road…
June 22, 2013
For video of Lauren Boyer’s turn through the big-rig-backing engine, follow this link.
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North American driver photo contest, carbon tax revolt down under
Carrier services marketing and load-location engine hosts summer driver photo contest, and down under, a trucking association is all-systems-go on opposition to a carbon tax on diesel.
June 20, 2013
Click through the image for full contest rules and information on how to submit your photo.
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New owner-operator crowd-sourced info service starts up
Company cofounder Roseanne Stanzione is an NYC-based former Wall Street analyst who calls herself an “accidental champion of fair pricing for drivers.”
June 18, 2013
One of the features currently available at goBoxSmart.com determines best-margin lanes in various segments based on aggregation of public load postings.
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More GoPro trucking-vid magic from Caleb Christner
The young driver’s son turned his camera eye on Colorado’s Loveland Pass this time around. Watch the vid here.
June 17, 2013
Find Caleb and Don Christner’s latest collaborative trucking-vid project via the embedded video below.
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‘Parking firestorm’ cools into substantive, driver-led effort
Independent owner-operator Jason Haggard is urging able drivers to join him at a June 18 council meeting in Coon Rapids, Minn., to begin the process of meeting with the city to address the parking fiasco there.
June 15, 2013
Click through this image for a larger version of the actual warning issued to violators of Coon Rapids’ parking ordinance, posted on owner-operator Jason Haggard’s website and including the ordinance’s language.
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Rash of wrecks in W.Va. prompts increased police patrols
Officers are stepping up patrols and inspections between and in the area of I-77 milemarker 74 and 78, according to reports.
June 13, 2013
West Virginia truck crash and fire
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Local kudos: Campo, Colo.
When a tornado warning was issued May 22 in Campo, Colo., this year, Karen and Tom Moore saw firsthand the hospitality of the town’s local law enforcement officials.
June 11, 2013
campo colorado map
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Profilin’ — not so stylin’ — at the scale house
Has FMCSA’s CSA program had an unintended (or, perhaps, intended) consequence of giving inspectors license to hassle small operators simply for the fact that they are small companies?
June 9, 2013
engine compartment inspection
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Staring down CARB, learning from the best
Owner-operator Steve Bixler weighs in on four-wheeler education, and California-resident independents Tom and Karen Moore face a tough CARB choice.
June 6, 2013
Tom and Karen Moore, independent owner-operators
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Alaska: Avalanche on the Haul Road!
Never a dull moment on Alaska’s Haul Road to Prudhoe Bay, as recent avalanches on Atigun Pass proved for two rigs caught up in them.
June 4, 2013
Click through the image for more photography from recent Dalton Highway avalanches in the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner courtesy of Ed Davis.
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Four-wheelers should ‘learn from truck drivers’
Con-way Freight’s Tom Clark makes a compelling case for his view that four-wheelers should take a lesson from professional truck drivers on distracted driving — as a frequent two-wheeler, I concur.
June 3, 2013
Looking for compatriots in the effort to improve four-wheeler behavior? In future, look to the two-wheeled community.
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Surplus parts online at cost or less
The new Surplus-Solutions.com online parts engine is also working to expand its discounted labor rates offering throughout the year.
June 1, 2013
Click through the image to check out the new Surplus Solutions online discount parts and labor engine.
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