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Expediter meets vintage Coke machine meets pro golfer Brandt Snedeker
What happens? One odd load for husband-wife team owner-operators Bob and Linda Caffee.
November 19, 2012
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Saturday round-up: Defining ‘dream girl’; Four-wheeler ed; Christmas already?
Top Chef’s Padma Lakshmi says she’s a “truck driver in a model’s body,” Linde North America educates budding four-wheelers on sharing the road, and … Snap-On hopes it’s Christmas — yes, already.
November 17, 2012
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Redux: Have you seen your ‘CSA scorecard’?
With third party vendors providing tools to carriers to compute their drivers CSA scores, only one continues to take that functionality directly to the “drivers” of CSA — professional operators. Have you seen a tabulation of your CSA performance? We want to hear from you.
November 15, 2012
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‘Grandpa and the Truck’ — book 2 out now
Colleen Kelly Mellor’s children’s book series highlights true tales from her husbands 30-year career, much of it spent as a household-goods-hauling owner-operator.
November 13, 2012
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Mobile trends: Has your smartphone replaced your GPS?
Survey results from uShip’s annual mobile technology survey showed a majority of operators either relying on their smartphones for navigation more than their GPS units or recognizing that potential.
November 12, 2012
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‘Mobile mansion’ bus build for Band Perry on TV
A Hemphill Brothers coach conversion, featuring a mobile recording studio, was featured on the Travel Channel Sunday, Nov. 11, at 9 p.m. ET. More on the outfitter here.
November 10, 2012
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SuperRigs 2013 calendar: Familiar face in an unfamiliar place
Sneak peak at familiar faces in the Shell SuperRigs 2013 calendar, now available with an oil change at participating locations. And: Vid from the 2012 30th anniversary show in Joplin, Mo., highlighting the city’s rebuilding efforts.
November 8, 2012
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Hawk to DOT: “Point me to the nearest roadkill?”
What happens when a bird of prey tries to communicate with a DOT traffic camera? It makes for good humor on Twitter.
November 6, 2012
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Monday round-up: Twisted traffic light, missing person, CSA No. 1 concern
Imagine pulling up to a 75-signal traffic light — would you ignore it? And: CSA is increasingly under fire from the industry, more on a missing Oklahoma teenager.
November 5, 2012
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A familiar Montana state senate candidate — broker Dan Metully
Metully, of TFI Logistics and TransportWatch.com, holds pride as a Montanan, with the state at the fore of challenges to the explosion of corporate campaign spending. Also: how the broker bond minimum increase will impact his business.
November 3, 2012
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VIDEO, testimony: Randall Doane of Deaf Truckers United
As FMCSA reps spoke of future routine nature of a medical qualifications exemption program for deaf drivers, Deaf Truckers United members engaged on current problems.
November 1, 2012
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Owner-operator Rick Ash’s health reading list
The Trucking Solutions Group of owner-operators, of which Ash is a member, is hosting an open call tomorrow, Oct. 31, at 3 p.m. Find call-in details, along with recommended health reading, in this story.
October 30, 2012
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Missing Okla. teen feared trafficked: What you can do
Jaray Wilon’s is latest in a series of cases long ongoing in the United States of missing teens feared sold into prostitution. Truck drivers stand at the front lines of the battle against U.S. human trafficking.
October 29, 2012
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Toyo wagers against the apocalypse
Toyo Tires new sweepstakes offers free tires to all world citizens should the apocalypse happen as the Mayan calendar seems to predict — easy bet? You bet…
October 27, 2012
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Hauling expedited — in a Nissan?
Morris Finley hauls expedited freight (mostly auto parts destined for final air leg to assembly plants) in and around Nashville, Tenn., in a 2012 two-skid-capable Nissan NV2500 high-top cargo van.
October 25, 2012
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Bobby Bright’s final ride: June 15, 1945-Oct. 10, 2012
Remembering Virginia-based hauler Bobby Bright, memorialized by his son Robert with a final big-rig ride to his final resting place October 16, 2012, at Madison Garden Cemetery in Madison, Va.
October 23, 2012
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The improbable fruits of annoyance
Would you believe only 3 percent of auto drivers actually comply with residential stop signs? Such was seen by longtime observer of annoying human behavior John Trinkaus, explored further here.
October 22, 2012
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Obama, Romney show no substance on fuel prices
Take two of the Obama-Romney 2012 debate season offered no substance on the role of government in fuel prices, despite current efforts to rein in speculation: ultimately, there’s a reason for that.
October 20, 2012
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