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Two awesome class 8 motor coaches
The first comes by way of the Southeastern Regional Truck Show and the awesome pair of Hyler Bracey and Cass Flagg, the former of whom you may well remember as one of the folks behind the “Big Horn” moving museum(click through that link for a story about its conception.Some years later, Bracey was looking for […]
June 10, 2012
Channel 19
New Android app provides IFTA assist
Owner-operators packing an Android-powered smartphone can use a new free tool to track fuel purchases and drive miles by state — right on your smartphone. The SimpleIFTA app makes doing so relatively easy, taking paper out of the process (click through the image to download if you’re reading on a smartphone, scan the QR below […]
June 9, 2012
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From toilets to roads — concrete from the potty
It’s “poticrete,” actually, the name given an aggregate mix the city of Bellingham, Wash., used for a paved trail project — a big portion of the aggregate is made of crushed toilets, sinks and other porcelain bathroom fixtures. The mixture is notablein that it marks the first “LEED-style certification,” Christopher Mims wrote on thegrist.org, for […]
June 8, 2012
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Driver reunited with lost pup
Have you heard the one about the truck driver whose Yorkie pup slips out of the truck while he’s cooling his heels briefly at a Missouri rest area? Well, all’s well that ends well, and that one does, USA Today reported yesterday. The driver, Michael Siau, “didn’t realize that Rambo [the Yorkie] had slipped out […]
June 7, 2012
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‘7 deadly lot lizards’ infographic raises image questions
A satirical infographic detailing the so-called “7 Deadly Lot Lizards” from the folks at Trucker to Trucker.com has me pondering the dynamics that make just this sort of thing possible. I won’t repost it here, but you can take a look at it on their site (or click through the truncated thumbnail at right). Among […]
June 7, 2012
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IRT without Lisa Kelly: Downer for many fans
With Ice Road Truckers‘ sixth season premiere on the History Channel last Sunday, fans were reportedly bummed by the absence of the biggest star the show’s produced, trucker Lisa Kelly. (Find my 2010 interview with her here.) On Overdrive‘s Facebook page, one commenter went farther: “Looks like this will be the worst season ever. Hot […]
June 6, 2012
Channel 19
Sound off on CSA changes via score/data preview
As CVSA’s RoadCheck inspection blitz continues this week, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has issued a call to action that makes clear the importance of safety scoring to motor carriers and independents. Through the end of the month, you’ll be able to preview refinements the agency has made to the CSA program’s Safety Measurement […]
June 6, 2012
Channel 19
Photo: Face of a longtime driver damaged by sunlight
A stunning photo from the New England Journal of Medicine shows the damaging effects of ultraviolet sunlight on the left side of a 69-year-old longtime truck driver’s face.
June 5, 2012
Channel 19
Move some tarps, get some tarps
If the Tarps Plus company has its way, you may well in future take a load of its tarps and get paid in, well, tarps. Check out this story on the San Francisco Chronicle’s website, which quotes Tarps Plus president Michael Stein on the “no-brainer” that is a new program looking to barter company tarps […]
June 4, 2012
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What does your fuel surcharge look like?
A poll that asks for owner-operators’ thoughts on the use of fuel surcharges as a cushioning agent against spikes in fuel prices sparked some discussion on Facebook last week. Owner-operators Linda Caffee, Jeff Clark and others were involved, Clark taking the point of view that fuel surcharges were merely a utility for negotiating long-term rates in contracts […]
June 3, 2012
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Channel 19’s Friday trucking news quiz
A brief quiz on the week’s news — play yourself! Post answers in the comments here then go back through the past week’s blog entries to check your results. Get all five without cheating? You might be my best reader. 4: A Channel 19 regular, no doubt. 3: Thanks for reading! 2: Where have you […]
June 1, 2012
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From the shop to the road: One operator’s 359
This 1986 Peterbilt 359 is the result of a three-year project conducted from 2007-10 by owners Wayne and Kelly Ziegenfuss, today leased to Bennett Motor Express and hauling mining equipment to Arizona, coming back with copper, on a step deck from a Hendersonville, N.C., home base. I met the pair at the Southeastern Regional Truck […]
May 31, 2012
Channel 19
Bogan case: More reasons to choose a carrier carefully
The Bogan case may be best viewed in the context of tried-and-true advice: be smart and choosy about who you run for. You never know when you may need the boss to go to bat for you rather than hanging you out to dry by being forced out of business.
May 30, 2012
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Leaving long-haul: Operators migrate to oil/gas
I talked to a pair of recently former team owner-operators late last week who, like owner-operator Mike Mace, leased to Reed Trucking, have truly rediscovered their old love of trucking — in this case as company drivers in service operations surrounding new natural gas wells enabled by hydraulic fracturing technology. The strong demand for capacity in […]
May 29, 2012
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Memorial Day fun with Heister’s hot rod — and a new truck
Yesterday, owner-operator Dan Heister invited myself and the family out to his new place in Tennessee Ridge, Tenn., near his former home in Erin, for a cookout with various other friends and family. Something of an early Memorial Day celebration, as Heister was setting out today with a northeast-bound load of rock in his new […]
May 28, 2012
Channel 19
Amid big fleet investments, operators stare down high truck prices
Something is going right for the Jacobson Companies 3PL — Mack Trucks announced yesterday that they took delivery of an order of 259 built-in-the-U.S. Mack Pinnacles, 139 daycabs and 120 sleeper trucks, and they’re hiring dedicated company drivers for runs based out of their Des Moines, Iowa, headquarters. Any owner-operators out their run freight for […]
May 27, 2012
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Imagine running for the same fleet for 50 years…
Can you? We’ve heard no shortage of stories of independents who’ve stayed active that long leased to different carriers or on their own, but never with the same company. (If you have, I’m all ears!) I can’t think of a company driver who’s done it, either (though Wisconsin-based Butch Mueller is getting pretty close), and […]
May 25, 2012
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One child’s dream come true, in a truck
If you’ve never participated in one of the Make-a-Wish convoys — which pair children with trucks to make dreams come true and support the work of various Make-a Wish Foundation chapters around the nation — take a look at the smile on the face of Nicholas Cropper here, pictured in the passenger seat of owner-operator […]
May 24, 2012
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