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Life
âIce Road Truckersâ introduces 22-year-old rookie driver
Thereâs a new kid on the icy roads of History Channelâs âIce Road Truckersâ in 22-year-old Steph Custance.
August 16, 2016
Business
Walmart driver named Grand Champion at trucking national championships
Charles âMikeâ White, a driver for Walmart out of Nineveh, Ind., beat out more than 430 other truck drivers to earn the title of Grand Champion at the competition.
August 16, 2016
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Business
Trucker gets squeezed into crash in downtown delivery: Preventable or not?
Trucker John Doe tried to merge back into traffic after making a delivery in downtown rush-hour traffic. But an impatient cab driver mashed the gas to try to maneuver around Doeâs rig, causing the two vehicles to collide. Could Doe have prevented this accident?
August 15, 2016
Voices
Wayne Smith presents âNew lows for sharing the roadâ
Smith was hauling out of Allentown on I-78 âwhen a couple bikes were too impatientâ â and a little reckless, well evident in the video when, âat one point, the second bike pulls into the lane already occupied by a semi and then touches the semi with his hand.â
August 15, 2016
Business
The best rookie story of all time
Trainer Bob, trainee Pete and one expensive ham sandwich âŚ
August 15, 2016
Channel 19
Whatâs your dream gear?
What piece of trucking gear could you use most effectively that, well, just hasnât been invented yet? Some examples here. Weigh in yourself via 530-408-6423 on our podcast voicemail line.
August 13, 2016
Business
Confessions of a two-timing writer
Wendy asks for forgiveness for fiction: âIâll make it up by continuing to report the real-life road weird, and promise to never intertwine the two â unless, of course, Iâm telling one of my filthy lies.â
August 12, 2016
Overdrive Radio
Podcast: Tony Justiceâs âBrothers of the highwayâ â the trucking brotherhood reinforced
For a country singer, is it career suicide to re-record a George Strait cut? For Tony Justice and Aaron Tippinâs âBrothers of the Highwayâ rendition, not hardly. Run through several other tracks on Justice new record and their stories in this podcast interview with the ETI Transportation driver and artist.
August 11, 2016
Business
Red Eye Radio bringing star power to GATS
Red Eye Radio will kick the Great American Trucking Show into high gear with live performances, product demonstrations, raffle drawings and more.
August 11, 2016
Business
Showers, free truck parking available at GATS
Free truck parking will be available at the GATS Community Tailgate at the Cotton Bowlâs Fair Park, which is less than four miles from the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center. Shuttles will be available to and from the lot throughout the show.
August 10, 2016
Business
Things I know because of trucking
âSometimes, road lessons are hard.â What Wendy now knows about yogurt, Doritos, Burger King, anything edible called a âtornadoâ and more âŚ
August 10, 2016
Life
Unseasonably warm weather makes for dicey start to new âIce Road Truckersâ season
Unusually mild weather set the tone for the 10th season of the History Channelâs âIce Road Truckersâ in the opening episode of the season last week
August 9, 2016
Overdrive Extra
Owner-operator Dan Heister on the right loads, tolerating âtruckingâs BSâ and the importance of savings accounts
While others are sitting, Heisterâs rolling. And his strategy pays him well: Heâs brought home more than $100,000 in annual net income several times since the recession, and he topped $90,000 last year.
August 9, 2016
Business
National Truck Driving Championships kick off Wednesday
Drivers will compete in one of eight different classes for the chance to be named the 2016 Bendix National Truck Driving Championships Grand Champion.
August 9, 2016
Business
FMCSA medical board to make sleep apnea rule recommendations this month
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration later this month will take the next step toward a rulemaking governing the screening and treatment of truck drivers suspected of having moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea.
August 8, 2016
Business
Donât call me Shirley, Otto
Self-driving trucks? âMy personal feeling is you âOttoâ run far and fast if you ever see one of these trucks on the road.â
August 8, 2016
Trucker Talent Search
Trucker Talent Search finalist Jason Lee Wilson âtrapped in the gearsâ
Jason Lee Wilson wrote his first song when he was 5 and picked up the guitar at 13, but didnât perform an original composition for anyone until he was 18.
August 5, 2016
Custom Rigs
Supporting the blue at Class 8 on the Lake with Scott Carlson
More than one common thread runs through trucking and law enforcement communities, says Scott Carlson: âIt only takes a few people to make all of us look bad.â Carlson showed his rig recently in support of the blue.
August 5, 2016
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