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Life: Page 188

Business
Mac to feature truckers’ health program at MATS
Mac Trailer announced it will help sponsor the Walk A Mile America Foundation’s new program, Truck Drivers Health.org. Barry Pawelek, the foundation’s founder, will discuss his experiences as a retired truck driver at the Mid-America Trucking Show, March 26-28 in Louisville, Ky. The Walk A Mile America Foundation develops health programs through experience, and Pawelek’s […]
February 25, 2015
Voices
To carry or not to carry: 65 percent of readers say physical med card still key in inspections
As evidenced by February polling here, the physical medical card remained part of more than 6 in 10 readers’ most-recent roadside stops.
February 25, 2015
Manchester Scales — Johnny McBee checks a logbook
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Business
A tale of two truck stops
“We so appreciate the ones out there doing it right” — like the Pilot in Troy, Ill. “Kudos to you and your staff, Kari. You’re doing good things without even knowing it – and we appreciate you!”
February 25, 2015
Smiling Faces
Voices
UPDATED — No place like home: More winter-trucking photos
Got a wintry trucking photo handy? Share it via the upload form in our readers’ gallery. We’ll update this story with photos as they come in through the week.
February 25, 2015
Leon Shrei On the way to Alberta
Business
TCA commits to hiring 50k military vets
The Truckload Carriers Association, in partnership with Hiring Our Heroes and FASTPORT, has announced a commitment on behalf of its 700 member companies to hire 50,000 veterans and military spouses into the trucking industry over the next four years.
February 24, 2015
Overdrive Extra
Snake in the cab! How to get rid of this uninvited hitchhiker
This video, part of the 30-second Trucker Tips series, is taken from the first installment of 10 Worst Case Trucking Scenarios, Volume 2.
February 24, 2015
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Business
Paying the Obamacare penalty this tax season? New enrollment period in the offing for 2015 coverage
In order to take advantage of the new, March 15-April 30 period, individuals must report initial awareness of the penalty this tax season.
February 23, 2015
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Parking
Actual news? Or a desperate grab for attention …
“I used to get mad and fire back, but there’s not enough time in the day anymore. We will always have to deal with haters — it’s best to just pat them on the head, maybe throw them a little attention bone,” and get on with it.
February 22, 2015
well isnt that special
Channel 19
A little ‘music to truck by’
A SoundCloud playlist here compiling music you’ve heard over the years here on Channel 19, among other tracks. For future playlists, send your recommendations …
February 21, 2015
Keith Sampson performing (800x639)
Life
‘Shipping Wars’ star Jessica Samko talks up Overdrive’s Most Beautiful
A 2013 Overdrive’s Most Beautiful finalist, Samko says she had a blast getting to know the other women selected for the top 10.
February 20, 2015
Jessica Samko
Parking
The big-truck ballet
Wendy watching the world go by: “When you sit back, turn the CB off, and just watch the trucks rolling in and out, it’s a lot like a big-truck ballet. You can pick the Prima Ballerinas out immediately….”
February 20, 2015
Fueling
Custom Rigs
ChampTruck update with 88 Mike
Podcast: Mack of Nashville tech/ChampTruck race team driver/owner Mike Morgan with an update on progress as series appraoches in April.
February 19, 2015
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Parking
Arkansas matters, and so do the truckers
Latest media foul well apparent from this headline: “Truckers Use Walmart Parking Lot as a Truck Stop; Customers Feel Unsafe” — actually, just one customer. . .
February 18, 2015
No truck parking
Voices
POLL: During your last inspection, were you asked to supply your med card?
With the recent change in rules around drivers’ need to carry paper medical cards after 15 days beyond renewal, what are you seeing on the road?
February 18, 2015
medical
Life
New kids’ book from 28-year trucking veteran
Jeffrey Otersen’s “Little Truckers: Feeling Scrappy” book for young readers tells the story of a classic living legend of a rig among the trucks of the Shamrock Lucky trucking company in Truckington, Ohio.
February 17, 2015
Jeffrey Otersen’s “Little Truckers” is available in both print and ebook editions.
Business
When the future presses into the present and the past needs attention
Nursing homes — like trucking, in some ways: “You only hear about the evil people who can’t seem to act right, and horror stories about abuse and neglect.”
February 16, 2015
Welcome to Florida
Business
A basic understanding of the magic … of the diesel
“How terrifying would it be to pull into a service bay at a shop and have me pop out to run a diagnostic? I can take your blood pressure while we wait …”
February 13, 2015
“Let me show you a thing or two about a diesel engine…”
Business
Take an interactive stroll through two vaping devices
Owner-operator Jan McCarter’s Innokin iTaste personal vaporizer is among the more advanced vapes on the market, though it shares common attributes with simpler devices.
February 13, 2015
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FMCSA's new National Consumer Complaint Database page has nine categories of complaints to file, including one for freight brokers.
Regulations
FMCSA makes it easier to call out bad brokers with National Consumer Complaint Database update
FMCSA gives its National Consumer Complaint Database whistleblower portal an "overdue tech upgrade" it's calling "a win" for truck drivers and carriers as it gets easier to report bad brokers.
Oberman Logistics owner Wes Oberman's personal truck is this Kenworth T680 -- purchased to replace a lower-fuel-mileage 2020 389 that powered his maiden voyage in trucking as an owner-operator. He's getting 10 mpg now, and providing a reliable home for leased owners has the fleet up to 11 trucks as of August.
Small Fleet Champ
Skin in the leased owner's game: Oberman Logistics' simple, transparent plan for expansion
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Sleeper berth: Will truckers be able to split as they see fit?
It's taken less than a decade for small fleet owner Derrick Wolfe to grow his New York-based food grade tanker-haul business from one truck to 21 company drivers, seven owner-operators and 10 non-driving employees.
Small Fleet Champ
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