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Trucker recognized for helping at scene of head-on collision
Wilbur was driving northbound on I-95 near New Haven, Connecticut, hauling for ABF Freight when he suddenly saw taillights on the southbound side of the interstate, signaling to him there was a wrong-way driver.
September 13, 2019
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Business
More appreciation shown for truckers as NTDAW rolls on
National Truck Driver Appreciation Week rolls on, and companies and organizations continue to recognize truck drivers for their hard work. See appreciation from Overdrive, Kenworth, Amazon, ATBS and more.
September 12, 2019
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Matt Chase presents ‘A Trucking Nation 2’
Herein, from reader Matt Chase, what he describes asva “visual and dramatic look at what it takes to keep America moving.” Filmed and produced by Chase, with music and narration by James “Tex” Crowley.
September 11, 2019
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Channel 19
Owner-operator Keith ‘Palerider’ Lawson ‘swatted’ dangerously with false 911 call during live stream
“Somebody had called 911 and said I’d shot my wife in the house,” PaleriderTV’s Lawson says, which wasn’t the case. She wasn’t even home. “A good thing,” he says, as she’d probably have been the one nearest the door and “she would have probably had a heart attack” when police showed up with guns drawn … Lawson urges anyone streaming to take precautions around location sharing. …  [related-post id="124471"/]That wouldn’t have been the first unintended consequence of such a “swatting,” as such malicious events are called. Police killed an innocent man in Wichita, Kan., after showing up at his house in response to a fake 911 call placed by Tyler Rai Barriss from Los Angeles, who claimed a hostage situation at the man’s location.
September 11, 2019
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Voices
POLL: Have you competed in a truck skills rodeo? Would you?
The truck skills rodeo was a mainstay of truck-show and trucking culture for decades. It’s still something that happens often enough at shows or in state and national competitions. Have you participated in one or more over your years trucking? Would you do it again if the right opportunity arose?
September 10, 2019
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Channel 19
Careful with CBD: False-positives in drug tests are possible
One example from an Ohio hauler, and if you have any doubt about the purity of what you’re using — the FDA has approved just a single pure-CBD-containing drug for use treating severe seizures — the safe choice may be to steer clear.
September 10, 2019
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Business
Tennessee-based trucker named 2019 PFJ Road Warrior, wins $10,000
Timothy Chelette has been a driver for Big G Express for 15 years, has served as a Tennessee Road Team Captain and currently is an America’s Road Team Captain. He has compiled more than 1.9 million accident-free miles during his career.
September 10, 2019
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Business
RoadPro, PFJ hosting sweepstakes for Daytona 500 trip
The grand prize winner will receive an expenses-paid trip to the 2020 NASCAR Cup season opener at Daytona International Speedway, which includes round-trip airfare and lodging for two, two tickets to the race, transportation to and from the airport, hotel and race, and a Visa gift card.
September 10, 2019
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Parking
‘People don’t understand — we have nowhere to go’: GATS panel presses for parking solutions
With a focus on Texas, a panel made up of truckers, parking advocates and a TxDOT official explored ways the state can expand parking options — especially in major cities and near freight hubs.
September 9, 2019
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Custom Rigs
A truck with its own Facebook page: Mark and Holly O’Donnell’s “Family Tree”
A big winner among several at the first-ever American Pride Truck Charity benefit show for St. Christopher, held in truck parking at GATS, was “The Family Tree”, a mural-wrapped 2018 Peterbilt 579 owned and operated by the O’Donnells, of Tennessee. It’s intended “to celebrate the history and culture of trucking,” Holly says.
September 9, 2019
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Business
Nomination period opens for annual Best Fleets to Drive For contest
By nominating a fleet, a trucker is recognizing the things about the company’s culture he or she likes, such as compensation, safety, benefits, equipment, training and more.
September 6, 2019
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Business
Landstar trailer-inspection event
Landstar’s “Inspection Connection” event is encouraging its leased owner-operators pulling company-owned or leased trailers to bring in those trailers for company standard 120-day inspections between September 19 and October 17 at any approved Landstar network inspection site, in exchange for an opportunity to win prizes.
September 5, 2019
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Custom Rigs
Bandit Series sees another first-time race winner
North Carolina-based racer Luke Whitmire started Saturday’s race on the pole and led all but three laps to claim his first win.
September 4, 2019
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Voices
Trucking Solutions Group’s accident-awareness outreach with open call September 4
Organizers hope the September 4 call, during which three speakers, including professional truckers, will detail some of their own on-highway experiences, will provide insight on “how to react at an accident if you are involved or if you come upon one.”
September 3, 2019
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Business
Trucker named Highway Angel for helping woman after rollover crash
Kevin Phillips had to make a quick maneuver to avoid hitting the car, then watched as the car slid off the road into a grassy area, hit a culvert and roll four times, narrowly missing a telephone pole.
September 2, 2019
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Overdrive Radio
Trucker Talent Search: Hear the performances; And: More on hours amid comment period
In this Overdrive Radio podcast, run through talent-search music, with a warm-up by Long Haul Paul Marhoefer and plenty emcee’ing by trucker-songwriter Tony Justice, who’s played a major role through the event’s six years in making it an ongoing anchor among the community of musicians who also happen to haul freight on the open road…
August 30, 2019
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Overdrive Extra
Another record year for truckers’ GATS parking benefit auction for St. Christopher
Despite the recent freight slowdown in some parts of the trucking sector, owner-operators and company drivers alike dug in deep to pull out yet another record-breaking auction for the “Truckers Fund.” Between an auction, a charity dunk tank ($20 for three throws) and matching funds, total donations for the event came to nearly $21K.
August 29, 2019
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Custom Rigs
Bandit Series racers head to Florida this weekend
Five Flags Speedway in Pensacola, Florida, is the next stop on the 2019 slate for the Bandit Big Rig Series truck racers, the ninth of 11 races on the schedule. The race at Five Flags will be held Saturday, Aug. 31. Including this weekend’s race, there are just three remaining on the 2019 schedule.
August 28, 2019
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