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Delivering Christmas with nonprofit driversâ group
Turns out, just when you begin to believe all the good hands are mostly gone, you again run across the salt of the earth, who, from the cabs of their trucks, write another chapter in the Christmas story.
December 21, 2018
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ââŚ. the day they put an e-log in my truckâ: A multimillion-miler father still trucking, the son who got out
As we approach the one-year anniversary of the implementation of the ELD mandate, a conversation with a father who stayed in the industry, and a son who left it behind. Introducing Ohio-based Bill and Lee Wilker.
December 17, 2018
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Choose professionalism to define, and create, your value
Choose to be a professional and you will create value, and you will know what your personal value is worth when it is time to ask for a raise, search for a company to call home, or negotiate that contract with the broker or shipper business partner.
December 11, 2018
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Faces of the Road: Bluesman and former trucker Watermelon Slim fails better
Long Haul Paulâs latest in the âFaces of the Roadâ series details the life and career of former hauler (and so much else besides)/international blues sensation Bill âWatermelon Slimâ Homans, out with a new record, âChurch of the Blues.â As Slim puts it: âIâve had a little success in a life marked mostly by failure.â
December 4, 2018
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A litigious argument for collision mitigation
So goes the frustrated mind: collision-mitigation technology is âdetermining when I should increase my following distance, when I should change lanes, and when I should apply the brakes â oftentimes doing it for me.â Clifford Petersen has learned to work with his system, though itâs not all roses and can present dangerous situations. Heâs hopeful about one aspect of it, though. âŚ
November 27, 2018
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2019âs crystal ball: Hot sectors, interest rates, used truck pricing, small-fleet hiring
A month from now, weâll be inundated with experts reading the trucking tea leaves for 2019. Rather not wait for their pronouncements? Hereâs an early jump on new-year predictions, as well as trends that go beyond 2019.
November 21, 2018
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Letâs take an âattitude of gratitudeâ to our support structures at truck stops
âIn this season of thanksgiving, I encourage truckers to take a moment to walk in the shoes of the folks who serve us and approach them with an attitude of gratitude.â âOwner-operator Gary Buchs on a key part of any on-highway business â truck-stop staff, from servers to mechanics and cleaning crews.
November 21, 2018
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Thanksgiving ramblings on the trucking life in times gone by
Roger Ruble was âfrom that onetime breed of ex-drivers who would build a truck stop of their own.â Long Haul Paul met Ruble at the perfect moment at the tale end of a maiden voyage in the late 1980s, cold and hungry in Fiat, Ind.
November 20, 2018
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What we can do about the physical and emotional violence of chronic stress made manifest
Clifford Petersen urges drivers to start with themselves â recognize the physical and psychological effects of chronic stress and know how to combat them. While âtempers are short, pressure has mounted, stress levels are reaching critical mass âŚ, we all want to get home to our families. Letâs help one another do just that.â
November 15, 2018
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Tech demos show ambitions for further automation
The latest tech offerings envision improved cash flow, less manual data entry, fewer phone calls, more precise navigation, and simplification of complex or overly manual processes.
November 13, 2018
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âHighway Hellionâ Meredith Ochsâ new history of women in rock music
Most in trucking might best know Ochs as cohost of the former Freewheelinâ program on Sirius XMâs Road Dog Trucking Radio channel, but her exhaustive knowledge of music stems from decades as both a broadcaster and writer in multiple genres.
November 12, 2018
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Reservation resident confesses to beating trucker
Bludgeoned trucker Amos Phillips was told by FBI that Stormy Adakai, 23, a Native American, was arrested Nov. 8. Fort Hall is home to the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes, who operate the TP Truck Stop on I-15 just north of Pocatello.
November 9, 2018
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Owner-operators drive less, earn more through summer
Owner-operatorsâ net income in 2018 will surpass $65,000, predicts ATBS.
November 7, 2018
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Delivering hope in volunteer hurricane recovery efforts
Owner-op Gary Buchs on his volunteer work with Eight Days of Hope and his local church: âBeing involved in this type of mission work literally has changed my life. ⌠We are much more than just truck drivers, and it is such a blessing to act on that by freely giving back to the whole of society through volunteer work.â
November 5, 2018
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ATA to form independent truckers program, seemingly centered on federal-state conflicts
Seemingly driving ATAâs move is an issue that has burgeoned for larger fleets in recent years, particularly those who employ owner-operators, especially on the West Coast and in the Northeast: Conflicts between state laws and federal laws governing trucking.
November 1, 2018
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$15,000: The haul for cystic fibrosis from the 2018 Truckers 4 Hope Jamboree
âLong Haul Paulâ Marhoefer shares scenes from the Truckers 4 Hope Jamboree in Pennsylvania earlier this month, where he notes truck shows across the country could learn a lot from a welcoming, family-friendly atmosphere and an excellent cause behind all the good times.
October 29, 2018
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Redefining âdriverâ puts âself-drivingâ into sharper focus
With a sobering awareness of driverless truck challenges, the road to Level 5 autonomous trucking should be a very long one.
October 24, 2018
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Faces of the Road: â18 wheels and a dozen rosesâ singer-songwriter Kathy Mattea and her new record
âLong Haul Paulâ sits down with a trucking-country legend for a talk, in part, about her new âPretty Birdâ record: âIn the end, we all become characters in a Kathy Mattea song. In three years, if I can tough it out, I will literally receive a gold watch at my own trucking job. âŚâ
October 22, 2018
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