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Peeking into the Pandora’s box of trucking technology
Are ELDs secure? Learn more about what's being done to help keep trucks secure as trucking technology continues to evolve and impact the industry.
June 21, 2018
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Down-to-earth lessons from an ‘out of truck experience’
CVSA's air-brake-focused inspection events have found 13-15 percent of vehicles’ brakes out of compliance, but the Zelten's were excited for the opportunity.
June 15, 2018
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Blockchain could tame the blame game for owner-operators
Blockchain technology benefits owner-operators by keeping detailed records of deliveries and providing real-time sharing of information. Read more on Overdrive.
June 11, 2018
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First time for everything: Bearing witness to Junior Elmore’s 1977 Marmon cabover
After 20 years of being parked in Junior Elmore's yard, Don Christner steps back in time when he opens the door of Elmore's 1977 Marmon cabover.
June 8, 2018
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There’s something fishy about ‘Diesel’ in the driver’s seat
The fish tank was created when Shaq was on the show ‘Tanked’ —a show about high-end custom fish tanks
June 6, 2018
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#Parkingdesert in the eye of the beholder
In which “Long Haul Paul” Marhoefer tests his own and readers’ conflicting contentions about parking availability on the I-75 corridor north and south of Atlanta. … “Reading some of your responses reminded me of an incident that took place at the West Memphis Petro back in 1997.” …
June 6, 2018
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Diamonds are a girl’s best friend: 1974 Diamond Reo conventional
Don Christner learns the history behind Junior Elmore's 1974 Diamond Reo and gets an inside look into a "lazy man's truck." Step back in time with Overdrive.
May 30, 2018
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Report from a #parkingdesert
With almost 250 fewer semi-truck parking spaces available along GA's I-75 corridor, truck drivers are facing new dilemmas in the wake of the ELD mandate.
May 29, 2018
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The classic trucks of retired small fleet owner Junior Elmore of Wyoming
Don Christner stops to photograph retired small fleet owner Junior Elmore's collection of classic trucks from the '70s and '80s. Check them out on Overdrive.
May 16, 2018
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Faces of the road: Dawn L. at the diesel desk and her extended family
From her childhood in the Mojave Desert to befriending professional truckers, Long Haul Paul stops to learn more about Dawn L., a Pilot diesel cashier.
May 14, 2018
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Will it take a disaster to truly fix driver training?
Implementation of the FMCSA bill is ongoing, with full compliance required in February 2020. Will this new ruling help fix truck driving training? Details here.
May 8, 2018
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Truckers lose in the authenticity battles and baseless accusation flinging between ATA, OOIDA
At a time when the industry seems at least in some ways to be coalescing around a few pressing issues — need for hours of service reform, a lack of parking and battered highways, to name a few — the groups only stand to hang their members out to dry by continuing to throw punches.
May 3, 2018
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Faces of the Road: Retired hauler and fleet owner Theldon Thornburgh
The latest in Long Haul Paul’s series capturing voices from the road: Theldon Thornburgh reflects on his long career, beginning in a 1930s/40s gas-powered International: “I was pretty lucky. I think I traveled 5.2 million miles and never did have a chargeable accident…”
April 30, 2018
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Sidestepping the ‘mushy middle’ of autonomous vehicles
High levels of automation in cars and trucks on public highways could be decades away. If that’s what it takes, it’s worth waiting for, as recent autonomous mishaps show…
April 26, 2018
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Open a can of realism before buying that first truck
The decision to buy that first truck: While it’s often driven by an emotional sense of just how much better life will be, ultimately, strive to find the truth in your own calculus. We can be very good at lying to ourselves to justify our desires.
April 24, 2018
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A few points on scoring better rates from owner-operator coach Kevin Rutherford
Rutherford’s take on rates, deadheading, “cheap freight,” broker relationships and more.
April 18, 2018
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Is ‘moving the hours finish line’ the right tack for change?
Owner-op Gary Buchs on hours-change potential, including recent bills and petitions: “People regularly pontificate about how much better trucking was with the old 10/8 rules and more sleeper splits. I’d challenge these memories somewhat with a reminder that we still got tired, and that the working environment for trucking was very different.” …
April 13, 2018
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Faces of the Road: Mary Gauthier and her new record of songs written with military veterans
How “Mercy Now” folk singer-songwriter Mary Gauthier came to pen the 11 tracks on her new “Rifles and Rosary Beads” record working with military veterans as cowriters, the latest in “Long Haul Paul” Marhoefer’s “Faces of the Road” series.
April 10, 2018
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