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When bark turns to barf ā having a sick pet on the road
Diesel Dog isnāt keeping his food down. Youāre nowhere near a vet. Itās the middle of the night. Whatās a long-haul driver to do? This Worst Case Trucking Scenario offers a few tips on dealing with common pet maladies on the road when you canāt get advice from a vet. For more detail, see the [ā¦]
November 10, 2015
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Where driving jobs have arisen since 1978
Whatever the extent of anyĀ ādriver shortage,ā you wouldnāt think there is one by checking a National Public Radio report by Quoctrung Bui that traces the most common jobs in every state since 1978. The data not only highlights trends about trucking jobs, but also reveals aspects of the broader economy over almost four decades. In [ā¦]
November 6, 2015
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Elusive e-logs: Agency misses another projected publication date for ELD mandate
After pushing Sept. 30 most of the year as the publication date for an ELD mandate, FMCSAās latest projected date for the rule ā Oct. 30 ā has also come and gone, and thereās no rule yet.
November 4, 2015
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Paycheck checkup: The real spread between driver and contractor pay
It looks like the California spread of $17,400 between company driver and owner-operator earnings is overstated, at least as applied on the national scale. Instead, the $50,000-$60,000 range is now commonplace for many employed and leased long-haul truckers.
October 29, 2015
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Court presses OOIDA on āunconstitutionalityā of Calif. emissions regs during oral arguments
The court overseeing the OOIDAās lawsuit against California and its stringent emissions regulations heard oral arguments last week in the case, and, per one report, OOIDA faced tough questions about its suit and the evidence used to support it.
October 27, 2015
Custom Rigs
A 360-degree inside look at a rolling audio-visual showroom
You wouldnāt expect a truck based in a tiny Indiana town and tied to grain farming to have more video monitors and speakers than whatās found in most houses. But then you probably havenāt been inside Buzz Kill, the 2015 Peterbilt 386 shown by Davis Bros. of Owensville, Ind. The sleek Pete has a sound [ā¦]
October 13, 2015
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Owner-operatorsā decade of āworking less and making moreā
Looking at miles, revenue, income, maintenance costs and more, owner-operators worked longer but made less in recent years.
October 7, 2015
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Conflicting accounts of bigger big rigs
When safety is at stake, thereās no need to take needless risks in the name of uncertain efficiency.
October 5, 2015
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How to see through bad advice on revenue per mile
Adding a stop to a run, even when the rate is good, can be a ādead loser,ā says Richard DeForest of ATBS, the nationās largest owner-operator financial services provider.
September 24, 2015
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E-log enforcement: Will it be āone strike, youāre outā? That and more from FTR conference
āItās a mandatory regulation,ā said former FMCSA head Annette Sandberg, meaning enforcers likely will drop a carriersā safety rating to Unsatisfactory, giving them 60 days to comply with the rule or be shut down, she says.
September 18, 2015
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When to take a vacation and other insights from trucking data
Smart owner-operators know they āhave to hit it hardā from March through November, said ATBS Vice President Richard DeForest at the Overdrive Partners in Business seminar.
September 18, 2015
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Our thank-you card to drivers
In addition to truck driver appreciation programs at many fleets, there are initiatives from truck stop chains, trade groups and others.
September 16, 2015
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Suicide spinoff: Blaming the trucker, once again
Professional drivers know firsthand from the evolution of the regulatory machine that there is a tendency to hold you guilty until proven innocent.
September 10, 2015
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Analyst: Trend to āmicromanageā drivers deterring truckers, ELDs to push small carriers out of biz
āWeāre watching them on the satellite. Weāve got a camera inside the cab of the truck that will take a movie of you if thereās any kind of acceleration, deceleration, swerve to the left or swerve to the right. This is not the kind of job that the swashbuckling truck drivers of years gone past would have any interest in and thatās part of what makes it so difficult.ā
September 10, 2015
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Time for a āno truckā list? Recent CDL recipient spurs the question
Minnesotaās recent issuance of a CDL to a man already forbidden to board U.S. planes begs the question: Does the U.S. need a list of those who arenāt allowed to obtain CDLs?
September 8, 2015
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30-Second Trucker Tip: Stalled on train tracks!
A 100-car train traveling 50 mph takes a full mile to stop. So if you stall on the tracks and hear that train a-cominā, rolling round the bend, the odds are not with you. Hereās what to do.
September 6, 2015
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30-second Trucker Tip video: Steer tire blowout!
A blowout is one of the most dreaded big-rig emergencies, especially when itās a steer tire. Hereās how to handle one if it happens.
August 13, 2015
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My conversations with truckers dealing with āsuicide by truckā cases
Thereās no way to fully prepare yourself for this kind of tragedy, but being at your very best, all the time, gives you an edge.
August 9, 2015
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