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6 revealing facts about the owner-operator population
The latest Overdrive report, just out, says demand for owner-operator services is high and the balance of leased and independent operators continues to shift.
April 22, 2014
Following the recession, the owner-operator population continues to grow.
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Surfing For Gear: Updates from Gates, Fontaine, Rotary Lift, SKF, Bridgestone
The Gates Corp., a manufacturer of industrial and automotive products, unveiled its updated corporate website the company says was designed with OEM, MRO and distributor audiences in mind. The new Gates.com is built for easier access to hose and belt products, tips and resources for an improved user experience. To tour the website, click here. […]
April 21, 2014
Gates Corp. hoses and belts
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Smile for the camera, but keep your eyes on the road
Having anyone’s camera inches away from you virtually the entire time you’re doing your job, and knowing that you don’t have control of the on/off switch, has to be unnerving.
April 15, 2014
SmartDrive says its video event recording technology, combined with the rest of its system, can reduce collision costs up to 70 percent.
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Vote for your favorite beautiful trucker
Selected quotes from our Most Beautiful nominees: “I love this industry and wouldn’t do anything else. I have a heart of gold and would give my last roller for a fellow driver in need”… and more!
April 15, 2014
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Equipment Spotlight: For today’s tech-heavy trucks, AGM batteries may be best
Vehicular batteries are technological marvels. But for all our dependence on them in both commercial and consumer applications, they largely are forgotten or ignored – until they fail, of course. For most of the past century, automotive battery development has been slow and steady, with most of the resulting improvements focusing on longer maintenance-free life. […]
April 14, 2014
Carrier PowerRush Platinum AGM
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E-logging: What’s trackable is going to get tracked
Even if we lived in an alternate universe where hours of service did not exist, fleets eventually would monitor drivers’ locations and hours.
April 8, 2014
The electronic logging mandate could take effect in the second half of 2016.
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Changing Gear: MATS tidbits from Mobile Awareness, Meritor-P.S.I., Toyo, Continental, AIMS Power
Sometimes in the midst of the array of announcements made at the Mid-America Trucking Show, a few tidbits unrelated to MATS might seep through the cracks. So let’s set the record straight with a few recent headlines that might have escaped your notice while checking out the news from Louisville, Ky. Mobile Awareness, a provider […]
April 7, 2014
Mobile Awareness SenseStat
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More owner-operator tax deduction myths to bust
Even if you do nothing more at tax time than bury your accountant with receipts and other papers, it’s good to know the basics on deductions.
April 1, 2014
Sorry, but there’s no such thing as a free APU, even if you deduct it on your taxes.
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OOIDA’s Spencer: Driver treatment a key element in ‘driver image’
Driver image is a two-sided issue, OOIDA’s Todd Spencer said: Part of image, he says, in addition to what the public and trucking outsiders think, is also what truck drivers think of themselves.
March 27, 2014
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An iconic movie monolith gets a customizer’s makeover
Check out “Piss’d-Off Pete” creator Randy Grubb’s 2001 video metal-working spoof, “2014: A Metal Odyssey.”
March 25, 2014
Grubb’s “Metal Man” gets creative.
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Changing Gear: MATS previews from Dometic, Mack, Volvo, Utility, Yokohama, Reyco Granning, Kinedyne
At this week’s Mid-America Trucking Shown at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, Ky., Dometic Group is unveiling its Split-System Blizzard 134a, a battery-operated air conditioning unit that provides 10 no-idle hours of cooling. Available in 7,000-and 10,000 Btu models, the split system is designed for easy installation, allowing the noise of the condenser unit […]
March 24, 2014
Dometic Split-System Blizzard 134a JPEG
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Changing Gear: TMC updates from Cummins, Eaton, Dana, Webb Wheel, Phillips, Idle Smart
The Technology and Maintenance Council’s annual meeting usually is the time that fleet maintenance managers gather to discuss the latest technical and shop trends, so naturally the vendors that attend the event and hold press conferences to introduce new products and make lofty announcements normally reach out to that audience. However, I found that this […]
March 18, 2014
Cummins Eaton
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3 owner-operator tax myths to avoid
Here are three of the biggest owner-operator tax myths, taken from Overdrive’s Partners in Business manual.
March 11, 2014
If you use a tax preparer, it’s a good idea to find someone with knowledge of the trucking industry so you don’t miss any trucking-related deductions.
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Changing Gear: Updates from Circle R, Air-Weigh, Road Choice, Meritor, ATDynamics
Sounds like these two companies could make hay at making weight. Circle R Side Dump has made Air-Weigh’s digital QuickLoad Trailer Scale standard on its 37-foot SuperCube high-capacity side dump trailer. The QuickLoad Trailer Scale includes molded electrical and air connections, and when displaying weight, the bright backlit transflective display features large numbers which are […]
March 10, 2014
Airweigh
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Sorting through highway funding plans: Several irons in the fire
With Highway Trust Fund bankruptcy and the expiration of the MAP-21 act looming, here’s a look at some of the key proposals so far to stabilize highway money and fund the next bill.
March 6, 2014
The DOT’s Highway Trust Fund “ticker” — showing that a shortfall for the fund is anticipated to happen in late August or early September. (click to enlarge)
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Changing Gear: Updates from Exxon Mobil, Daimler, Kenworth, Volvo, Navistar
This union sounds like the beginning of a beautiful friendship. ExxonMobil Fuels & Lubricants announced that Daimler Trucks has chosen Mobil Delvac-branded heavy-duty diesel engine oils for factory-fill in its Freightliner- and Western Star-branded vehicles. Daimler will feature Mobil Delvac 1300 Super 15W-40 heavy-duty diesel engine oil in nearly all Freightliner- and Western Star-branded Class […]
March 4, 2014
Cascadia
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Young singer preaches an offbeat ‘Truck Stop Gospel’
“In ‘Truck Stop Gospel,’ his narration is so astute it’s impossible to tell what side he’s on — not that it matters,” writes reviewer Kim Ruehl.
March 3, 2014
Parker Millsap performs at the Soundcheck studio in New York City.
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Hey, over here! Obama’s fuel efficiency sideshow
There’s much more to be gained regarding fuel use and emissions by improving our crumbling, cramped infrastructure, as Werner Enterprises President Derek Leathers said in response to the Obama announcement.
February 26, 2014
Adequate highway funding would yield “significant improvements in fuel burn and productivity,” wrote Werner’s Derek Leathers.
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