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Changing Gear: Updates from Yokohama, Truck-Lite, Amsoil, Fontaine Modification, Rotary Lift
Drivers looking for Yokohama Tire Corp.âs ultra-wide base tires have a new source: Loveâs Travel Stop network. YTC announced that Loveâs â which has 191 Truck Tire Care locations nationwide â will carry two UWB tires: the TY517 (drive) and RY407 (trailer). Both tires are available in size 445/50R22.5. Truck-Lite Co. has implemented an online [âŚ]
May 19, 2014
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Forgetting a parking place and other highway goofups
If youâve forgotten where your truck is parked, youâve got something in common with most four-wheelers.
May 13, 2014
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Changing Gear: ACT Expo highlights from Freightliner, Kenworth, Eaton, Chart, dHybrid, Penske
The annual Alternative Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo normally tends to be a fleet-centric affair, with discussions and product rollouts that pertain mostly to more sizable trucking companies. But for owner-operators interested in exploring alternative fuels such as natural gas and willing to take the financial plunge, there were a few interesting announcements made at last [âŚ]
May 12, 2014
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Gender, personality traits and even more odd notions about numbers
Your days are numbered, so to speak. Drivers are bombarded by numerical characters, more so today than ever.
May 6, 2014
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Changing Gear: MATS product review
This yearâs Mid-America Trucking Show has long since come and gone, with the usual avalanche of new product announcements. With all of the great stuff that was rolled out at this yearâs show, itâd be a near-miracle is anyone was able to keep track of it all. Naturally, a few noteworthy items might have gotten [âŚ]
May 5, 2014
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Hours and recorders: Give safe drivers some freedom
You shouldnât have to invest in electronic logging technology to continue proving that youâre safe.
April 29, 2014
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Changing Gear grab bag: Facebook likes, Bluetooth weights, truck giveaways
Kenworth Truck Co. announced that its official Facebook site surpassed 100,000 likes. The social media site is designed as a forum for information from Kenworth and thoughts from Kenworth owners and enthusiasts about their trucks. The site also covers the companyâs history from its founding in 1923 to the present, and offers an Ownerâs Gallery [âŚ]
April 28, 2014
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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
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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. [âŚ]
April 21, 2014
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Smile for the camera, but keep your eyes on the road
Having anyoneâs camera inches away from you virtually the entire time youâre doing your job, and knowing that you donât have control of the on/off switch, has to be unnerving.
April 15, 2014
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Vote for your favorite beautiful trucker
Selected quotes from our Most Beautiful nominees: âI love this industry and wouldnât do anything else. I have a heart of gold and would give my last roller for a fellow driver in needâ⌠and more!
April 15, 2014
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Equipment Spotlight: For todayâs 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 â 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. [âŚ]
April 14, 2014
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E-logging: Whatâs 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 driversâ locations and hours.
April 8, 2014
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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 letâs 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 [âŚ]
April 7, 2014
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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, itâs good to know the basics on deductions.
April 1, 2014
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OOIDAâs Spencer: Driver treatment a key element in âdriver imageâ
Driver image is a two-sided issue, OOIDAâs 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 customizerâs makeover
Check out âPissâd-Off Peteâ creator Randy Grubbâs 2001 video metal-working spoof, â2014: A Metal Odyssey.â
March 25, 2014
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Changing Gear: MATS previews from Dometic, Mack, Volvo, Utility, Yokohama, Reyco Granning, Kinedyne
At this weekâs 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 [âŚ]
March 24, 2014
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