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Texting temptation: A little ditty — and more — to help you resist

A little good humor today — with a safety message to boot. Admit it: We’ve all been tempted when it comes to texting while driving, right? What will it hurt to answer the spouse’s question with a quick “N-O” or, yes, the opposite? Next time that thought fires in your head, Winnipeg, Manitoba-based high school […]

September 8, 2011

Channel 19

A novel ‘hot load’ strategy

Next time somebody tells you they’ve got a “hot load” and you best to do everything and more in your power to get it there on-time, you may do well to point the speaker in the direction of a new story in the National Law Journal. In it, plaintiff’s attorney Kent Emison goes to great […]

September 4, 2011

Business

TCA partners with clinic on weight-loss contest

Prizes will be awarded to the fleet and individual achieving the greatest percentages of weight loss.

September 2, 2011

Channel 19

Channel 19 news round-up: flooding, radio, TSE, petition…

Vid tour through I-680 flood damage As Missouri River floodwaters receded from flood stage this month after a long summer of high water, Iowa DOT officials finally got a look at I-680 at the I-29 interchange, and the damage done to both roadways is just stunning (pictured courtesy of Iowa DOT; more info on detours/outlook […]

September 1, 2011

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Freewheelin’s top 10 trucking songs after 1985

With Overdrive‘s September 50th anniversary issue hard on the way, and considering folks at the Great American Trucking Show got a sneak peak at the 50 top technical milestones John Baxter and oiur editorial crew put together, I thought I’d offer up a little for you. You’ll recall our all-time top ten trucking songs, of […]

August 31, 2011

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Electrification of truck stop spaces revives

As fuel prices spiked in 2007-08, a large majority of truckers’ anti-idling interest was focused on dedicated auxiliary power units, which market expanded dramatically with a profusion of new manufacturers. This time around, with the economy still somewhat shaky, owner-operator and fleet interest in up-front investment in full-function APU technology may be taking a back […]

August 30, 2011

Business

Experts: Tire maintenance critical in CSA era

Truckers should use fuel-efficient, properly mounted tires that suit the hauls they carry, experts said during a tire technology seminar.

August 29, 2011

Voices

Working with onboard recorders

Log in to a free webinar Nov. 14 to learn more about EOBRs’ regulatory status and how they are changing drivers’ work habits.

August 29, 2011

Business

Aug. 26: Learn owner-operator business skills

Don’t miss this free two-hour seminar, with presenter Kevin Rutherford, on how to run a profitable owner-operator business.

August 25, 2011

Channel 19

New health blog from the folks at Con-way Truckload

Attendant to news that Con-way TL-leased owner-operators will be able to access relatively low-cost health/dental and other insurance offerings via the carrier’s new TrueChoices benefits program, the company also is highlighting drivers’ and owner-operators’ health needs via a new blog. Steering Your Health today features a great recipe for Mexican Crock Pot chicken, cooked in-cab, […]

August 25, 2011

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Live load visibility with a simple, free smartphone app

Owner-operators, there’s been no shortage of talk about the profusion of truck-tracking devices and the relative problems they could cause, given ongoing hours-of-service/EOBR issues and discussions. But the simple fact of the matter is that allowing shippers and consignees a real-time window into your location could be a quite simple way to engage potential direct-freight […]

August 24, 2011

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Owner-operators remembering Chance Rogers at GATS

A fixture at truck shows for years with his owner-operator grandfather Jim Rogers, leased to Fikes, young Chance Rogers passed away July 11 after a long battle with bone cancer. Several owner-operators and drivers have banded together in the Truckers United for Charities group to honor Chance by raising money for a memorial fund in […]

August 23, 2011