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Channel 19

Driver ‘health movement’ hitting stride

On the blog of the U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, a shout-out was posted yesterday to the Heathy Trucking Association of America and the Trucking Solutions Group 61+ Driver Health Advisory Committee’s health walk at GATS last week, which I wrote a little about in advance of the show. Held at the Dallas Convention Center on […]

September 3, 2010

Channel 19

Reporting cargo theft — balancing act in more ways than one…

Tune in Wednesday at 8 p.m. Eastern for the Truth About Trucking online radio program with host Allen Smith. My fellow Truckers News/Overdrive Senior Editor Max Kvidera and I will be guests on the subject of cargo theft, the topic of note in the latest, September edition of Truckers News, out now in digital format and […]

August 30, 2010

Channel 19

WNBA star and her mother, a former trucker, recognized by industry organization

Did you know that the most decorated player in the WNBA (and a four-time Olympic gold medal winner besides), former L.A. Sparks star Lisa Leslie, grew up the daughter of a career truck driver? I didn’t, that is, until last week, when at the Staples Center in Los Angeles during a game between the Sparks […]

August 17, 2010

Channel 19

Trucking shutterbugs bring it in Truckers News first photo contest

Photographers brought pretty stunning images to the online photo forum we host at the the Flickr.com photo site for the first, July contest on the theme of “Junked or Forgotten Trucks/Trailers.” Check out Bob McGilvray’s runner-up “Rusy”  here to see the quality of the work sent in from around the nation (McGilvray’s been featured in […]

August 13, 2010

Business

ATA sponsors video contest

The American Trucking Associations will sponsor a video contest for National Truck Driver Appreciation Week Sept. 19-25.

July 29, 2010

Channel 19

Con-way Truckload driver pens ‘Semi Aware’ book for teen drivers

But it’s not just for teens, Toby Bogard says. The Crossville, Tenn., resident and seven-year Con-way Truckload company driver hopes all drivers can get something out of the Semi Aware book.

July 27, 2010

Business

Webinar: Trucking freight stays strong

Transportation-dependent manufacturing growth has been leading the recovery, which is slowing down.

July 23, 2010

Channel 19

My first run behind the wheel

Next time you ask if I’ve driven before, I can at least say “yes” before the qualifiers (well, “at 40 mph, if that,” “with an automatic transmission,” “no trailer on”) begin. A visit to Schneider National headquarters in Green Bay, Wis., to bear witness to the truckload carrier’s 75th Anniversary celebration June 10 yielded unexpected delights, let’s say.  First, […]

June 22, 2010

Business

Weavil named Highway Angel

Joseph Weavil notified authorities and led them to an accident scene that was not visible from the road.

April 26, 2010

Equipment

Aux power unit

Mantis Metalworks’ Mantis-175 Auxiliary Power Unit was developed to lower fuel costs while maintaining creature comforts while a truck is idled.

April 24, 2010

Equipment

iPhone Apps

PCS Software’s iLoadFinder app reads the iPhone’s GPS location and retrieves available loads within a certain radius of the phone.

April 23, 2010

Equipment

Flex-Arm Light

PenGrip’s MyGripLight can help truck drivers organize and see better while traveling on the road.

April 22, 2010