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Equipment
Out-of-Service Criteria publication
CVSA is releasing the 2010 North American Standard Out-of-Service Criteria.
April 20, 2010
Channel 19
Doyle Blackerby writes his life in trucking
The Gadsden Times in AlabamaĀ published aĀ rich story this past Sunday by correspondent Harry D. Butler about a great American original in Doyle Blackerby, 38-year commercial hauler, born in lower-state Leeds, Ala. His career followed the development of the interstate highway system, beginning just out of the Army in 1950 (where heād served as a driver) [ā¦]
April 14, 2010
Channel 19
In praise of a good scale
A scale can be the bane of a truck driverās existence, turning a long-held friendly rural-shipper relationship sour when an inaccurate estimation of cargo weight is found faulty 50 miles down the road at the nearest weigh point.
April 6, 2010
Business
Drivers named āAngelsā
Marten Transport driver James McDowell and Danny Carmichael, a driver for Trucks Inc., have been selected as Highway Angels.
April 5, 2010
Business
White House reviews cell phone use rule
The U.S. Department of Transportation has drafted a proposed regulation that would ban text messaging and restrict cell phone use.
March 19, 2010
Channel 19
Anonymous trucker heroism after officerās high-speed injury
When Eastern Adams County, Pa., officer Richard H. Phillips, 40, caught the back end of a tractor-trailer at the intersection of U.S. 30 and state road 94 south of Harrisburg in rural eastern Pennsylvania, he was in pursuit of a small car flying eastbound on 30 for unreported reasons, and when his vehicle burst into [ā¦]
March 15, 2010
Channel 19
Driver-led health walk at MATS; video interview with O/O Dick McCorkle
At the āItās a Teams Lifeā blog home of expediters Bob and Linda Caffee, youāll find all manner of good information about the business of trucking, from the singular point of view of this versatile and experienced couple. But a recent item caught my attention, as it reminded me ofĀ three fairly recentĀ conversations Iāve had with [ā¦]
March 11, 2010
Channel 19
CSA 2010 ā questions of accountability, fairness
A video interview with driver Steve Bugg about this Georgia-based carrierās experience in the CSA 2010 pilot test program. CSA 2010, set to go online nationwide, changes the model for safety rating and enforcement in many ways for both carriers and drivers. Bugg questions the very basis of the program, at the same time acknowledging the legitimacy of his carrierās new strict approach to driver speeding warnings, tickets and more, given the new regime.
March 4, 2010
Channel 19
Nashville driver reaches out to targets of hate graffiti
This story, publishedĀ in the Nashville, Tenn.-based daily City Paper, highlights the efforts of a truck driver to represent the best of his community to a group of Somali immigrants and their house of worship. When the Al-Farooq Islamic Center, a community meeting hall and mosque,Ā was tagged with the words āMuslims Go Homeā and a cross [ā¦]
February 22, 2010
Equipment
Stainless Steel Air Cleaner
Peterbiltās stainless steel, cowl-mounted air cleaner and cap is available on Peterbilt Models 389, 388 and 367, in both 13- and 15-inch diameters for single- or dual-side installations.
February 8, 2010
Channel 19
One Arrow driverās story, through the eyes of the Schneider National hauler who picked him up
Nacogdoches, Texas-basedĀ Schneider National driver Robin Reese recently told me a story that ranks among the absolute most positive Iāve heard to come out of the bankruptcy of Arrow Trucking, which before officially filing as bankrupt late last week abruptly ceased operations a few days before Christmas, leaving drivers the nation over in the lurch and [ā¦]
January 13, 2010
Business
Safety deadlines extended
FMCSA changed the deadline to June 30 for submission of Driver Vehicle Inspection Reports and Driver Vehicle Examination Reports.
January 13, 2010
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