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Channel 19
Go Vols? Clemson’s not the only team hopeful of rematch chances
With the college football national championship tonight featuring a rematch from last year’s championship game, team pride has found its way into the day-to-day of highway hauling — van haulers, keep the trailer clean as you can, and if not, keep your eyes on your mirrors stuck in traffic.
January 9, 2017
Business
Winter weather jams up major highways in southeast
A swath of winter weather across the Southeast ranging from north Texas through Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, the Carolinas and into Virginia could begin to take a toll on highway conditions Friday afternoon into Saturday. Two states have also suspended HOS regs.
January 6, 2017
Hours of Service
Three states suspend hours of service regulations for gas haulers
Alabama, Georgia and North Carolina have suspended hours of service regulations for gas haulers in the states to minimize disruption of transportation in the states.
November 3, 2016
Overdrive Extra
Brokers and owner-operators: A view from the other side
Lies. Late payments. Ridiculously low payments. No payments. Owner-operators’ brokerage horror stories are legion, but how does the process look from the broker’s perspective? Max Heine visits Birmingham-based TLS to take a look.
October 19, 2016
Business
These latest numbers show the Thanksgiving effect on the flatbed spot market
Where it’s hot and not: The holiday week saw flatbed load availability, predictably, fall — bright spots exist in Medford, Ore.; Rapid City, S.D.; Omaha, Neb.; Little Rock, Ark.; Shreveport, La.; and Montgomery, Ala.
December 3, 2015
Business
Fishing with the Rookie
A special day in Foley, Ala., fishing with the L.A. Rookie. And a message to a friend from the past: “Robin, if you’re out there, know you were cherished by someone and still are. And drop ol’ Bill a line if you can, he’s got some fantastic stories to tell you.”
April 19, 2015
Channel 19
Reader to truck stops: Better optimize, expand parking space; And an eats tip in AL
“There’s nothing worse than after a long hard day’s driving to pull into a truck stop and find full spaces taken up with just a tractor or an RV.” –Rick Fine, Pueblo, Colo.
August 6, 2014
Business
Rising from the frozen planet
Down and out at an Alabama distribution center in the ice — and how just a little bit of goodwill goes a long, long way.
February 2, 2014
Life
Alabama’s ‘Christmas in Dixie’: Song No. 7
The 1982-released country-pop track is a celebration as much of Christmas in the South as throughout the nation.
December 16, 2013
Channel 19
Meet owner-operator Tim Philmon
Check out a gallery of images from a visit with Philmon, his 2005 Peterbilt 379 and Transcraft flatbed leased to Landstar Ranger.
December 17, 2012
Overdrive Extra
Another trucker finds Joe’s Truck Stop the hard way
If you are a truck driver, Joe’s Truck Stop is a place you want to avoid visiting.
November 9, 2012
Voices
More highway haunts: Happy Halloween!
Spooky stories from our readers about highway and truck stop hauntings. Ever have a hearse drive up next to you on I-65 in Alabama?
October 21, 2012
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