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Business
Protecting our profits from obscene toll hikes
I learned today something about New York mileage tax and fuel tax that I did not know before and that may work to our benefit.
March 7, 2012
Channel 19
NEW VIDS: Explorations of ATDynamicsā TrailerTail
At bottom, find a vid from ATDynamics featuring its new trailer-tail design for vans with rear roll doors, but along the way I thought Iād share some video from my meeting late last year with Brett Tobin (pictured), independent owner-operator of Tobin Trucking, based in the Pacific Northwest. Tobin was featured in my fellow Overdrive [ā¦]
March 7, 2012
Channel 19
Hours debacle covered at news site Politico
**(Overdrive editor Max Heine is posting updates from the Truckload Carriers Association annual meeting via the OD Twitter feed and Facebook page today. Expected to be included among the news are company driver and owner-operator of the year awards. Stay tuned.)** Click through the thumbnail of the graph here for Politico writer Adam Sniderās brief [ā¦]
March 6, 2012
Channel 19
Contest for small-biz office furniture upgrade
Small fleet owners, does your office furniture need an upgrade? Furniture maker DreamSeat just launched a contest geared specifically toward small businesses like yours. Theyāre looking for the best entry to award a full furniture upgrade to one of their deluxe lines of office furniture, which can be customized with your company logo or other [ā¦]
March 3, 2012
Channel 19
Channel 19 week in pictures: Northern lights, NASCAR
Lights, camera ā¦Carlile Transportation driver Dave Johnston photographed his rig and the Aurora Borealis ājust north of Coldfoot,ā he says, on Alaskaās Dalton Highway, where he runs three times weekly from Fairbanks to Prudhoe Bay. With sunspot activity at a peak this winter, the northern lights have been particularly strong. Johnston shared this photo (and [ā¦]
March 1, 2012
Channel 19
Driver conference calls, online radio shows Wed., Thurs.
All Drivers Together hosts Trucker BuddyFirst up, the folks with the All Drivers Together series of conference calls, which have been ongoing with increasing prominence in the months since I reported on them last year, this afternoon are hosting Trucker Buddy Internationalās Randy Schwartzenburg. Heāll detail the organizationās plans for MATS as well as ongoing [ā¦]
February 29, 2012
Channel 19
Got downtime in central Indy? āSteel Poniesā on exhibit through Aug.
If you have or can schedule downtime in and around Indianapolis in the coming months, thereās a neat exhibit for motorcycle enthusiasts and others interested in the history and culture of two-wheeled transportation at the Eiteljorg Museum of the American Indians and Western Art at the White River State Park downtown ā (317) 636-9378.Ā On March [ā¦]
February 28, 2012
Channel 19
Let the (fuel-mileage) games begin!
When owner-operator Henry Albert proposed that he test speedās effect on fuel mileage on his blog Feb. 22 by dropping his top speed from 65 to 60, he sparked a wellspring of commentary from his readers. At first, he marveled at all the reaction. In the end, however, itās easily explained: simple, quantifiable results are [ā¦]
February 27, 2012
Channel 19
Go Guy āpocket urinalā pitchman āGo Cousin Vinnyā
āAs spring approaches,ā runs the latest press release from the makers of the Go Guy pocket urinal (motto: āWhen there is nowhere to go, go where you areā), āmore truckers will be heading out onto the open road to haul their wares from state to stateā ā a pretty blanket statement, but likely valid considering [ā¦]
February 26, 2012
Business
New radio show covers trucking-related information
A new online trucking radio show, The Courtney Wilson Show, will broadcast at 2 p.m. EST every Thursday starting March 1, says its sponsor by 1st Guard Radio. Aired by 1st Guard insurance company and hosted by Courtney Wilson, the show will include trucker news, interviews with industry officials, new technology available for truckers and [ā¦]
February 24, 2012
Channel 19
Back to basics in apnea debate: The importance of sleep
Last night on the Truth About Trucking Live online radio program of fuel hauler Allen Smith and his wife, Donna, discussion of the FMCSAās Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee and Medical Review Boardās joint work on the issue of sleep apnea gave way at a crucial moment to a reiteration of the reality of the [ā¦]
February 24, 2012
Channel 19
More than a typo? Split sleeper wishful thinking
Trans Products / Trans Services Regulatory Manager Rich Wilson, during a break between sessions of the Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee meeting in Alexandria, Va., early this month, pointed out a couple curious problems with the medical forms some states are using. One, he pointed out, defined stage 3 hypertension as a blood pressure reading [ā¦]
February 23, 2012
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