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CSA 2010 to bring increase in driver pay?
The news over at the San Francisco Chronicle yesterday included a release from editors at J.J. Keller, emphasizing the reach of CSA 2010 beyond just for-hire truck carriers. âWhen the term âmotor carrierâ is used,â says Transportation Management Editor Robert Rose, âmany people immediately connect this to mean only âtrucking companies.â In actuality, [CSA 2010] [âŚ]
November 5, 2010
Channel 19
Tow-truckers echo long-haulers on Discoveryâs âWreck Chasersâ
In many ways, tow-truckers are the absolute opposites of long-haulers. The tow-truckers of the Discovery Channelâs new âWreck Chasersâ series, on a three week trial run that began with two half-hour episodes Monday, are trying to beat their competitors to the sight of a wreck, of course. In Philadelphia, among whose tow-truckers the story is [âŚ]
November 4, 2010
Overdrive Extra
Factory growth picks up from September
Cars, computers and exports are leading some of the most recent manufacturing growth, according to the latest report from the Institute for Supply Management. Only two areas (Nonmetallic Mineral Products; Furniture & Related Products) shrunk during October, says ISM, while 14 showed expansion. October was the 15th consecutive month for manufacturing to expand, and the overall [âŚ]
November 3, 2010
Business
How do you feel about the elections?
Take a second to express your thoughts on Tuesdayâs voting. What do the results mean for trucking? For your individual welfare?
November 3, 2010
Channel 19
Reefer-unit pioneer to be honored tomorrow
News from Thermo King today is that Frederick McKinley Jones, a company pioneer in the development of portable refrigeration units, will be honored  for his contributions to science and technology at the Tekne Awards gala Wed., Nov. 3, at 7 p.m. at the Minneapolis Convention Center. Jones passed away in 1961, but his âinvention of portable [âŚ]
November 2, 2010
Channel 19
Trucking up out of the water with Nashville fleets
While the story of the disastrous flooding my hometown experienced last May is still being written in many respects (the downtown TravelCenter of America location, as youâll note from the picture, is still closed), there have been some recent bright moments. Vice President Tim Smith with TCW told me a couple weeks back his carrierâs [âŚ]
November 1, 2010
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Collective trucking effort donates caps for wounded soldiers
When Marten Transport driver and 3 milion safe miler Candy Bass (pictured) saw a documentary on the Walter Reed Army Medical Center a few years ago, she was so affected by the scenes detailing the lives of wounded veterans that she determined to do her part: 1) She wanted to do something that would be [âŚ]
October 29, 2010
Channel 19
YouTubing truckers hit NPR Charlotte station
Julie Rose of Charlotte, N.C., NPR affiliate WFAE.org (a voice I remember from my times south of the city in Rock Hill, S.C.) picked up on the phenomenon of the YouTube community of truck drivers with a story, available at the WFAE.org site this past Monday, that features some familiar faces. Among them was included good [âŚ]
October 28, 2010
Channel 19
Trucking to the Bowl Championship Series
Five trucking sponsors have partnered to make possible a college football bowl game to be held on December 18 in Boise, Idaho, with a 5:30 p.m. ET kickoff on ESPN. With the Truckload Carriers Association, broker organization the Transportation Intermediaries Association, the Healthy Trucking Association of America and Women in Trucking, uDrove, a provider of smartphone-centric [âŚ]
October 27, 2010
Business
Friday: Deadline for trucker award nomination
The nomination deadline has been extended to Oct. 29 for the 2011 Overdrive TCA Owner-Operator of the Year.
October 26, 2010
Channel 19
Truckingâs newest competitor: Rail? Forget it. . . .
A new competitor in the freight market is emerging. Weâve written about them from time to time, of course, from all the attention the railroads are getting on Capitol Hill and on the airwaves to those nifty cargo bikes eating into local delivery driversâ payloads. Enter the pedestrian. The Super Power Pusher (pictured), say makers [âŚ]
October 26, 2010
Overdrive Extra
When the Midnight Cowboy changed his name
Renowned trucking DJ Bill Mack hadnât planned on being a liaison between spouses when he went on the air decades ago, but he learned that when you open the phone line for truckers and their families, you never know what to expect.
October 25, 2010
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