Equipment
Business
Regulations
Life
Custom Rigs
Gear
Tag: overdrive: Page 84
Business
Missouri I-70 projects planned next 2 years
Over the next two years, the Missouri Department of Transportation will be working on Interstate 70 through Kansas City.
March 19, 2010
Channel 19
Beating the Dutch — women truckers fire at Guinness World Record
I’d bet you didn’t know it, but the Guinness World Record for the largest gathering of female truck drivers was set by an all-woman truck convoy held in 2004 in the Netherlands. At least so say the folks trying to beat it at the Mid-America Trucking Show next week. As reported on several blogs and […]
March 19, 2010
Business
Survey: 1 in 4 carriers considering selling
More carriers are interested in buying – 37 percent – compared to selling – 28 percent.
March 18, 2010
Business
NAFTA surface transportation trade falls in 2009
The 23.3 percent decline was the largest year-to-year decline for the 15 years covered by these data.
March 18, 2010
Channel 19
‘A door just opened’: Jason’s Law gains steam
What might well go down in history as the biggest trucking story of 2009, at least as goes drivers’ efforts to push for industry change for the better, is that of Jason’s Law, named after N.Y.-based driver Jason Rivenburg after he was robbed and gunned down while parked at an abandoned grocery in South Carolina. […]
March 17, 2010
Business
Trucks placed out of service in Northwest
More than 780 violations were found during inspections, which focused on drivers’ logbooks and qualifications.
March 17, 2010
Business
Congress encouraged to pass Jason’s Law
Legislation would allocate funds for new safe rest areas and expansion and improvement of existing safe rest areas.
March 17, 2010
Partners in Business
PIB TIP: UNDERSTAND YOUR EARNINGS: Â Determine a re
PIB TIP: UNDERSTAND YOUR EARNINGS:  Determine a reasonable amount of miles you expect to run. Consider your age, experience, motivation, financial goals, health, personal and family needs, and your tractor’s condition to make that determination. Establish miles to run each week, month and year, and you have goals to work toward. The Partners in Business […]
March 17, 2010
Business
ATA looking for drivers as Road Team members
ATA searches for professional truck drivers who are able to take time to serve as a Road Team Captain.
March 17, 2010
Channel 19
The 5,000-mile pet-rescue haul
Musician Susanne Spirit‘s shows three times weekly at the TravelCenters of America-East location in Ontario, Calif., are a combination of country performance and public outreach to and from the nation’s truckers, with one of their prime components offering pet-adoption services to drivers, finding loving, rolling homes for those cast away. Spirit and co. recently found a […]
March 16, 2010
Home
Diesel prices climb again
For the fourth straight week, the national average retail price of a gallon of diesel increased this week. The price gained 2 cents to $2.924, according to the Department of Energy. Compared with a year ago, the national average price is 90.7 cents a gallon higher. All regions reported higher prices. Increases ranged from less […]
March 16, 2010
Home
IdleAire may be restarted
IdleAire announced a new group is working to restart the truck shore power provider, but that is all it is saying. The Tennessee-based company made a brief announcement on its website. A company official did not respond to requests for more information. IdleAire, the major provider of shore power for truckers at truck stops, closed […]
March 16, 2010
Previous Page
Page 84 of 92
Next Page