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Reporting cargo theft — balancing act in more ways than one…

Tune in Wednesday at 8 p.m. Eastern for the Truth About Trucking online radio program with host Allen Smith. My fellow Truckers News/Overdrive Senior Editor Max Kvidera and I will be guests on the subject of cargo theft, the topic of note in the latest, September edition of Truckers News, out now in digital format and […]

August 30, 2010

Truckersnewscargo Theft Issue

Rolling out to Dallas ‘Too Hot to Trot’ 5K

Well, folks, I finished — no surprise to regular readers, I’d guess, since you’ve seen a little proof I can do some long-distance running. Get over a couple miles, though, for me, and it hurts. Add to that the constant walking around the show floor at the Great American Trucking Show (picture from the bobtail lot) here in Dallas […]

August 27, 2010

Tune in tonight!

It’s going on a year since I chatted with Daniel Audet of Truckstar Radio for my Truckers News “Exit Only” piece about TruckStar Radio, his online radio show. Audet, formerly a hotshot boat hauler and industry blogger, is still going strong with TruckStar, and tonight I’ll visit with him on his show to talk about […]

August 23, 2010

Live online CD release party for ‘When the Big Rigs Don’t Roll’

Join the www.AsktheTrucker.com proprietors this Wednesday for a live online exclusive release event for a new record aimed squarely at the politically conscious among you. “When the Big Rigs Don’t Roll” is its title, and the country musicians/songwriters behind the 10 songs on the CD, David Ayers and Barry Allen, have birthed several winners in […]

August 16, 2010

50th anniversary radio

The 29 LX LE Citizens Band Radio, the maker’s 50th anniversary release, features a new design, and a selectable LCD screen that can display in red, green, blue or amber and has adjustable night and day settings.

August 16, 2010

Trucking shutterbugs bring it in Truckers News first photo contest

Photographers brought pretty stunning images to the online photo forum we host at the the Flickr.com photo site for the first, July contest on the theme of “Junked or Forgotten Trucks/Trailers.” Check out Bob McGilvray’s runner-up “Rusy” here to see the quality of the work sent in from around the nation (McGilvray’s been featured in […]

August 13, 2010

Aug. 19: Evaluating Prospective Carriers

As part of Truckers News’ How to Become an Owner-Operator series, we are offering a free webinar Thursday, Aug. 19 at 8 p.m. (CST) to help you evaluate your options. Our featured speaker is Richard DeForest, ATBS vice president of fleet sales.

August 13, 2010

Fitness and health to be big themes at GATS

Named for the laudable goal of launching truck drivers writ large past the statistical driver’s average age of death (less 61 years, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 16 years younger than the average American), the 61+ Driver Health Awareness Walk of 2010 will take place Aug. 28 at the Great American […]

August 11, 2010

Join us at GATS!

Something sort of amazing has happened in the past month. Truckers News‘ Fit for the Road program decided to put together a 5K event for the Great American Trucking Show. We figured the turnout might be kind of small, but that it could be the start of something great for the trucking industry. Little did […]

August 11, 2010

NPR looks at truckers’ health issues and regulation

A radio story on regulators’ scrutiny of truckers health aired last week Friday for a larger than usual audience — on NPR by reporter Frank Morris out of station KCUR in Kansas City, Mo. He introduced the heart — or stomach — of the story quickly: “Outside the Iron Skillet restaurant on I-70 east of […]

August 4, 2010

Exercise Product: Bowflex dumbbells

The Bowflex Selecttech Dumbbells offer resistance ranging from 5 pounds to 50. The dumbbells feature a dial that changes weight resistance in 2.5-pound increments. There are 15 settings, and Bowflex has a two-year warranty on all of the units’ parts. Bowflex says there are more than 30 exercises available with the dumbbell set. Bowflex, www.bowflex.com

July 29, 2010

Cooking Product: Digital slow cooker

The 7-quart slow cooker has a programmable digital display and a front-mounted soft-touch control panel. Users choose desired time and temperature, and the cooker will cook as programmed.

July 27, 2010

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