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Landstar report a good sign for owner-operators

If earnings at Landstar System, the nation’s largest owner-operator carrier, are any indication, owner-operators are having a better year than they did in 2010.

October 25, 2011

Business

Tonight! Chat live with Robb Mariani

“American Trucker” host Robb Mariani will be available for a live video chat as part of the Truckers News Celebrity Series.

October 14, 2011

Channel 19

‘Trucker Tools’ app continues expansion from coupons to comprehensive on-highway resource

The Truck Stop Coupons app, which debuted for the iPhone and Blackberry devices quite some time ago, quietly gained more and more functionality as time passed by — from real-time fuel prices for the comprehensive locator for diesel-fuel sellers embedded within it to searching functionality for truck stops according to their amenities offered. Now, the […]

October 12, 2011

Business

Doing a man's job!

Dear Carolyn, I am an attractive, (according to others) single, 32 year-old truck driver. I’m good at my job and work long hours like everyone else. My problem is that men in this industry don’t take me seriously.  They either think I am soliciting or going to crash my truck into a wall. I try […]

October 9, 2011

Business

Got the breaking up blues

Dear Carolyn,  My girlfriend went back to her ex-boyfriend last week. It was a huge shock to me and I never saw it coming. She says she tried to tell me that she wasn’t over him but honestly, I can’t recall having that conversation. I know I shouldn’t call, email, text and drive by her house […]

October 4, 2011

Business

Hey, buddy, have you seen a racecar hauler?

Drivers of NASCAR transporters pride themselves on being essential members of precision race teams.

October 2, 2011

Overdrive Extra

Driver’s “beans-and-rice budget” needed in D.C.

Someone who’s experienced his own financial crisis during this period is hot-shot hauler Frank Hagwood.

September 30, 2011

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Chat live with IRT’s Maya Sieber tonight

Maya Sieber will join Truckers News for a live video chat tonight at 9 p.m. EST. Go to http://www.truckersnews.com/celebrity to sign up.

September 22, 2011

Business

Tonight! Live video chat with ‘Ice Road’ star

“Ice Road Truckers” star Maya Sieber will join Truckers News for a live chat and video session Sept. 22 at 9 p.m. EST.

September 21, 2011

Business

Last chance to apply for owner-operator contest

Overdrive and the Truckload Carriers Association will be naming the nation’s top owner-operator.

September 13, 2011

Channel 19

Remembering 9/11 as anniversary approaches: A trucker’s story from ground zero

This month’s issue of Truckers News commemorates the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks with a look at how the trucking business has changed as a result of the disaster. The areas impacted largely include load security and driver background scrutiny, but also camaraderie, drivers looking out for one another, pay, and other factors. A […]

September 9, 2011

Business

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New regulations will increase truck cost, owner-operator pay expected to rise, natural gas trucks catching on and other industry news items are featured.

September 1, 2011