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Channel 19
Log truck drivers to the rescue in Oregon
Estacada News reporter Jeff Spiegel spells out the recipe that led to the end of a dramatic on-highway incident in Clackamas County, Ore., last week: āA thrown champagne bottle, aĀ suicide threat, aĀ drawn gun, countlessĀ incidents of dangerous drivingā and, finally, a few good samaritans hauling logs up ahead. Check out Spiegelās dramatic account of the incident [ā¦]
February 14, 2012
Channel 19
A ride with SuperCross transporter driver Loren Lowry
When Loren Lowry got his CDL in 1990 to take work hauling for Washington, D.C.-area beer distributors, he couldnāt have predicted his ultimate destiny in trucking lay on the long-haul highway. What could have been more predictable, however, was that that long-haul work would be of a piece with one of the now 46-year-oldās passions [ā¦]
February 13, 2012
Channel 19
Worldās Toughest Trucker ā premiering on Discovery Monday
Since I wrote briefly last Friday about this TV show, one in a long line of trucking shows to have debuted over the last year, Iāve garnered a little more info. Not least among it is the fact that Overdriveās own new blogging owner-operator, Landstar expediter Phil Madsen, was himself approached last year by the [ā¦]
February 10, 2012
Channel 19
New iPhone app from Load Delivered Logistics 3PL
Carriers utilizing the Load Delivered Logistics provider for loads now have access to the companyās freight pool via an iPhone and iPad app that the company says provides not only the ability to view and bid on available freight but includes robust filtering tools. Carriers can search for shipments by using a variety of criteria, [ā¦]
February 9, 2012
Channel 19
Elephants in the room: MCSAC snapshot
There were two of them in the Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee meeting room at the Hilton Old Town in Alexandria, Va., yesterday. At a certain point in the committeeās discussion yesterday, Feb. 7, about the issue of electronic logs and harassment, as the discussion ranged seemingly away from the task at hand ā discussion [ā¦]
February 8, 2012
Business
We do our bookkeeping to know the truth
Truck business bookkeeping is a pain, but it is a bigger pain to let it go.
February 7, 2012
Channel 19
Are fuel-injector-cleaning diesel additives worth it?; Apnea update
Iām at the FMCSA Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committeeās joint meeting with the Medical Review Board today ā watch my Twitter feed for updates from the meeting, where committee members are slated to draft guidance on regulation of the sleep apnea condition as it relates to interstate driver medical qualifications. Find prior reporting from recent-past [ā¦]
February 6, 2012
Channel 19
Finding happiness with Dutch trucking music
De weg naar geluk, per the nifty Google Translator service, is The road to happiness in Dutch. It also happens to be a song title for a country tune from across the pond by Dutch country singer Henk Wijngaard, with Silvia Swart. Wijngaard is known for his trucking music. Below, find a vid for the [ā¦]
February 5, 2012
Channel 19
Flying high, running low: Friday Channel 19 news round-up
Big birds to fly by truckWriting on the New York Times blog yesterday, Matthew L. Wald delivered a little unexpected news about a flock of young whooping cranes currently settled down for the winter about 45 miles southwest of Decatur, Ala.: they would travel the last leg of this yearās winter journey, led in large [ā¦]
February 3, 2012
Business
Feeling the itch to get back on the road
As nice as our Florida vacation days have been, Diane and I are feeling the itch to get back on the road.
February 3, 2012
Business
Whatās happening with onboard recorders
Review an Overdrive webinar to learn more about electronic onboard recorder regulations and how use of the devices is spreading.
February 2, 2012
Channel 19
Downtime pursuits: More road music from Tennessee
Tony Justice moving down the roadFirst up, Allen Smith over at AsktheTrucker.com reports Tony Justice (featured in the blog here and here and last month in Truckers News) will be performing at a pre-Grammy Awards showcase in Hollywood Feb. 12. Congrats, Tony! If you havenāt seen it as yet, look for his excellent āOn the [ā¦]
February 1, 2012
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