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Manufacturing expansion passes two years
Factory activity expanded for the 25th consecutive month, and the overall economy grew for the 27th consecutive month.
September 1, 2011
Channel 19
Electrification of truck stop spaces revives
As fuel prices spiked in 2007-08, a large majority of truckersâ anti-idling interest was focused on dedicated auxiliary power units, which market expanded dramatically with a profusion of new manufacturers. This time around, with the economy still somewhat shaky, owner-operator and fleet interest in up-front investment in full-function APU technology may be taking a back [âŚ]
August 30, 2011
Channel 19
Say ____ to electronic logs, Take 2
Itâs time to play fill in the blank again on the Channel 19 blog. Itâs been nearly  a year since the above headline graced this hall above a post about a rash of legislative proposals to mandate electronic logs for the entirety of interstate truckers and certain low-cost electronic logging options out there. In the [âŚ]
August 29, 2011
Voices
Working with onboard recorders
Log in to a free webinar Nov. 14 to learn more about EOBRsâ regulatory status and how they are changing driversâ work habits.
August 29, 2011
Business
Aug. 27: Chill with an Ice Road Trucker
Ice Road Trucker Maya Sieber will be available for photos and autographs at the Great American Trucking Show in Dallas.
August 26, 2011
Business
Aug. 26: Learn owner-operator business skills
Donât miss this free two-hour seminar, with presenter Kevin Rutherford, on how to run a profitable owner-operator business.
August 25, 2011
Channel 19
Live load visibility with a simple, free smartphone app
Owner-operators, thereâs been no shortage of talk about the profusion of truck-tracking devices and the relative problems they could cause, given ongoing hours-of-service/EOBR issues and discussions. But the simple fact of the matter is that allowing shippers and consignees a real-time window into your location could be a quite simple way to engage potential direct-freight [âŚ]
August 24, 2011
Business
Aug. 26: Johnson to perform at Dallas show
Singer-songwriter Jamey Johnson will headline a free concert at the Great American Trucking Show, sponsored by Mobil Delvac.
August 24, 2011
Overdrive Extra
Whatâs going on with owner-operator pay
Got a hour to spare? Thatâs all it would take to watch and listen to the webinar we did last week with Gordon Klemp on driver compensation. Klemp, head of the National Transportation Institute, has spent years tracking pay at mid-sized and large carriers. After talking with his fleet clients for the most recent survey, [âŚ]
August 23, 2011
Channel 19
From a left-coast operator on the Virginia quake
Thought Iâd share a brief item related to the 5.9 magnitude earthquake centered between Charlottesville and Richmond, Va., and felt up and down the East Coast (including in my motherâs office as far South as Rock Hill, S.C.). A west-coaster posted on Truckers Newsâ Facebook page a couple reminders of basic advice to haulers worried [âŚ]
August 23, 2011
Channel 19
Long-haul literary: Former owner-operatorâs memoir of the life
Marc Mayfield (pictured) didnât set out to write a book when, after a lot of college â âsome of it was wasted time,â he says â and several less-than-successful, half-hearted career choices, he jumped into a job choice heâd long ago entertained as a possibility. âI really enjoyed driving big trucks,â he says, which is [âŚ]
August 20, 2011
Channel 19
Phone app for getting around GATS in Dallas next week
If youâre saying âMan I sure could have used that last year,â I can assure you youâre not alone. The new Great American Trucking Show app for various smartphone platforms, put together by the showâs owners (Randall-Reilly Business Media & Information, publishers of Overdrive) with Core Apps and sponsored the Cummins Engine Corp., puts an interactive, searchable map of [âŚ]
August 18, 2011
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