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Channel 19
Another familiar name on the 2010 NTPA tractor-pull circuit
Mobil Delvac isnât the only top diesel oil name youâll see on the tractor-pull circuit this season. Since I blogged about Delvacâs involvement as sponsor of the big Tomah, Wis., tractor pull in June, Iâve taken note of another on-highway oil mainstayâs sponsorship of the high-profile Koester Racing team. Pictured are the Shell Rotella-sponsored pullers of father-son team Larry (black) and [âŚ]
July 6, 2010
Channel 19
Need a light load?
Whatâs 9 ft. tall, 3 ft. wide and weighs 180 lbs.? Weâre not talking about the Sasquatch here, but rather the collective dimensions of these three roosters, posted Wednesday on the uShip site needing transport from Hesperia, Calif., to Virginia Beach, Va. The receiver? Well, a little informed guesswork tells me itâs none other than the Pollardâs [âŚ]
July 2, 2010
Business
Seattle program scraps 200 drayage trucks
ScRAPS started last November with the goal of taking at least 250 drayage trucks with pre-1994 engines off the road.
July 2, 2010
Business
Daimler increases truck production
Company announced it will recall approximately 540 workers to three of its manufacturing facilities in North Carolina.
June 30, 2010
Channel 19
Good to the last drop with trucker-invented Bottle Buddy
A story in the Akron Beacon-Journal from last week detailed the inventing prowess of dump-truck driver for Barbicas Construction and former long-hauler Charlene Cook, of Akron, Ohio. She unveiled her gizmo, the Last Drop Bottle Buddy, at the Invention and New Product Exposition, or INPEX, outside Pittsburgh June 16-18. The Bottle Buddy is essentially a sturdy stand and [âŚ]
June 25, 2010
Business
I-24 lanes closed on weekend
I-24 between mile markers 57 and 59 in Tennessee will be reduced to two lanes in each direction beginning June 25 at 8 p.m.
June 24, 2010
Channel 19
âSexiest trucker aliveâ goes to the Himalayas; more from Alaska
According to an interview published at the website of Esquire magazine, Ice Road Truckers star and Alaskan Dalton Highway hauler Lisa Kelly (pictured; photo by Rick Gershon of the History Channel) is not only the âsexiest trucker alive.â Whatâs more, she was speaking w/ Esquire writer Erik Price on sat phone from the Himalayas in Southeast [âŚ]
June 23, 2010
Business
Diesel prices creeping up
After five weeks of declines, the price gained 3.3 cents to $2.961 in the latest week.
June 22, 2010
Business
New truck orders surge 84% in May
ACT reported 13,231 net orders of Class 8 vehicles. Over half of the orders are scheduled for delivery in the third quarter.
June 21, 2010
Channel 19
Champion sumo wrestler/Idaho potato hauler
If rumored body-mass-index caps ever become a reality for interstate truckers (however doubtful that is), 420-lb. Kelly Gneiting (pictured, as featured in a Feb. 2009 edition of ESPN magazine) may well be there to prove the regulatory faults. As a sumo wrestler, heâs in top shape, he said in this recent story, on the website of the Denver [âŚ]
June 21, 2010
Business
Congress eyes employee misclassification
U.S. and state officials have investigated misclassification in recent years, with industries such as trucking and construction drawing more scrutiny.
June 18, 2010
Business
Increased patrols planned for I-270
Officers will be looking for dangerous maneuvers, following too closely, impaired drivers, excessive speed and seat-belt use.
June 17, 2010
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