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PIB TIP: MAINTAIN PROPER INFLATION. Maintaining co

PIB TIP: MAINTAIN PROPER INFLATION. Maintaining correct inflation is free and is the highest saving maintenance you can perform on your truck. Improper inflation is by far the greatest reason that tires fail or wear out early, also wasting fuel. Daily pre- and post-trip inspections give owner-operators the chance to check pressures and look for […]

February 22, 2011

Channel 19

Mack CEO shined as plant worker on ‘Undercover Boss’

This past Sunday, as we wrote here last week, Mack Trucks CEO Denny Slagle appeared on the popular CBS show Undercover Boss disguised in a mustache, cap, and toupee. Slagle (pictured, right) struggled to install front covers straight on 11-liter engines at the Hagerstown, Md., engine plant, took corners too fast driving a high-lifting fork […]

February 22, 2011

Business

Ports authority over trucking operators examined

The American Trucking Associations has finished filing appeal briefs against the Port of Los Angeles.

February 22, 2011

Channel 19

South African driver strike approaching closure after a violent week

Always a shame to see haulers around the world taking out their on-road frustrations on their peers. The news in South Africa this morning (photo of striking drivers by Lerato Maduna) is that, after a week of work stoppage by drivers’ unions in that nation that saw more than a little violence perpetrated on haulers […]

February 21, 2011

Business

Congress repeats truck weight bill for states

Congress is considering a bill to allow states to increase interstate weight limits to 97,000 pounds for six-axle trucks.

February 21, 2011

Business

Trucker murdered during delivery in East St. Louis

Truman Lee Smith, 40, a Marine veteran of Operation Desert Storm, was shot in the chest while delivering to Fresh Warehousing.

February 19, 2011

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March 22: CSA – What it means to you

The Federal Motor Carrier Administration’s recently launched Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA) program affects all carriers and drivers in day-to-day operations and impacts hiring, training and retention practices. Join us Tuesday, March 22 at 8 p.m. (CDT) for a free, one-hour webinar featuring Major Mark Savage, a Colorado State Patrol officer and a member of the Commercial Vehicle […]

February 18, 2011

Trucking History

‘I loved those trucks’

Wreckers, replicas, dumps and small fleets that once garnered monthly Overdrive awards inspired truckers’ career choices.

February 18, 2011

Channel 19

Have you seen your CSA scorecard?

Back just before the new CSA Safety Measurement System went live in December, I reported on a driver-focused CSA scoring service upcoming from the folks at CSA data mining firm Vigillo, which has been working with carriers for a long time now to develop in-house systems for tracking the progress of their efforts at improving […]

February 18, 2011

Business

4 finalists named for Goodyear Highway Hero award

Truckers Jaime Avitia, Tilden Curl, Bill Howard and David Nelson were selected.

February 18, 2011

Business

Record used truck registrations in 2010

The demand for clean used equipment was greatest for Class 8 vehicles.

February 18, 2011

Business

Detention time study, compensation bill filed

The legislation would require shippers and receivers to pay a fee for detention of drivers beyond the time established by USDOT.

February 17, 2011