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Reader Rigs
Log hauler Stuart Lowen of Quincy, Calif., owns th
Log hauler Stuart Lowen of Quincy, Calif., owns this 1996 Kenworth W900L. The rig is equipped with a 550-hp Caterpillar and an 18-speed transmission and has an 18-in. custom bumper, custom cut lights and other modifications.
February 9, 2011
Log Hauler
Partners in Business
USE WIDE SINGLES. Wide singles weigh less than dou
USE WIDE SINGLES. Wide singles weigh less than doubles and save fuel. They also cost less than the two tires they’re designed to replace, although you have to buy new rims to get in the game. Wide singles are retreadable, too. An automatic tire inflation system can help keep the tires inflated to proper pressure. […]
February 9, 2011
Channel 19
‘Showing Severe’ w/ Texas dump fleet
I met the Redwines of Nederland, Texas, at the Great American Trucking Show last year by the back bumper of Jerry Redwine’s prize-winning 2007 Peterbilt 378 tri-axle dump (pictured). The labor of love is a hardworking truck in Redwine construction business. Powered by a Caterpillar C13 boosted to 600 hp and an Eaton 8 LL […]
February 8, 2011
Ss Redwines
Business
Land Span adds 24-day availability bonus for teams
Nationwide carrier Land Span, Inc., is offering an availability bonus incentive to team company drivers.
February 8, 2011
Business
N.M., Ariz. consider overweight loads
New Mexico is considering a bill to allow permits for certain overweight loads from Mexico, while Arizona has a pilot program on a similar matter.
February 8, 2011
Business
Fikes offers higher pay to use uDrove
Owner-operators are offered a 1 percent pay increase for using the uDrove system.
February 8, 2011
Business
ATA offers hours information
The American Trucking Associations is making information about proposed hours-of-service changes available to drivers at truck stops.
February 8, 2011
Business
Trucker wins fatigue inspection case
A federal judge has ruled Minnesota State Patrol conduct during a 2008 inspection violated a trucker’s rights against unreasonable search and seizure.
February 7, 2011
Business
Diesel price surges
National average retail price of diesel increased, soaring 7.5 cents to $3.513.
February 7, 2011
Fueling Night Et Od
Business
Trucker Buddy honors Mercer driver
Steve Dyer, an owner-operator leased to Mercer Transportation, has been chosen as December 2010’s Truck Buddy of the Month, the educational outreach Trucker Buddy International said. Dyer is honored for volunteering at Carr Creek Elementary in Hindman, Ky., where he visited with students in discussions about his job and his travels. He also sent pictures and […]
February 7, 2011
Business
Congressman requests cross-border hearing
Congressman has asked House transportation and homeland security leaders for a hearing on plans for a trucking program with Mexico.
February 7, 2011
Business
Hearings set on transportation funding
The U.S. Transportation and Infrastructure Committee has scheduled hearings Feb. 14-25 on a long-term transportation reauthorization bill.
February 7, 2011
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