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Channel 19
New trucking thriller from former tank-hauler manager
Set in Charleston, W.Va.âs âChemical Valleyâ just after deregulation of the trucking industry, former Quality Carriers and Mason & Dixon lines (among others) rep Rowland Henry Judgeâs Acid Stained Steel is a murder-mystery thriller of a novel, says Judge. But thatâs not all, he adds. It combines those page-turning attributes with an examination of âthe effect [âŚ]
December 29, 2010
Partners in Business
PIB TIP: YOUR IFTA ACCOUNT. You must get your own
PIB TIP: YOUR IFTA ACCOUNT. You must get your own International Fuel Tax Agreement account to do your own fuel tax reporting, whether you do it yourself or through a third party. You do not have to have your own operating authority to get an IFTA account, but independent owner-operators must have such an account [âŚ]
December 29, 2010
Reader Rigs
Wesley Guest, of Comer, Ga., hauls tombstones from
Wesley Guest, of Comer, Ga., hauls tombstones from Elberton, Ga., to destinations nationwide with his 1978 Peterbilt 359. Among other customizations, he rebuilt the Cummins engine and sanded the much of the chrome, painting over it with semi-gloss enamel.
December 29, 2010
Business
Illinois to close U.S. 60/62 bridge on Jan. 11
The 1920sâ era bridge was restricted to a 15-ton limit but too many violators forced the state to decide to close the structure for repairs.
December 29, 2010
Business
Long Beach port adds Class 7 trucks to program
The Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners voted to expand the Port of Long Beachâs Clean Trucks Program to include Class 7 rigs.
December 28, 2010
Business
Firm charged with defrauding truckers on settlements
The operator of South St. Paul, Minn.-based trucking companies was indicted in federal court in Minneapolis for allegedly defrauding contracted truck drivers.
December 28, 2010
Business
Agency seeks hazmat hauling plan comments
A record of the communications that includes the time of the call and location of the hazmat shipment may be kept by either the driver or the company.
December 28, 2010
Overdrive Extra
New aid for sleep apnea?
Sleep researchers are testing a new approach to controlling sleep apnea. It involves an implant that would keep the tongue from relaxing so much that it blocks air passages. Inspire Medical Systems plans to test 100 apnea patients by late January to see how well the implant really works. You can read a full report [âŚ]
December 28, 2010
Channel 19
Driver hours changes: Bummer of a proposal?
Expectation among many haulers leading into FMCSAâs Dec. 23 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to change driversâ hours of service regulations was that at least some larger degree of sleeper berth flexibility would be reintroduced in order that, as so many have put it to me over the past yearâs worth of debating the issue, âtruck [âŚ]
December 28, 2010
Business
Diesel price sets 2-year high
The current price is the highest since $3.482 in Oct. 20, 2008, and 56.2 cents above a year ago.
December 28, 2010
Channel 19
Former long-hauler makes N.Y.C. Met opera debut
Carl Tanner (pictured) worked as a long-haul driver before making moves toward pursuing a career in what New York Times writer David Belcher painted as his calling in a piece published in the Times yesterday, available online here. Tanner, by the terms of his contract as stand-by in the role of Dick Johnson in Pucciniâs [âŚ]
December 27, 2010
Channel 19
âTwas the Night Before Christmas â truckstop edition
âThe only real difference between you and me â I do it in one night; you do it constantly.â âSanta Claus at the truckstop, to a fellow hauler in the fuel line Merry Christmas, all. Hereâs a little vid from the folks at driver training outfit Driver Solutions to give you a little holiday chuckle. [âŚ]
December 24, 2010
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