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PIB TIP: SLOW YOUR DECELERATION. Fuel is converted
PIB TIP: SLOW YOUR DECELERATION. Fuel is converted to wasted energy with hard and frequent braking, in which case much of the fuel you need to get up to speed again is lost. Safety experts recommend watching ahead a distance of 12 seconds to prevent having to react at the last second. You are less [ā€¦]
November 9, 2010
Reader Rigs
Rick and Toni Skyberg of Poteau, Okla., run this 1
Rick and Toni Skyberg of Poteau, Okla., run this 1993 Peterbilt 379 from Oklahoma to Arizona weekly hauling flagstone for landscaping applications. Rick Skyberg says the truck, which is powered by a 480-hp Detroit Diesel and a 10-speed transmission, has custom paint and custom-built fiberglass. ā€œSheā€™s a work in progress,ā€ he says. ā€œBut sheā€™s a [ā€¦]
November 9, 2010
Rock Runner
Business
National diesel price surges 4.9 cents
The national average price of $3.111 is the highest price in six months. The week of May 10, the price was $3.127.
November 9, 2010
Business
Federal official outlines driver health concerns
Anne Ferro of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said commercial truck driversā€™ life expectancy is 16 years less than the general population.
November 8, 2010
Trucking History
Veterans Day rewind: Mail-call memories from Vietnam
Retired owner-operator Doug Fetterlyā€™s first job out of high school, in 1966, was with the Fourth Infantry Division of the U.S. Army in Vietnam.
November 8, 2010
Doug Fetterly, pictured in 1967 stationed near Cambodia and reading one of among many copies of Overdrive his owner-operator father sent him from back home.
Channel 19
Living with diabetes ā€” behind the wheel of new book ā€˜A Life of Controlā€™
November is national diabetes month, and as such today we bring you a story included in a new book about the difficulty of living with the disease, Published by Vanderbilt University Press. The excerpt ā€” from A Life of Control: Stories of Living With Diabetes, by Alan L. Graber MD, Anne W. Brown RN and [ā€¦]
November 8, 2010
Alifeofcontrol
Business
Ferro expects hours rule release in November
Anne Ferro of the Federal Motor Carrier Administration expects the White House to release the new rule by the end of this month.
November 8, 2010
Business
IdleAire changes name to IdleAIR
IdleAIR provides electrification at 16 truck stops and plans to have the service at six additional locations.
November 8, 2010
IdleAIR provides service at 16 locations.
Business
Federal agency requires recorders for Colorado fleet
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has ordered JBS Carriers to put EOBRs on its more than 700 trucks by March.
November 8, 2010
Business
Prime honors 3-million-mile drivers
Prime Inc. truckers Herman Knight and Steve Rowan have won safety awards forĀ driving 3 million miles safely. The honor requires a driving record free of preventable accidents or incidents, the Springfield, Mo.-based carrier said in a written statement. Knight and Rowan were presented their awards at the 10-year celebration dinner for Prime employees. Both drivers [ā€¦]
November 5, 2010
Business
Trucking adds 300 jobs in Oct.
Since the beginning of March, trucking companies have added 15,900 jobs, according to the latest numbers.
November 5, 2010
Business
I-80 work to begin in Nebraska
Construction work is scheduled to begin Nov. 8 on the 70th Street Bridge over I-80, north of Lincoln.
November 5, 2010
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