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Tempe, Ariz., resident Trent Waller hauls milk in

Tempe, Ariz., resident Trent Waller hauls milk in the Southwest in his 2007 Peterbilt 379. The truck is equipped with a 550-hp Cat and an 18-speed Eaton Fuller transmission. Waller has added custom touches as well, including aftermarket fenders, stainless steel steps, a custom-built flush-mounted bumper, and some diamond plating.

October 20, 2010

Partners in Business

PIB TIP: PERFORM REGULAR PM. Preventive maintenanc

PIB TIP: PERFORM REGULAR PM. Preventive maintenance ensures your truck is running efficiently. Check your current miles per gallon at each fill, and if it falls off, determine the reason. Check often enough to catch low oil, a dirty air filter or an air compressor leak. Don’t use a higher-viscosity oil than you need. The […]

October 20, 2010

Business

Agency rules for federal authority on truck IDs

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has granted three petitions submitted by the American Trucking Associations.

October 20, 2010

Trucking History

Kandel Transport’s seasoned legacy

Owner-operator Richard Daniels started trucking in 1946 and retired as Kandel Transport Co. president in 1992. His son, Jack Daniels, grew the Akron, Ohio-based reefer carrier with his father’s guidelines: “Flash has no place in a business owner’s life.”

October 20, 2010

Business

Panel: Slow growth now but better times ahead

Manufacturing has provided some growth – about 8 percent since last June – due in part to tax credits.

October 19, 2010

Business

Rush names inaugural Chrome & Class show winners

Gene McKinney of West Blocton, Ala., garnered the People’s Choice award at the inaugural Chrome & Class Truck Show.

October 19, 2010

Business

Great Dane plant restarts

The first Great Dane trailers were completed at the Jonesboro, Ark., facility in mid-October following a recall of about 70 employees in September, the trailer maker announced. The plant had been idle since October of last year. Initially, 20 SSL dry freight vans featuring single-sided laminate interior lining will be built per week, said a […]

October 19, 2010

Channel 19

Nashville Rush Chrome & Class show winners

Friday I reported from the site of the first annual Chrome & Class Truck Show at the Nashville location of Rush Truck Centers just east-southeast of downtown in Smyrna. If you missed it, read about the first day at Nashville Rush, a story largely about the Eady family of truck owners/builders from Hillsboro, Ala., and […]

October 19, 2010

Trucking History

Read his lips

Owner-operator F. P. Sykes expressed much of the same frustration in September 1965’s issue of Overdrive that truckers saythe feel today.

October 19, 2010

Business

Diesel price increases slightly

For the third consecutive week, the average weekly retail on-highway diesel price increased, rising 0.7-cent to $3.073 a gallon.

October 18, 2010

Business

Volvo re-ups to sponsor Road Team

Volvo Trucks again will sponsor America’s Road Team in 2011.

October 18, 2010

Business

Home-weekly fleets offered

Home-weekly fleets have started in several regions nationally, Crete Carrier Corp. announced. Drivers will be paid on practical route miles and can enjoy home time on a weekly basis, a spokesman with the Lincoln, Neb.-carriers group said. Both Crete Carrier and Shaffer Trucking recently increased starting driver pay 3 cents per practical mile. Read more at […]

October 18, 2010