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Business

Los Angeles port delays program enforcement

A federal judge has ruled for Port of Los Angeles to enforce its Clean Truck Program.

September 10, 2010

Channel 19

Speeding ticket insurance?

A new service offers “Prepaid Traffic Tickets,” investments as a sort of hedge against the likelihood of getting a speeding or other ticket in a specific amount of time in the future — all while stressing that it does not in fact condone or encourage folks to speed. Basically, the company issues a voucher to […]

September 9, 2010

Business

SalSon to host driver appreciation

Newark, N.J.-based SalSon Logistics will serve cookouts and other meals at its terminals for its drivers Sept. 19-25, during National Truck Driver Appreciation Week. The carrier will also supply drivers rain gear during the week.  For details, go to SalSon Logistics.

September 9, 2010

Business

Board to discuss Oklahoma fatal crash

2009 highway accident involved a tractor-trailer that plowed into stopped traffic on I-44, killing 10 people.

September 9, 2010

Business

Tractors commemorate Schneider’s founding

San Bernardino, Calif., resident Harvey Robbins, shown in the photo, is one of 10 drivers hauling freight in Schneider’s new Freightliner tractors specially decorated for the carrier’s 75th anniversary celebration. The front of each truck is emblazoned with Schneider’s anniversary logo to commemorate the fleet’s 1935 founding. The side decal depicts one of the carrier’s […]

September 9, 2010

Business

GATS reports more visitors, exhibitors

Show floor exhibitor space was up nearly 20 percent over 2009 with almost 450 companies in attendance.

September 9, 2010

Business

Deaths from large truck crashes drop

Fatalities of large truck occupants dropped from 682 in 2008 to 503 in 2009, a 26 percent decline.

September 9, 2010

Business

Transportation plan unveiled

Over the next six years, the plan would include rebuilding 150,000 miles of roads and constructing and maintaining 4,000 miles of rail.

September 8, 2010

Business

CSA 2010 fact sheet available

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has created “CSA 2010: Just the Facts.”

September 8, 2010

Partners in Business

PIB TIP: REDUCE AVERAGE SPEED. It’s easy to get in

PIB TIP: REDUCE AVERAGE SPEED. It’s easy to get into the trap of driving fast. But speed is the main reason for increased fuel consumption and reduced profit. Experts agree that every mile per hour driven over 60 mph reduces fuel economy by one-tenth of a mile per gallon. The Partners in Business program is […]

September 8, 2010

Reader Rigs

This 1996 Western Star Heritage, which has a 430-h

This 1996 Western Star Heritage, which has a 430-hp Detroit and a 13-speed Fuller transmission, is owned by Bob Verdi, of Harrietta, Minn. Verdi says the truck is a work in progress and that it’s “the best truck I have ever owned.”

September 8, 2010

Channel 19

APU rebates, Leslie train horns for East Tennessee’s Sams Trucking

Check out my story in the September Overdrive magazine on various financial incentives — rebates, grants, various low-interest loan programs — state governments are making available to owner-operators and carriers to encourage the purchase of idle-reduction technologies like APUs, cab heaters and the like, and you’ll find in the lead this pic of the new […]

September 8, 2010