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To toll or not to toll: In PA I-80 controversy’s wake, debate over road privatization re-emerges

When a Devon, Penn., lawyer representing big commercial construction contractors insists that “Nobody’s against this,” referring to tolling major interstates as a method of funding their upkeep and expansion, I suspect he’s not talked to anyone among the nation’s long-haul owner-operators and drivers. Opposition to tolling, in my experience, is near universal among the former, particularly, and […]

May 14, 2010

Truckers cope with crisis in flooding

Throughout the Nashville region, carriers have begun the long process of assessing losses and cleaning up or rebuilding flooded terminals

May 14, 2010

Milan Express was up and running two days after the Nashville flood. (Photo Todd Dills)

Sleep apnea problems discussed

Trucking industry leaders and sleep medicine professionals gathered to find solutions to deal with sleep apnea in trucking.

May 13, 2010

Sleep On Wheel Od

Trucking groups oppose climate change bill

ATA and OOIDA contend the bill will lead to a fuel tax that will hit truckers hard.

May 13, 2010

Drivetrain treatment

Nanomaxx Drive Train Treatment works in engines, transmissions, rear ends and bearings and is designed to improve fuel efficiency and extend the service life of drivetrain parts. The product requires no added appliances or filters. The treatment reduces hydrocarbon, nitrous oxide and other emissions, the company says. FUSION-TECH, INC., www.fusion-tech.com, (919) 212-2245.

May 13, 2010

Quebec filmmaker debuts ‘Vapeurs diesel (Diesel fumes)’ documentary web series

Quebecker Alain Fournier (pictured, of a fashion) is a filmmaker focusing his efforts on fantasy work and — this is where we come in — online documentary. His first big web series, on YouTube and titled “Vapeurs Diesel” or “Diesel Fumes,” looks at long-haul truckers, among them the character of “Big John,” featured in the […]

May 13, 2010

Freight index rose in March

The March Freight TSI gained 2.6 percent from March 2009, the first year-to-year increase in the freight index since July 2008.

May 13, 2010

Love’s Travel Stop in Oklahoma destroyed

The company said the I-40 location, which has been in operation for nearly 25 years, will be demolished.

May 12, 2010

Doggie online social networking; Nashville flood update

Let’s put the disclaimers up top, how bout? “No humans were harmed in the making of” the www.k9friendsunited.com doggie social-networking website, says founder Diarmuid Scullin, a long-hauler who started out with a simple, if somewhat off-the-wall idea. “Have you ever noticed that the vast majority of dog owners tend to be warm, open and friendly […]

May 12, 2010

Intermodal hits record high

Intermodal transport’s share of U.S. long-haul truck traffic reached record highs in the first quarter of 2010, a recent analysis by FTR Associates shows. Both total intermodal movements and movements of domestic intermodal equipment reached new market share highs. Intermodal’s share of U.S. long-haul (550-plus miles) movements of international and domestic containerized freight in the […]

May 12, 2010

Truck seat

The new Next Generation legacy truck seat has longer armrests and enhanced back support that proects the spine’s natural curve. Concave frame structure and bolster radius supplies a will-fit design wtih side-to-side bolster support. The shoulder region is 19 inches wide, and foam cushions minimize spinal pressure. The seat fully reclines and is available in […]

May 12, 2010

Fluid test media

OilCheckUp features instant fluid diagnostics of engine oil, transmission, brake, differential, transfer case, gearbox, power steering, hydraulics, coolants-radiators, heat exchangers and other fluids. The fast test media with chromatographic results offers visual and comparative fluid diagnostics to actual new engine oil, and to manufacturer’s recommended oil and filter change intervals. Any particle contaminants will form […]

May 12, 2010

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