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Partners in Business
PIB TIP:  PLAN YOUR TRIP IN ADVANCE. Plan your tri
PIB TIP:  PLAN YOUR TRIP IN ADVANCE. Plan your trip and work out the timing in advance to get the most from your time. Ask for directions to every stop, or use mapping software such as Rand McNally’s Route Tools, ProMiles software or the website www.truckpilot.com. The Partners in Business program is produced by Overdrive […]
May 11, 2010
Reader Rigs
Rusty Ryan, who is leased to Landstar, says his 20
Rusty Ryan, who is leased to Landstar, says his 2007 Peterbilt 379 Legacy, shown here, is the sixth Peterbilt he’s owned in 20 years. The truck is powered by a 550-hp Caterpillar and an 18-speed transmission.
May 11, 2010
Grandpas Last Ride
Business
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 11, 2010
Business
Diesel price rises again
Increasing for the 11th week in the past 12 weeks, the national price was the highest since Oct. 27, 2008, when it was $3.288.
May 10, 2010
Business
Security firm thwarts cargo theft
A covert tracking device embedded in pill bottles recently thwarted an attempt to steal pharmaceutical cargo and led to both full recovery of the products and an arrest, security solutions provider FreightWatch International announced. The Austin, Texas-based firm says that the security device, the Geo F1 Tracker, is slightly longer than a large paperclip and has […]
May 10, 2010
Channel 19
Pink truck more than just pretty
When Daren Parker prepared to ask a senior driver in his Raleigh, N.C.-based Parker Gas propane-delivery fleet to drive a new medium-duty Kenworth T370 straight tanker, all bets were off as to what kind of reaction Parker could expect from said driver. The truck, after all, was painted pink. “You don’t see many trucks painted […]
May 10, 2010
Pink Parker
Business
Trio sentenced for fatal crash
The U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Inspector General said an investigation determined the crash resulted from faulty tractor-trailer brakes.
May 10, 2010
Business
DOT seeks comment on transportation plan
The U.S. Department of Transportation is seeking public comment to help finalize a new strategic plan.
May 10, 2010
Trucks On Road Od
Business
Connecticut passes snow-removal bill
Truck drivers operating in Connecticut could face $75 fines for not removing snow and ice from their vehicles, beginning in 2013.
May 9, 2010
Business
Editor talks about truck driving risks
Truckers News Editor Randy Grider talked about the risks of truck driving for FoxBusiness.com “Risky Businesses” segment.
May 7, 2010
Business
Trucking jobs up in April, down in March
Payroll employment for the industry was 3,200 lower than what the government reported last month for March.
May 7, 2010
Trucking jobs increased by 1,000 in April.
Channel 19
Owner-operator assesses options for rig flooded at TA
The Cumberland River in and around Nashville, Tenn., Thursday, May 6, finally dropped below flood stage, and for many affected in the area, the cleanup process, if not already well underway, began in earnest. At the now-dry site of the inundated TravelCenters of America location downtown (the clean-up there, said sources at the site yesterday, could […]
May 7, 2010
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