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Operator to train in CNN’s Fit Nation program this year

“I was on my way back to Texas and didn’t have a webcam,” says Roadrunner Transportation Services contractor Glenn Keller about the circumstances in which he filmed what has become a winning entry to take part in CNN’s 2012 Fit Nation Triathlon Challenge. “I pulled off the interstate, went into a Walmart and bought what […]

January 28, 2012

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TCA names 20 ‘Best Fleets’

For owner operators, contest survey revealed miles were flat, but income had increased by 5 percent.

January 27, 2012

Business

House to tackle highway funding bill

House committee will work on legislation Feb. 2. The current surface transportation funding extension expires March 31.

January 27, 2012

Business

Alliance Truck Parts 2012 NASCAR schedule set

Alliance Truck Parts Racing Team’s NASCAR racing starts Feb. 25 in Daytona, Fla., and includes 22 weekends. Penske driver Sam Hornish Jr. is the driver for the Alliance Truck Parts No. 12 Dodge Challenger in the races. “We’re especially proud to continue our relationship with Penske Racing and the entire Alliance Truck Parts Racing Team,” […]

January 27, 2012

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CARB says Navistar credits to sell engines ending

Agency’s executive order says emission credits allowing sale of engines run out Feb. 29.

January 27, 2012

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Court sets new FMCSA deadline on recorder motion

Court granted extension to Feb. 21 for the FMCSA’s response to the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association’s motion.

January 27, 2012

Channel 19

‘Leave Tony alone’ — An owner-operator on the truck stop tiger

Animal rights advocates are a vocal bunch, as I’ve found out over the course of the last several years. Write word one about Tony, the tiger at the Tiger Truck Stop in Gross Tete, La., and you can pretty much place your bets on a blizzard of commentary coming your way. Until recently, much of […]

January 27, 2012

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Used truck sales up in December

Used truck sales increased 13 percent in December, but were 9 percent lower than the previous year

January 26, 2012

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‘Monkey gouger’ Jimmy Ardis beats the odds to 4 million safe miles

Owner-operator Jimmy Ardis of Sumter, S.C., leased to Moultrie, Ga.-based Sapp Trucking, learned to drive “in a 1971 International 4070 cabover with a 250 Cummins in it,” he says, running to the West Coast and back. He’d driven farm tractors prior to that. “I pretty well had it mastered by the time I went over […]

January 26, 2012

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‘A girl named Fred’ and other dog stories

Any driver who’s taken a pet on the road knows how special that bond can be. Read the winning entries from the OverdriveRetro Best Dog Story competition.

January 26, 2012

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DMS Moving Systems wins award

DMS Moving Systems, based in Canton, Mich., was recently chosen for the 2011 Moving and Storage Agent of the Year Service Excellence Award from the American Moving and Storage Association. DMS was nominated by Atlas Van Lines for its excellence in customer service, leadership, community involvement and innovation.  Besides lowering its impact on the environment […]

January 26, 2012

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Michelin continues aid for Back on the Road program

Michelin Americas Truck Tires will continue to support Arrow Truck Sales’ Back on the Road Program through 2012, the tire maker announced. The program provides one deserving driver with a truck and a job to get him or her back on the road, and encourages employment with other incentives, such as the donation of sets […]

January 25, 2012