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Business

I-670 to close in Kansas City

Bridge construction will close westbound I-670 in the downtown Kansas City loop between I-70 and I-35.

August 12, 2011

Channel 19

Koch & Sons driver’s adventure at Minn. driving championships

Driver John Borman and I haven’t met in person, but via the monthly photo contests I help host for Truckers News and, before that, our monthly featured photo from the magazine’s Flickr.com photo-sharing group, I’ve become well-acquainted with Borman as not only a great photographer but a consummate professional. When he asked if I’d be […]

August 12, 2011

Business

DOT updates rules timetable

Agency has updates on electronic recorders, hours of service and speed limiters on trucks.

August 12, 2011

Business

Survey: Drivers concerned about CSA

Report shows how CSA has exerted an influence on the daily lives of commercial drivers.

August 11, 2011

Business

Owner-Operator of the Month for August

Larry Severson says success is when you get the feeling you’ve done the job right.

August 11, 2011

Channel 19

One dispatcher’s public salute to the American truck driver

In case you’ve missed news of this one, which has made the rounds of various email blasts and blogs, it’s one of the best high-profile salutes to owner-operators and drivers I’ve come across in mainstream media of recent memory. Written by Minnesota-based fleet manager Dan Hanson and published last week in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, it […]

August 11, 2011

Business

Double Coin relaunches website

A newly redesigned website is intended to be more user friendly, Double Coin Tires and China Manufacturers Alliance announced. The site includes a wider viewing area, new tire images and a resource center for downloadable information and reference. Viewers can now access more customer testimonials and browse product details. Double Coin tire dealerships and truck […]

August 11, 2011

Business

Freight TSI up in June

Increase in the Freight Transportation Services Index came after two monthly declines.

August 11, 2011

Business

Truck stop app expands

Truck Stop Coupons has been introduced on the Android platform.

August 11, 2011

Business

CVOC panel to highlight expert advice

A panel of industry executives will give advice on thriving with change at the Commercial Vehicle Outlook Conference set for 9 a.m., Thursday, Aug. 25, preceding the Great American Trucking Show in Dallas. Robert Low, president and founder of Prime, Inc.; Don Orr, president and CEO of Central Freight; and Russell Stubbs, president of CEO […]

August 10, 2011

Channel 19

A window on FMCSA’s CSA driver-enforcement authority goals

I thought I’d share a document leaked earlier in the year — specifically in May, and to the Transportation Weekly publication — that purported to be a draft highway bill whose genesis was within the Obama administration. It contains a 12-page section headed by “Driver Safety Provisions,” beginning on p. 366, that seems to further […]

August 10, 2011

Business

IdleAir opens sites in Texas, Pa.

Shorepower provider IdleAir has opened locations in Shepherd, Texas, and Claysville, Pa. The Claysville, Pa., stop is at exit six off I-70, and the Texas stop is on Highway 59, north of Houston. IdleAir Premium service is $1.99 per hour plus tax for the first 10 hours, after which the price drops to $1.25 per […]

August 10, 2011