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Business
Winter doldrums in the spot market for vans, reefers
Van rates may have hit bottom for the season, says DAT’s Ken Harper. “There are reasons to be cautiously optimistic, however, for spot freight. “Volumes on the top 100 van lanes were up 2.5 percent over the previous week, and about the same month over month.”
February 16, 2017
Business
Seasonal pattern taking hold in spot market dry van, reefer
Good news, bad news: Normal seasonal slowdowns means “we’re coming down from higher volumes of freight and rates. Compared to December 2016, the strongest month of the year, we’re sliding, but compared to last year at this time, we’re up.”
January 26, 2017
Overdrive Radio
‘Common sense, you’ve got it for a reason’ -- Use your CB already, owner-ops say
And if you don’t run with a CB, get one. Too many seem to think that the CB is little more than a “movie prop from a silly movie from the 1970s,” as Kenneth Williams put it, echoing the sentiment of a bevy of truckers after a deadly highway pileup.
January 24, 2017
Voices
Real American Trucker presents ‘A 360+’ in snow on U.S. 30 in Wyo.
“Following a snowplow on a foggy, ice-covered road” near Kemmerer, Wyo., as you’ll see in the vid, an SUV coming up from behind the truck was unable to stop and does a full 360, and then some, right in front of the rig.
January 17, 2017
Business
When in doubt, change it out
With flatbed freight volume in the tank, George moves back to the old stand-by: “I’m going to pick up a van. I dropped my flatbed off for inspection and I’m picking up a van.”
January 27, 2016
Channel 19
Saturday round-up: Life goes on, worm turns on small fleet successes
Pony express freight: A prescription from a reader for long-term long-haul small fleet success? And: Got the white stuff? We got plenty of it here. . . . Stay warm.
January 23, 2016
Business
Packing for the seasonal transition: ‘Sometimes you eat the bear …’
When you're hitting the road in fall, "the moral of the story is, don't get cocky... Kudos to the truck drivers who do it right."
October 18, 2015
Business
Winter storm cutting from Midwest across Southeast and beyond through Thur.
Various winter storm warnings were in effect for areas from Texas and Oklahoma east to the Appalachians and beyond; Also: More winter-trucking pics from readers around the nation.
March 4, 2015
Business
Preparing for the worst
No one likes to think about it, but winter is upon us and the chance of being involved in an accident increases tenfold with bad weather and slick roads. Preparing for the worst-case scenario is not only smart, it could save your life.
January 19, 2015
Channel 19
Truckers for Hope’s round two at St. Jude; Close brush with 60 below
Chris Dowdy’s headed back for some trucking outreach and engagement at St. Jude; and an emotional story from Keith “Palerider” Lawson’s Youtube channel on the importance of winter preparedness.
September 18, 2014
Business
Atlanta-geddon, part two
“Well here we go again. There’s an ice storm predicted for the greater Atlanta area, and this time, they’ve decided to prepare by asking big trucks to avoid the area.”
February 12, 2014
Business
Truck haters and Mother freakin’ Nature
“Just another day in trucking. A crappy one. But that’s OK because it still beats night shift at a nursing home, and we both woke up breathing again. So there’s that.”
January 29, 2014
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