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Channel 19

When the time bombs started going off: Channel 19 year in review, part 1

Indulge us as we run back through the rules, the regs, the rigs and the past, present and future of driver pay — all the rage with the “driver shortage” notion analyzed and discussed and thrown under the falling-fuel-surcharge bus. … And so much more Counting down the hours to 2017: 14, 13 …

December 27, 2016

Business

How to fight traffic tickets, whether with or without legal help

There is more than one way to skin the cat when it comes to fighting tickets. While more than four in 10 Overdrive readers say they have seen success contesting a ticket without employing a lawyer to help, interviews reveal a different pattern.

December 27, 2016

Channel 19

What happens when suspension bolts fall out at speed?

Suspension repair gone wrong: For owner-operator Howard Salmon, with winter conditions settling in over parts of the country, he’s thankful the bolts fell out where they did, to a certain extent …

December 13, 2016

Voices

Dashcam to the rescue: Trucker assists law enforcement twice — in two days — with video evidence

Two days, two near-fatalities with plenty of motorist impatience at fault caught on the dashcam of independent owner-operator Howard Salmon. In both incidents, Salmon provided a principle piece of evidence to local law enforcement in Sarasota and Palmetto, Fla.

October 25, 2016

Channel 19

Howard Salmon presents ‘The Prius won,’ or ‘Cut off, ticketed, stuck on I-24 near Chattanooga’

Sadly, this video view from the dashcam of owner-operator Howard Salmon puts to bed an accident-free period for the longtime independent spanning Salmon’s 30-plus years — and more than 4 million miles. It also mighth exonerate him from a ticket for following too close issued at the scene.

September 19, 2016

Channel 19

Audio preview: Howard Salmon’s ‘The War Within’ to be unveiled at Mid-America

Independent owner-operator Howard Salmon is back this year ahead of the Mid-America Trucking Show with another recorded song — a moving account of a soldier’s struggle with relationships, memory and more on the return home after combat.

March 12, 2016

Channel 19

ELD mandate’s pre-2000 model year exception: One owner-operator’s morning celebration, more voices raised

Independent Howard Salmon — owner of a 1999 Kenworth W900 — and his reaction to news of the pre-2000 model year exception in the ELD mandate — more voices on the rule, too.

December 10, 2015

Overdrive Radio

Podcast: Music, new advocacy project from independent Howard Salmon

The owner-operator/songwriter hear tells the story of his “Who Would They Look Up To?” track, newly being offered as a free download to encourage parents and truckers around the nation to hew to its message, and more.

March 13, 2015

Overdrive Radio

Podcast: Trucker Talent Search emcee Tony Justice

Red Eye Radio’s Eric Harley interviewed Justice recently about the Trucker Talent Search program at GATS, as well as his recent efforts with his own music. Justice will host and perform as part of the GATS event.

July 3, 2014

Channel 19

New vids from owner-operator/songwriter Howard Salmon

I caught up with Howard Salmon at the TA in downtown Nashville a couple weeks back now — it’d been more than a year since the last time we’d been able to meet up, and he had much to tell. His independent trucking business, hauling in a 1999 Kenworth W900 with a reefer and loading […]

December 26, 2011

Channel 19

New vid for ‘I am the flag,’ by Ron Terry

On this Veteran’s Day, a new video care of owner-operator Howard Salmon — the tune, “I am the flag,” appears on his and Ron Terry’s “These Trucks Are Made of Gold” record and consists of a somber reading of the Terry poem by the poet himself. As its title suggests, it’s a poetic narrative of […]

November 11, 2011

Channel 19

UPDATE: ‘Hats for heroes’ special delivery, take two

You will recall my story here about the genesis and progress of Marten Transport driver Candy Bass’ “Hats for Heroes” program of providing an outlet for a wide array of trucking industry participants to honor the sacrifices of U.S. soldiers. Well, the past year’s volume of hats was significant enough to require more than just […]

April 11, 2011