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Channel 19

Owner-operator walk-and-talk with Anne Ferro

Several operators took the opportunity the Trucking Solutions Group’s health walk at MATS represented to walk-and-talk issues with FMCSA Administrator Anne Ferro.

March 23, 2013

Channel 19

Driver shortage: An economist and a recruiter ’round the bar

Owner-operator Jeff Clark, blogging as part of Freightliner’s new Team Run Smart initiative, breaks down the driver shortage issue in a crafty way: “An economist and a driver recruiter walk into a bar” and…

March 2, 2013

Overdrive Extra

Bug-removal tip: Scotch Brite ‘Dobie’ pads

This one comes by way of owner-operator Henry Albert’s blog, where he shares an anecdote about the Scotch Brite “Dobie” cleaning pads (pictured) he uses to clean bugs from his windshield — and how he somewhat inadvertently passed the trick off to Daimler engineers at the Uvalde, Texas, proving grounds. Give it a read here. […]

June 28, 2012

Channel 19

Ferro introduced to CSA ‘8th BASIC’: Driver turnover

Some watchers contend carriers’ driver turnover rates should be considered in computing ultimate safety scores in CSA.

June 28, 2012

Channel 19

Open call with Anne Ferro

The folks at the Trucking Solutions Group — including members we’ve written about on the blog, from owner-operators Rick Ash and Bob and Linda Caffee to Henry Albert — are hosting an open conference call with FMCSA Administrator Anne Ferro today at 3 p.m. EDT today. Call-in details you can find here, and I’ll include […]

June 20, 2012

Overdrive Extra

Owner-operator on a fuel-economy test run

In May independent Albert Transport owner-operator Henry Albert participated in a test run of the 2014 Freightliner Cascadia Evolution (pictured) to track and compare its fuel-efficiency against an EPA 2010-compliant Cascadia. We reported about the test just last week. This week, he’s been sharing results of this unique experience over on his blog as part […]

June 7, 2012

Channel 19

One child’s dream come true, in a truck

If you’ve never participated in one of the Make-a-Wish convoys — which pair children with trucks to make dreams come true and support the work of various Make-a Wish Foundation chapters around the nation — take a look at the smile on the face of Nicholas Cropper here, pictured in the passenger seat of owner-operator […]

May 24, 2012

Business

Beyond Anti-Idling

Save thousands of dollars a year on fuel by careful use of your right foot — and your head. Don’t ignore driving habits and other strategies to supplement the benefits of minimal idling.

May 1, 2012

Channel 19

The haps at MATS: Rounding up driver-led efforts

I’ll make an attempt, at least. So much is going on at next week’s trucking show in Louisville it will be next to impossible to catch it all in this space today, but here are a few of the highlights folks have reached out to me about these last few months: Health walk-and-talk, blood driveAs […]

March 16, 2012

Channel 19

Let the (fuel-mileage) games begin!

When owner-operator Henry Albert proposed that he test speed’s effect on fuel mileage on his blog Feb. 22 by dropping his top speed from 65 to 60, he sparked a wellspring of commentary from his readers. At first, he marveled at all the reaction. In the end, however, it’s easily explained: simple, quantifiable results are […]

February 27, 2012

Business

Rest in Pieces

The new hours of service rule further complicates off-duty requirements in ways that could hurt productivity, though some flexibility is added.

February 1, 2012

Channel 19

Intent v. interpretation: Questions raised by new hours rule

The intent is not living up to the interpretation of language in the hours of service final rule, Rich Wilson of Trans Products / Trans Services told me this morning. Just one example of the disconnect (notwithstanding the one I wrote about last week) was noted by owner-operators Linda Caffee and Henry Albert of […]

January 6, 2012