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Channel 19
Ferro on detention: āShippers should be held accountable.ā
If you missed the open call the Trucking Solutions Groupās member owner-operators held with FMCSA administrator Anne Ferro last week, you missed a lot. The wide-ranging conversation ran the gamut of topics from cross-border trucking to hours and detention concerns. About the last of which, it was heartening to hear, Ferro noted that she in [ā¦]
May 10, 2011
Channel 19
Open call Wed. with Anne Ferro hosted by Trucking Solutions Group
Rick Ash, chairman of the driver/owner-operator-led Trucking Solutions Group ā with members ranging from such Channel 19 familiar faces Jeff Clark (Truckers News Marathon Trucker columnist), Henry Albert (Overdriveās 2007 Trucker of the Year) and Linda Caffee (team expedited hauler with her husband, Bob) ā reports the TSG will host a call tomorrow, Wed., May [ā¦]
May 3, 2011
Channel 19
Blood drive joins health walk among driver-led initiatives at MATS
āGive so that others may liveā runs the tagline for the Friday blood drive (11 a.m. to 4 p.m., booth #91470 outdoors) to be held at the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville this week. Itās an initiative led by the Driver Health Council of the Trucking Solutions Group, a crew of owner-operators initiating dialogue about [ā¦]
March 30, 2011
Business
Health walk emphasizes participants
Over the years I have run in scores of events. The smallest event that I have been involved with was 12 people. I have also run in races with 15,000 people. I have learned many things from my involvement in these events. The most important is what sticks with me. It has to be about [ā¦]
March 28, 2011
Channel 19
Latest distraction: Hauler takes on-highway health to new heights
Some truck drivers in Germany are on a health kick perhaps more extreme than that of their U.S. counterparts. Near the western city of Munster, the website of Germanyās English-language daily the Local reported, a hauler was spotted on the autobahn weaving as he overtook vehicles ahead. As police gave chase, the unmistakable glint of [ā¦]
March 25, 2011
Life
In It for the Adventure
āTrucker Cyclerā Scott Grenerth sees the country by truck and by bike, and driver group looks to build on success of previous health walks.
March 1, 2011
Business
Truckers discuss real-world health problems
Truckers reviewed health problems and challenges of coping with them at an international conference on driver health in Baltimore.
November 10, 2010
Channel 19
āNever forgetā: 9/11 remembered by owner-operator Dick McCorkle
Perkins Specialized leased owner-operator Dick McCorkle (pictured) was there, or at least within a few miles of there, when jet airliners were flown into the north and south towers of the World Trade Center complex on Sept. 11, 2001. Specifically, heād just delivered to a trade show at 42nd St. and 7th Ave., near Times [ā¦]
September 10, 2010
Channel 19
Driver āhealth movementā hitting stride
On the blog of the U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, a shout-out was posted yesterday to the Heathy Trucking Association of America and the Trucking Solutions Group 61+ DriverĀ Health Advisory Committeeās health walk at GATS last week, which I wrote a little about in advance of the show. Held at the Dallas Convention Center on [ā¦]
September 3, 2010
Channel 19
Driver-led health walk at MATS; video interview with O/O Dick McCorkle
At the āItās a Teams Lifeā blog home of expediters Bob and Linda Caffee, youāll find all manner of good information about the business of trucking, from the singular point of view of this versatile and experienced couple. But a recent item caught my attention, as it reminded me ofĀ three fairly recentĀ conversations Iāve had with [ā¦]
March 11, 2010
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