Tag: Tractor-trailer

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CSA-Proofing, part two: Closed greasing system

Owner-operator Gordon Alkire’s engineered a solution to the problem of needing to get under the truck to grease front and rear suspension components with a system he says he’s spent a mere $75 on.

March 9, 2012

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Alert network for missing drivers formed

Any time a driver goes missing out on the road it’s a nightmare for back-office personnel, friends and, of course, the family back home. A recent case spawned a Facebook group dedicated to resolving disappearances more quickly through the crowd-sourcing that online social networks have made easy. The Missing Truck Driver Alert Network was […]

February 16, 2012

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Three compete for Owner-Operator of the Year, cross-border program lawsuits advance, turnpike rates rise, Baltimore bridge tolls rising and many more industry news items are featured.

February 1, 2012

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11 die in I-65 collision

A March 26 accident on Interstate 65 in Kentucky left 11 dead after a tractor-trailer crossed the median, then collided with a passenger van before it crashed into a rock wall and caught fire. Investigators do not yet know why the truck crossed the median, said Trooper Charles Swiney of the Kentucky State Police. Two […]

March 31, 2010