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Contouring a path to enlightenment
Stuck between strenuous flatbedding and the catâs fireworks freak-out: âGetting old is hell, ainât it?â
July 7, 2017
Business
Truck driver occupational fatalities in 2014 at highest level since 2008
Work-related truck driver fatalities rose to their highest level since 2008 last year, according to a report issued by the Department of Labor this week. About 725 heavy vehicle or tractor-trailer drivers died on the job last year, according to the report.
September 23, 2015
Business
I-75 South, following bridge collapse in Cincinnati, reopens ahead of schedule
Officials expect closures to continue at least for the next two days. The collapse was of the old Hopple Street overpass, and reportedly occurred while the span was undergoing demolition work.
January 21, 2015
Channel 19
Fallen driver Richard Sullivanâs ridealong companion is coming home
Karen Talbot of Animal Aid USA requests drivers flash their lights when they see the N.J.-based nonprofitâs van/trailer combo on the road Aug 20-21, and seeks drivers to participate in a Chatsworth, Ga., homecoming convoy.
August 12, 2014
Business
Driver pleads not guilty in Tracy Morgan crash charges, HOS argument brims
With several news reports suggesting its driver had been awake working for 24 hours prior to the accident, Walmart spokesperson Brooke Buchanan issued a statement early today, Monday, June 9, that the driver was operating within federal hours limitations.
June 12, 2014
Business
Crashes and interventions: CSAâs crash flaw
Independent owner-operators have the lowest rate of truck-involved crashes but are far more likely to be put out of service than drivers for carriers with 500 or more trucks, which have a higher crash rate.
May 6, 2013
Business
Crashes and interventions: The fault handicap
FMCSA may be a long way from accounting for crash fault in the CSA Safety Measurement System. In the meantime, questions about the systemâs effectiveness loom large with analysis of crash rates.
May 1, 2013
Business
Delving into CSA data shows enforcement irregularities
Overdrive is excited to launch the expanded CSAâs Data Trail website, which is dedicated to empowering trucking professionals with data and analysis of how CSA affects their businesses.
May 1, 2013
Channel 19
Navistar holding steady in commitment to health, comfort
An interview with David Allendorph, the companyâs director of innovation in design, overseeing a focus on comfort and health in the companyâs truck design.
September 25, 2012
Channel 19
âWhereâs the loveâ for truckers? Dr. Love has the answer
Or at least he knows where itâs not: I-55 South into Hammond, La., from the No. 46 milemarker about 15 miles to I-12 (much smoother). Dr. Love, or truck driver B.G. Love, takes online viewers on a tour down this road in a video posted in June to the blog for his âLovologyâ project, a personal [âŚ]
September 12, 2011
Channel 19
Veteran long-hauler uninjured in run-in with 2009 Heisman winner
Lee Roop of the Hunstville (Ala.) Times yesterday reported, fortunately, that long-haul driver Paul Clewis was uninjured and will drive out the remainder of the 2011 season after an attempted right-side pass resulted in disaster for 2009 Heisman Trophy winner Mark Ingramâs four-door Infiniti â and Clewisâ tractorâs front end. Clewis wasnât aware an incoming [âŚ]
July 23, 2011
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