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A good Good Friday, but not for freight

Freight is slow in Arizona on this Good Friday.

April 6, 2012

News flash: Hazmat haulers drive safe every day

The public always hears about the catastrophic truck wrecks but what about the millions of miles truckers safely drive every day?

April 5, 2012

Cubby Buddy toolbox maker’s new storage system for load bars

Hensley Inc.-leased owner-operator Jeff Zehrer (pictured), with a Great Dane dry van and Freightliner tractor and a unique line of tool-box systems for owner-operators you may well recall me writing about here back in January, has added yet another patent-pending storage system to the repertoire of his growing Cubby Buddy side business. The business and Zehrer […]

April 2, 2012

The beauty and power of a goal

Since I decided to write a book, long put-off tasks are suddenly getting done.

April 2, 2012

These truckers were paid tourists today

It took some doing, but we figured out how to park the truck in Sacramento where we could enjoy a day of tourist fun.

April 1, 2012

Feds close Utah carrier

Federal officials have shut down a small Utah carrier after declaring the company and its principal an imminent public safety hazard.

March 31, 2012

Behold the Red Giant — Bryan Dax’s custom 1990 Diamond Reo

Just what is that motorcycle doing in front of Two Rivers, Wis.-based owner-operator Bryan Dax’s custom 1990 Diamond Reo “Red Giant?” When I visited with Dax this past week (you may recall his rig from my coverage of the Nashville Chrome & Class show last year) at the tail end of my tour through Minnesota […]

March 30, 2012

Court of Appeals denies OOIDA’s EOBR request

A federal court has denied OOIDA’s request that it order the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to not encourage EOBR use.

March 30, 2012

Overdrive Extra

Check out April issue of Overdrive

Read James Jaillet’s great story on the pros and cons of reprogramming your engine in the digital edition of Overdrive.

March 28, 2012

Cracking Evel Knievel’s forgotten safe

Host Robb Mariani got quite a surprise when he was filming an episode of “American Trucker.” See an exclusive video of what was found during restoration of a 1974 Mack FS700.

March 27, 2012

Ugly today: pay to park, canceled load

Security told us to pay to park, then a load canceled later in the day.

March 26, 2012

Developing a spreadsheet for expediters

Our spectacular scenic drive continued today. I worked on spreadsheets when we parked for the night.

March 25, 2012

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