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Channel 19

One dispatcher’s public salute to the American truck driver

In case you’ve missed news of this one, which has made the rounds of various email blasts and blogs, it’s one of the best high-profile salutes to owner-operators and drivers I’ve come across in mainstream media of recent memory. Written by Minnesota-based fleet manager Dan Hanson and published last week in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, it […]

August 11, 2011

Business

IdleAir opens sites in Texas, Pa.

Shorepower provider IdleAir has opened locations in Shepherd, Texas, and Claysville, Pa. The Claysville, Pa., stop is at exit six off I-70, and the Texas stop is on Highway 59, north of Houston. IdleAir Premium service is $1.99 per hour plus tax for the first 10 hours, after which the price drops to $1.25 per […]

August 10, 2011

Overdrive Extra

The harsh realities of excessive debt

Congress has muddled through the debt-ceiling crisis, but it’s obvious the problem is not solved. Not only has the nation’s debt rating been lowered, but massive deficit spending remains the norm in Washington, D.C. We’re still going to hell in a hand basket, just at a slightly lower pace. On a smaller scale, any owner-operator […]

August 10, 2011

Channel 19

Scale It: The platform-scale axle-weights app, designed by a driver

John Christner Trucking driver Jerry Wilks is the programmer/developer of an application that, if you’re packing an iPhone and find occasion to use platform scales, could be of great use. Launched early in 2010, the Scale It app for the iPhone is a quick cheat that allows you to input the different weight readings you […]

August 8, 2011

Channel 19

‘A creep or crazy’: Roseanne Barr on today’s truckers

News today is that celebrity media, as usual, is having fun at the expense of the nation’s haulers. You’ve got two choices, as I see it: go on and have fun with them or get madder than a hornet. There’s a poll over at the Hollywood Life site that asks readers to vote on whether […]

August 6, 2011

Channel 19

Updating the top 10 trucking songs of all time

Ten years ago, we asked, you told, then voted. Here are those results. Likewise a call to action: What song would you nominate, either on this list or not, for the No. 1 trucking song of all time today? Drop us a comment toward an updated top 10 for 2021!

August 4, 2011

Business

New Ill. laws favor truckers

Beginning Jan. 1, truckers and four-wheelers will share a 65 mph speed limit on four-lane highways outside the Chicago area.

August 4, 2011

Channel 19

Long-haul swimmer adds running, biking to his competitive repertoire

Siphiwe Baleka (pictured), whom you will remember as the Prime-leased owner-operator who competed and walked away with a couple titles in the U.S. Masters National Swimming championships I wrote about in May, has made headlines yet again — this time not just for his swimming prowess. He placed 56th of 577 competitors at the Warsaw Optimist […]

August 2, 2011

Business

Carriers urged to support driver appreciation week

Companies are asked to list their events for Sept. 11-17 event.

August 1, 2011

Channel 19

How to save fuel: ‘Fix the roads!’ researchers say

We all know the tire makers have done their due in improving truck-tire rolling resistance in recent years to help operators save fuel with tire choices. Two Auburn University researchers say it’s time for the paving industry and the governments that allocate funds for roads to step up to the plate. They located a holy […]

August 1, 2011

Overdrive Extra

Normal intervals for fluid changes

We’re going to start sharing this Overdrive Extra space with John’s advice to readers who have equipment questions.

July 29, 2011

Channel 19

T370 Kenworth hits medium-duty landmark in Quebec plant

A Kenworth T370 was recently recognized as the historic 100,000th medium duty truck produced at the Paccar’s Ste-Therese, Quebec, manufacturing plant. The plant, which opened as a brand-new facility in 1999, has clearly been hard at work during that time in the medium duty space. “The employees at the Paccar Ste-Therese are especially dedicated to building […]

July 27, 2011