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Channel 19
Revisiting the oil bubble, as diesel continues up, up, up
In the July 2008 issue of Truckers News, I reported on huge and speculative, long-only investment positions in commodities markets then contributing to the dramatic rise in crude oil and other commodities prices. Oil topped off at an historic high of near $150 a barrel that month, and if you were around trucking then I [âŚ]
January 13, 2011
Overdrive Extra
Trucking resumes growth as 2010 fades
Freight improved in November and then surged in December â enough to offset the decline in August through October.
January 12, 2011
Channel 19
Fair or foul?: A trucking story on Onion satirical news site
Sandwiched between satirical headlines like âFully Validated Kanye West Retires to Quiet Farm in Iowaâ and âVirgin Mary Statue Crying for No Good Reasonâ today on TheOnion.com was this one: âModern-Day Cowboy Rides 18-Wheeler Full of Entenmannâs Products Westward.â Satirical newsmag The Onion has long been known for its lampooning of the mainstream press and, [âŚ]
January 11, 2011
Channel 19
âRecognition from the DOTâ: uShipâs viral parody of âSocial Networkâ movie trailer
Perhaps youâve seen it. The Social Network film about Facebookâs founding told the story of company cofounder Mark Zuckerbergâs success âtaking the entire social experience of college and putting it online.â The filmâs trailer, which pairs a choral version of Radioheadâs âCreepâ with scenes from the film, was expertly parodied by the folks at uShip [âŚ]
January 7, 2011
Overdrive Extra
Going for the gold in 2011
We began celebrating Overdriveâs 50th year of publishing in October, when that milestone year began. Now, starting the calendar year of that golden anniversary, weâre introducing some improvements in the magazine.
January 5, 2011
Business
Looking forward, looking back
As the new year rolls in, itâs also a good time to reflect. And if youâve following the five-decade retrospective on Overdriveâs 50th anniversary website, you know thereâs plenty to see.
December 30, 2010
Channel 19
Former long-hauler makes N.Y.C. Met opera debut
Carl Tanner (pictured) worked as a long-haul driver before making moves toward pursuing a career in what New York Times writer David Belcher painted as his calling in a piece published in the Times yesterday, available online here. Tanner, by the terms of his contract as stand-by in the role of Dick Johnson in Pucciniâs [âŚ]
December 27, 2010
Channel 19
âTwas the Night Before Christmas â truckstop edition
âThe only real difference between you and me â I do it in one night; you do it constantly.â âSanta Claus at the truckstop, to a fellow hauler in the fuel line Merry Christmas, all. Hereâs a little vid from the folks at driver training outfit Driver Solutions to give you a little holiday chuckle. [âŚ]
December 24, 2010
Channel 19
Auto-texting, safety-minded app available for Android, Blackberry
On the heels of the Department of Transportationâs proposed rule to ban handheld cell phone use by commercial drivers, Iâve been hearing from haulers who object to being singled out on the issue, as seems to be the modus operandi of this department when it comes to driving behavior of late. Given the predominance of [âŚ]
December 21, 2010
Channel 19
Three weeks: FOIA turnaround for PSP information
On November 23, I made note of an avenue toward gaining access to crash and inspection information contained on driversâ Pre-Employment Screening Program reports. Working through the official FMCSA contractor, the fee to obtain a copy of the report to guarantee quality of the information is $10, but in my November 23 âSave $10 on CSA [âŚ]
December 20, 2010
Channel 19
Truck stop operators Sapp Bros. pen autobiography
Sapp Bros. Travel Centersâ Bill and Lee Sapp have penned their collective autobiography, out now from Addicus. The book follows from their youth among seven Sapp children in southeastern Nebraska to the near-present, with the Sapp Bros. name a veritable legend among longtime haulers, particularly in the Upper Midwest. In the year 1971, Bill and Lee, [âŚ]
December 17, 2010
Channel 19
Custom Volvo Class 8 VHD pickup makes splash
Volvo Trucks is offering customers the experience of a lifetime at the companyâs New River Valley manufacturing plant in Dublin, Va., a little more interesting with the addition of a severe service model VHD built in modified pickup truck form. The bright orange, one-of-a-kind Volvo VHD chassis has a full-size crew cab and a pickup bed. The [âŚ]
December 9, 2010
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