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A federal panel recommends an increase in the fuel tax, the FMCSA adjusts CSA cargo scoring, a lawsuit aims to block CSA 2010 disclosure, a private firm plans to offer driver scorecards to reflect CSA 2010 and many more industry news items are featured.
December 1, 2010
The White House commission on fiscal reform and deficit reduction is recommending a 15-cent increase in the federal fuel tax.
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The best of Great West
The bright lights of Las Vegas were low wattage compared to the 30 bobtails and combos competing in Custom Rigsā€™ Pride & Polish during the Great West Truck Show.
August 1, 2010
Boots Chivington’s 2000 Kenworth W900L, from Chivington Trucking, Vernal, Utah, took Best of Show in Limited Mileage Bobtail.
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Charlotte Diesel Super Show to debut
The inaugural Charlotte Diesel Super Show will be Oct. 8-9 at the Charlotte Motor Speedway z-Max Dragway in Concord, N.C.
July 22, 2010
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More visitors, exhibitors at Great West Truck Show
Attendance grew by 2 percent and floor exhibit space increased by 17 percent.
June 30, 2010
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Boots grabs Great West Truck Show win
Boots Chivingtonā€™s 2002 KW W900L, Boots & Barbed Wire, garnered the highest honor ā€“ the Limited Mileage Best of Show.
June 23, 2010
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ā€˜Big Cat Truckerā€™ offers new-driver advice at Great West
Rick Sylvester (pictured) started making videos at his hometown church in Houston about five years ago. From there, he says, his online productions ā€œjust took off.ā€Ā  Shortly after he started his trucking career, Sylvester launched a YouTube channel documenting his first year and a half as a driver, shooting, editing and posting his own videos [ā€¦]
June 18, 2010
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Walk begins Great West health focus
A 1.5-mile walk leaves from the first Health, Wellness and Safety Pavilion June 17 at the Great West Truck Show in Las Vegas.
June 14, 2010
Walkers at the Healthy Trucking Association of America trek pictured this spring in Louisville, Ky.
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June 18: Partners in Business
Itā€™s tough to run a successful owner-operator business. Overdriveā€™s Partners in Business seminar at the Great West Truck Show, sponsored by Freightliner Trucks and Schneider National, provides training to make it work.
June 10, 2010
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A sure bet
No matter the economy, you canā€™t lose in the Great West Truck Show in Las Vegas, where the free advice, equipment displays, job opportunities, regulatory updates and beautiful show trucks much more to owner-operators.
May 4, 2010
Todd Amen of ATBS, the financial services firm that produces Partners in Business with Overdrive, leads a workshop last year in Dallas for prospective and existing owner-operators.
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Age and BMI cutoffs, Californiaā€™s Truck and Bus Rule, truckers off work Hours of Service regulations and heavy-duty engine emissions are among the issues featured.
January 1, 2010
The median number of driver sick days increased to 17 in 2008 from 15 the previous year.
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Truck shows to launch health pavilions, exhibitor space
Randall-Reilly Publishing Co. and the Healthy Trucking Association of America to promote health and wellness at 2010 truck shows.
December 8, 2009
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