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CSA-Proofing, part two: Closed greasing system
Owner-operator Gordon Alkireās engineered a solution to the problem of needing to get under the truck to grease front and rear suspension components with a system he says heās spent a mere $75 on.
March 9, 2012
Business
Cascadiaās aero design proves itself on the road
See what contributing editor Steve Sturgess has to say about his test drive of Freightlinerās Cascadia and its aerodynamic fuel economy.
March 8, 2012
Business
Obama announces alt-energy plan at Daimler Trucks plant
President Obama announced a $1 billion initiative to spur deployment of clean, advanced vehicles.
March 8, 2012
Channel 19
āRoll On, Truck Driving Girlā: Introducing trucker-songwriter Lisa Godino
Harmony, N.J.-based Lisa Godino (pictured) is a self-proclaimed āfolk artist just trying to make a little noise anywhere I can,ā she says. Itās not always easy, as the kind of noise sheās talking about isnāt of the Class 8 diesel variety but music, and with ā50 hours a weekās worth of trucking, itās difficult to [ā¦]
March 8, 2012
Business
Loveās contributes to tornado relief
Loveās Travel Stops is donating $25,000 to help victims of the March 2 tornadoes that devastated sections of southern Indiana and northern Kentucky, the Oklahoma City, Okla.-based travel center franchise says. AĀ Loveās truck stop in Memphis, Ind., employ staff who lost homes and property, a spokesman for the travel center franchise said. The truck [ā¦]
March 7, 2012
Business
Trucking company owner sentenced for defrauding owner-operators
A Minnesota trucking company operator faces 15 months in prison after pleading guilty to defrauding owner-operators out of back pay.
March 7, 2012
Business
Rocha, Bison win TCA fleet safety awards
Receiving Truckload Carriers Associationās National Fleet Safety Awards were Rocha for small carriers and Bison for large carriers.
March 7, 2012
Business
Protecting our profits from obscene toll hikes
I learned today something about New York mileage tax and fuel tax that I did not know before and that may work to our benefit.
March 7, 2012
Channel 19
NEW VIDS: Explorations of ATDynamicsā TrailerTail
At bottom, find a vid from ATDynamics featuring its new trailer-tail design for vans with rear roll doors, but along the way I thought Iād share some video from my meeting late last year with Brett Tobin (pictured), independent owner-operator of Tobin Trucking, based in the Pacific Northwest. Tobin was featured in my fellow Overdrive [ā¦]
March 7, 2012
Channel 19
Hours debacle covered at news site Politico
**(Overdrive editor Max Heine is posting updates from the Truckload Carriers Association annual meeting via the OD Twitter feed and Facebook page today. Expected to be included among the news are company driver and owner-operator of the year awards. Stay tuned.)** Click through the thumbnail of the graph here for Politico writer Adam Sniderās brief [ā¦]
March 6, 2012
Business
Thoughts about a house and a home
Leaving our Florida vacation house prompts thoughts about home.
March 6, 2012
Channel 19
Contest for small-biz office furniture upgrade
Small fleet owners, does your office furniture need an upgrade? Furniture maker DreamSeat just launched a contest geared specifically toward small businesses like yours. Theyāre looking for the best entry to award a full furniture upgrade to one of their deluxe lines of office furniture, which can be customized with your company logo or other [ā¦]
March 3, 2012
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