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Tag: Owner-Operators: Page 23
Business
Do it yourself: Tractor maintenance
The first volume of tractor maintenance topics, compiled by the editors of Overdrive and Truckers News, covers 12 tasks that help optimize equipment life.
February 27, 2012
Business
Life makes sense out on the road
Our extended vacation was good but went wrong in some ways.
February 27, 2012
Channel 19
Go Guy āpocket urinalā pitchman āGo Cousin Vinnyā
āAs spring approaches,ā runs the latest press release from the makers of the Go Guy pocket urinal (motto: āWhen there is nowhere to go, go where you areā), āmore truckers will be heading out onto the open road to haul their wares from state to stateā ā a pretty blanket statement, but likely valid considering [ā¦]
February 26, 2012
Business
Groups want high court review of port case
Trucking organizations support ATAās request to review a courtās ruling regarding Port of Los Angeles trucking concession requirements.
February 24, 2012
Business
About Express-1 and XPO
I am researching and writing a story about expedite carrier Express-1 and its parent company XPO Logistics, Inc.
February 24, 2012
Channel 19
Back to basics in apnea debate: The importance of sleep
Last night on the Truth About Trucking Live online radio program of fuel hauler Allen Smith and his wife, Donna, discussion of the FMCSAās Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee and Medical Review Boardās joint work on the issue of sleep apnea gave way at a crucial moment to a reiteration of the reality of the [ā¦]
February 24, 2012
Business
ProStar+ with MaxxForce 15 on Texas highways
An Overdrive editor is impressed by the strong, quiet ride when he takes this Navistar tractor out to see how it performs.
February 23, 2012
Business
Mistake made, losses cut
Today was about a land purchase that went bad.
February 23, 2012
Channel 19
More than a typo? Split sleeper wishful thinking
Trans Products / Trans Services Regulatory Manager Rich Wilson, during a break between sessions of the Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee meeting in Alexandria, Va., early this month, pointed out a couple curious problems with the medical forms some states are using. One, he pointed out, defined stage 3 hypertension as a blood pressure reading [ā¦]
February 23, 2012
Channel 19
British TV show features female hauliersā¦
The new Mother Truckers TV show on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom pitches in its intro a looming takeover of the industry there by drivers of the female sex ā as one reviewer put it, however, that only works if 2 percent of drivers being women qualifies as looming takeover. Nonetheless, the fact that [ā¦]
February 22, 2012
Business
Rebates available on anti-idling equipment in STEP program
An ongoing electrification project still has funds to give rebates on anti-idling equipment for owner-operators of on medium- and heavy-duty trucks and fleets, executives with Shorepower Technologies and Eugene, Ore.-based nonprofit Cascade Sierra Solutions said of the so-called STEP program. Of the $10 million total allotment, nearly three-fourths in rebates are still available for battery-powered [ā¦]
February 21, 2012
Business
Pilot plaza opens in Ontario
A new travel plaza has opened in Lancaster, Ontario, at 20382 Old Highway 2, on exit 814 off Highway 401, the Pilot Flying J franchise says. The 13,000-square-foot travel center features high-speed 10 diesel islands along with diesel exhaust fluid at the pump. Dining options include Dennyās restaurant and a hot food deli. Other services [ā¦]
February 21, 2012
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