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Port haulers on Occupy actions
The Occupy Wall Street movement claimed solidarity with West Coast port haulers yesterday in efforts with varying success to shut down ports in Southern and Northern California as well as farther north in the Pacific Northwest. Some port haulers reciprocated the gesture. This âOpen Letter From Americaâs Port Truck Drivers,â for instance, originating from the [âŚ]
December 13, 2011
Business
Freightliner Trucks launches newly redesigned website
A newly redesigned website features new product support and navigation tools, Portland, Ore.-based Freightliner Trucks announced. The website showcases the truck makerâs on-highway, medium duty, severe duty and alternative power solutions, features an extensive library of truck components and highlights the makerâs innovation and engineering leadership, a company statement said. Other features on the new [âŚ]
December 13, 2011
Business
Pilot Flying J opens new stop in Iowa
Osceola, Iowa, is home to a new Pilot Flying J travel center at 2010 West Clay St. at Exit 34 off Interstate 35. The 5,500-square-foot center hosts four fuel islands and seven diesel islands, all of which feature DEF and biodiesel. The center features a CAT scale, five automated showers, 80 parking spaces for trucks, [âŚ]
December 12, 2011
Business
Occupy demonstrators move against ports
Assemblies were reported for California ports and action was planned for other West Coast ports.
December 12, 2011
Channel 19
Modest proposal: âLet regulators have what they wantâ
Today, a dispatch from driver and radio host Big Al Weekley (pictured), the man behind the streaming Dispatch Me Home Radio Network site. It comes in response to Nabisco hauler Buddy Wennersâ modest proposal to regulators to skip all the preamble and really just do what they really seem to want to do, âban truck [âŚ]
December 12, 2011
Channel 19
Webb Wheel on Motorhead Garage TV this morning
Looking for a little extra wheel maintenance know-how? Tune into Webb Wheelâs television debut this morning during a Motorhead Garage TV episode on Fox Sports Network (FSN) Sunday, Dec. 11 at 11:30 a.m., re-airing Monday, Dec. 12 at 4:30 p.m., all time zones. Youâll recall prior appearances of fifth-wheel makers Jost as well as Hendrickson [âŚ]
December 11, 2011
Channel 19
Take CSA challenge: Win iPad, $5,000
The folks at Big Truck TV, in partnership with AT&T, have announced a competition taking applications from potential competitors, including you, through early February. âThe CSA Challenge will comprise six challengers being chosen to compete over a two-month period,â or 10 weeks, says Michael Carpentier, Big Truck TV CEO. Each challenger will receive an iPad2 [âŚ]
December 10, 2011
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Modest proposal: âBan truck drivingâ
The comments on the news of the handheld cellphone ban while driving for the interstate pilots of the nationâs tractor-trailer rigs continue to come in. (Read them for yourself here, including among them at the very end a reaction by driver Wayne Leverton to witnessing a state patrol officer in Washington State use both hands [âŚ]
December 9, 2011
Business
G&P to deliver wreaths for outreach
Gaston, S.C.-based G&P Trucking Co. will deliver wreaths to veteransâ graves as part of the national Wreaths Across America outreach. G&P driver Danny Burgess, a Navy veteran, will transport the wreaths in South Carolina cemeteries for the second consecutive year. The carrier is honored to be part of the project, said Clifton Parker, G&P Trucking [âŚ]
December 9, 2011
Business
âShipping Warsâ to feature operators in earnings contest
The 10-episode half-hour series is set to premiere Jan. 10, at 9 and 9:30 p.m. EST and PST with back to back episodes.
December 8, 2011
Channel 19
Language of the MCSAC/MRB sleep apnea recommendations
Youâve more than likely seen the news, available via Overdrive here, that firm recommendations for guidance on required evaluation and treatment for sleep apnea among truck drivers with a body mass index (BMI) measurement of 35 or higher came down from the FMCSAâs Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee in their joint meeting with the Medical [âŚ]
December 8, 2011
Business
Loveâs opens Kankakee, Ill., stop
A new travel plaza with Arbyâs restaurant and 90 truck spaces opened in Kankakee, Ill., off Interstate 57 at exit 308, Loveâs Travel Stops & Country Stores said. Drivers who make purchases at the stop through Jan. 8 will receive double points on store cards. The truck stop also features diesel exhaust fluid dispensers at [âŚ]
December 8, 2011
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