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Tag: Owner-Operators: Page 36
Business
Idleair opens at Pilot Flying J stops in Georgia, Tennessee
Electric shore power provided by Idleair is newly available at travel centers in Dalton, Ga., off I-75 at exit 326, and in White Pine, Tenn., off I-81 at exit 4, Pilot Flying J travel centers announced. Limited free service for the shore power is being offered through Nov. 30 and, following that, a discount of [ā¦]
November 16, 2011
Business
U.S. Xpress expands reefer service
Coast-to-coast, reefer service expanded recently, Chattanooga, Tenn.-based U.S. Xpress Enterprises said. The fleet now operates 100 reefer trucks and expects to have 250 by the end of 2012. Primary service lanes are from California to the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and Southeast regions and back to California, the carrier says. The fleet is also expanding volumes in [ā¦]
November 16, 2011
Channel 19
Cabover extra in āReal Steelā film to be auctioned Dec. 8
Joyce Smith, co-owner of Ron Smith Trucking of Breckenridge, Mich., shuttered the company about a year ago, a month after her husband passed away. The small fleetās equipment will be auctioned off on Dec. 8 at their place in nearby Wheeler. Among the 17 tractors on offer (among livestock, flatbed and other trailers as well [ā¦]
November 16, 2011
Business
Tonight: Chat with ex-IRT bad boy Dave Redmon
Sign up for a free live chat session with Dave Redmon, who was fired from the āIce Road Truckersā TV series.
November 14, 2011
Channel 19
Stowaway diary: Keep an eye on your roof fairing in Laredo
Whatās wrong with this picture? Taken by owner-operator Henry Albert, with whom we just checked in last week, it shows a desperate attempt by a couple to stow away on a rig on its way from the border zone into the U.S. interior. A testament to the value of drivers looking out for each other, [ā¦]
November 14, 2011
Channel 19
āTalented truckersā TV show looking for ā¦ talented truckers
A television production company has a rather off-the-wall idea itās helping one of the major cable channels develop ā it wants to create a talent-competition-type series (a la American Idol, Dancing With the Stars, et al) that plays out on location at, well, a truck stop. And in the spirit of radio truck driver talent [ā¦]
November 12, 2011
Business
Loveās opens in Strafford, Mo., outreach slated
Drivers are eligible for double so-called loyalty points on store cards through Dec. 10 at a new truck stop in Strafford, Mo., off Interstate 44, exit 88, Loveās Travel Stops announced. The stop includes A Hardeeās restaurant, 90 truck spaces, diesel exhaust dispensers, CAT scales, five showers and a game room. A Loveās Truck Tire [ā¦]
November 11, 2011
Business
Pilot Flying J iPhone app launched
One customer weekly will be given a $200 gas card for downloading the newly available iPhone app, My Pilot, Pilot Flying J said. An Android platform version of the app is expected to launch as early as January. The apps help users plan trips, compare fuel prices and provides locations to the more than 550 [ā¦]
November 11, 2011
Channel 19
New vid for āI am the flag,ā by Ron Terry
On this Veteranās Day, a new video care of owner-operator Howard Salmon ā the tune, āI am the flag,ā appears on his and Ron Terryās āThese Trucks Are Made of Goldā record and consists of a somber reading of the Terry poem by the poet himself. As its title suggests, itās a poetic narrative of [ā¦]
November 11, 2011
Overdrive Extra
When burned-out lights glare
The top equipment-related violation is lighting, according to a āCSA: One Year Laterā panel discussion at the Commercial Carrier Journal Fall Symposium in Phoenix.
November 11, 2011
Business
Trucker Charity Inc. holds benefit
Trucker Charity, Inc. is holding a raffle for an antique-style, all metal John Deere pedal car donated by Freedom Air Filters. The proceeds from the raffle will benefit needy trucking families. More details and nominations for families to be helped can be made at truckercharity.org. Nominations will be accepted through Dec. 17.
November 10, 2011
Channel 19
Jasonās Law: Time for action is now
Yesterday, the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works unanimously approved a two-year transportation authorization bill (S. 1813, or MAP-21) extending current funding levels and making other enhancements that could lead, said Committee Chairwoman Barbara Boxer, to new jobs. Of chief interest for trucking advocates is the inclusion in this bill of Jasonās Law, intended [ā¦]
November 10, 2011
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