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Tag: Owner-Operators: Page 57
Trucking History
A pink tow truck gains immortality in the Hall of Eye Candy
The pink Lincoln Toe Truck, featured in Overdriveās July 2000 Channel 19, now resides in a museumās Hall of Icons and Eye Candy.
May 13, 2011
Overdrive Extra
The fedsā favorite remedy: Your tax dollars
The annoying part of the logic behind buying EOBRs for Mexican carriers is how it reflects the paternalism and careless spending so rampant in Washington, D.C.
May 13, 2011
Channel 19
Unity diaries: Jasonās Law lives
Itās been more than two years since New York trucker Jason Rivenburg was slain in South Carolina after being held up while parked at an abandoned commercial property. Itās also been two years since House member Paul Tonko (D-N.Y.) introduced the bill named for Rivenburg, āJasonās Law,ā to provide boosted funding for states to expand [ā¦]
May 12, 2011
Channel 19
āThe center cannot holdā ā FMCSAās hours quandary
There is a growing feeling among industry watchers that in order to fully settle the decidedly unsettled regulatory situation surrounding the hours of service, Congress is going to have to legislate a solution. That sentiment has come to me from industry executives, consultants, former regulatory types and, in some senses, drivers. Comments from owner-operators and [ā¦]
May 11, 2011
Channel 19
Channel 19 Monday: Fallen log hauler gets send-off; Court to Tiger Truckstop: āSet Tony freeā
Last ride for Maine log hauler āMackie,ā R.I.P. The Central Maine Morning-Sentinel news site reported late last week on the Skowhegan memorial-service convoy that was reportedly āone last rideā for area log-hauler Maxell C. āMackieā Moore. Around 20 trucks joined the ride, including Mackieās own, piloted by Tim Clements, best friend to Mooreās youngest son, [ā¦]
May 9, 2011
Business
FTR: Class 8 orders rise again in April
Class 8 truck total net orders for all major North American OEMs increased 32 percent over March.
May 9, 2011
Channel 19
Mack in Hagerstown, Jacobs share 50 years with Overdrive
Mack Celebrates 50 years of Hagerstown powertrain assembly In a ceremony Wednesday at the plant in Hagerstown, Md., where its powertrain components have been assembled since 1961, Mack Trucks paid tribute to the past, celebrated the present and cast a positive eye to the future, just as weāve been doing (well, mostly my colleague Lucinda [ā¦]
May 6, 2011
Trucking History
From knee-high in a Kenworth to oversized hauls
Oversize hauler Doug Beutler recalls how his love of trucking took off behind the steering wheel of a 1978 Kenworth.
May 5, 2011
Channel 19
Analyst: Blame Fedās liquidity flood for high oil/diesel
The good news is that skyrocketing oil prices, like slasher movies, are truly frightening only the first time you watch one. They get less scary with repetition. But being less scary doesnāt change the basic facts. Markets need both hedgers and speculators to function properly. When they lose balance, they no longer function according to [ā¦]
May 5, 2011
Channel 19
Open call Wed. with Anne Ferro hosted by Trucking Solutions Group
Rick Ash, chairman of the driver/owner-operator-led Trucking Solutions Group ā with members ranging from such Channel 19 familiar faces Jeff Clark (Truckers News Marathon Trucker columnist), Henry Albert (Overdriveās 2007 Trucker of the Year) and Linda Caffee (team expedited hauler with her husband, Bob) ā reports the TSG will host a call tomorrow, Wed., May [ā¦]
May 3, 2011
Channel 19
Ohio small fleet providing tornado relief
Buddy Allen of the 15-truck New Era Trucking fleet in North Ridgeville, Ohio, is calling on Northeast Ohio residents to help fill a 53-foot dry vanās worth of non-perishable food, water and other goods to haul south to assist residents affected by last weekās tornadoes. WKYC-TV News Channel 3 in Cleveland, Ohio, reported yesterday on [ā¦]
May 3, 2011
Channel 19
Penske Logistics IndyCar debuts third; āTrucker bombsā a misnomer, police say
Penske Logistics IndyCar debuts in third A Penske Logistics-sponsored IndyCar, driven by Ryan Briscoe, made a position 4 start and no. 3 finish yesterday in theĀ Itaipava Sao Paulo Indy 300, presented by Nestle, on the exciting street track in the Brazilian capital. The new carās shown here undregoingĀ āfinal preparations for shipment to Brazil at the [ā¦]
May 2, 2011
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