Tag: Owner-Operators: Page 66

Business

Speakers support hours status quo

In an FMCSA session, representatives from carriers and trucking groups and owner-operators said proposed changes wouldn’t lead to improvements

February 17, 2011

Channel 19

Owner-operator John Crozman emerges from Dakota blizzard hailed a hero

“I’ve been doing this a long time, 30 years,” says owner-operator John Crozman (pictured) of his long trucking career, for the past two years leased to Albertville, Minn.-based Long Haul Trucking. Over those three decades, like so many haulers, he’s seen his fair share of on-highway rescue action. “It’s not a problem. You come upon […]

February 17, 2011

Business

Boyd Bros. driver logs 3 million miles

Company driver Isaiah Hamilton was recently honored for completing 3 million miles of safe driving during his nearly 22-year career, Clatyon-Ala.-based Boyd Bros. Transportation announced. Hamilton received a bonus check, a gold watch, belt buckle, trophy, company pin and cap.

February 17, 2011

Business

Charlotte show set for Oct. 7-8

Attendees will experience live equipment and truck demonstrations, industry-related exhibits, ride and drives and activities.

February 17, 2011

Business

Spot market freight sets January record

TransCore said the spot freight market experienced a year-over-year 62 percent increase in truckload freight availability.

February 17, 2011

Overdrive Extra

Trucking time travel, only faster

We’ve changed the Overdrive 50th anniversary site, OverdriveRetro.com, so that the home page loads much faster.

February 17, 2011

Channel 19

Interviewing Dan Heister, Overdrive’s Trucker of the Year

In this month’s issue of Overdrive, I wrote about the recession-surviving prowess of Boyd Bros.-leased owner-operator Dan Heister (pictured), whose mastery of his short-medium haul niche in Boyd’s self-dispatch/percentage-pay Independent Express program brought him through the really bad times in 2008 to ever-greater success this year. In addition to recently purchasing what amounts to a […]

February 16, 2011

Business

Crowning Touch Senior Moving Services wins service award

Crowning Touch Senior Moving Services, based in Roanoke, Va., won the first Enterprise Award given to a smaller independent mover by the American Moving & Storage Association, based in Alexandria, Va. Award criteria include the carrier’s community service, employee relations, innovative operations and/or exceptional customer service practices.  It honors AMSA mover members with less than […]

February 16, 2011

Business

Shippers’ outlook worsens

FTR Associates said it has lowered its Shippers Condition Index to reflect tightening carrier capacity.

February 16, 2011

Partners in Business

PIB TIP: PERFORM ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. Proper maint

PIB TIP: PERFORM ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. Proper maintenance of tires, wheels, axles and the steering column also will help keep your tire costs down. Wheels naturally lose alignment and balance. Bushings, shocks, bearings and valve stems wear out. Checking wheel alignment periodically can pay big dividends. Whenever you start seeing a heavy spot or a flat […]

February 16, 2011

Channel 19

Nashville downtown TA back open after flooding

Since Feb. 3, haulers traversing the north side of Nashville’s downtown mini-loop coming from I-40 or I-24 West may have noticed a special postcard (pictured) delivered to them in the form of a billboard just ahead of the I-24/I-40 split. For nine months, the old TA billboard there displayed the message you see below, which […]

February 15, 2011

Business

Editors to talk trucking history Feb. 17

Overdrive editors will discuss 50 years of trucking history on the Truth About Trucking Live online radio show.

February 15, 2011