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Small gestures go a long way
Truckers pitched in to feed sandbag-filling volunteers in Fargo, N.D.’s efforts to reach 1 million sandbags by this week’s end in preparation for flood season.
April 13, 2013
Voices
Long Sandy night: Holding the fort in Northeast as storm comes in
Drivers react to conditions as Hurricane Sandy made landfall and continued inland.
October 31, 2012
Channel 19
Get the Xtra Lease size/weight guide in free download
I first came across Xtra Lease’s wonderfully comprehensive annual size and weight guide back in late 2010, when covering the grand opening of the company’s new Nashville terminal location, following the flooding that made its old location on the banks of the Cumberland River a wreck. The guide is a great resource, not only for […]
April 4, 2012
Channel 19
Channel 19 news round-up: flooding, radio, TSE, petition…
Vid tour through I-680 flood damage As Missouri River floodwaters receded from flood stage this month after a long summer of high water, Iowa DOT officials finally got a look at I-680 at the I-29 interchange, and the damage done to both roadways is just stunning (pictured courtesy of Iowa DOT; more info on detours/outlook […]
September 1, 2011
Voices
Roadside Attractions
Robb Mariani will be one of the judges in the Custom Rigs Pride & Polish competition, make exercise your new normal, flooding creates hassles for drivers, spotting severe weather a truck gallery and other trucking news items are featured.
August 7, 2011
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One trucker’s video of April flooding on I-29 in North Dakota
File this one under “Old news” if you like (or under “Don’t try this at home” or “Not the greatest decision”), but to get the week started here I thought I’d share a vid from the April flooding of I-29 near the North Dakota/Minnesota border, as shared by the folks at the N.D. Grand Forks […]
June 27, 2011
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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
Channel 19
Trucking up out of the water with Nashville fleets
While the story of the disastrous flooding my hometown experienced last May is still being written in many respects (the downtown TravelCenter of America location, as you’ll note from the picture, is still closed), there have been some recent bright moments. Vice President Tim Smith with TCW told me a couple weeks back his carrier’s […]
November 1, 2010
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Talking recession, recovery and history in Oklahoma City with Marvin Rush
Amid recent headlines trumpeting growing manufacturing activity, freight volumes and truck and trailer sales, it’s tempting to look at Rush Enterprises’ expansive new facility in Oklahoma City off I-40 at the Council Road exit as yet another sign of the growing consensus that the Great Recession is either over or nearing its close and the trucking […]
June 15, 2010
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Doggie online social networking; Nashville flood update
Let’s put the disclaimers up top, how bout? “No humans were harmed in the making of” the www.k9friendsunited.com doggie social-networking website, says founder Diarmuid Scullin, a long-hauler who started out with a simple, if somewhat off-the-wall idea. “Have you ever noticed that the vast majority of dog owners tend to be warm, open and friendly […]
May 12, 2010
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