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Channel 19
What sets your business apart?
In any bid to build long-term relationships with (and secure direct freight from) shippers, itās a question āyou have to be able to answer beforeā you embark, says Henry Albert: āWhy you?ā
November 30, 2015
Channel 19
Hours recap: New regs bringing old practice to the fore?; OK tornado intel
More and more under new hours rules, drivers and owner-operators are expecting a turn away from the restart and back to the recap. You? Also: A brief update on OK tornado relief expectations.
May 21, 2013
Overdrive Extra
Bug-removal tip: Scotch Brite āDobieā pads
This one comes by way of owner-operator Henry Albertās blog, where he shares an anecdote about the Scotch Brite āDobieā cleaning pads (pictured) he uses to clean bugs from his windshield ā and how he somewhat inadvertently passed the trick off to Daimler engineers at the Uvalde, Texas, proving grounds. Give it a read here. [ā¦]
June 28, 2012
Overdrive Extra
Owner-operator on a fuel-economy test run
In May independent Albert Transport owner-operator Henry Albert participated in a test run of the 2014 Freightliner Cascadia Evolution (pictured) to track and compare its fuel-efficiency against an EPA 2010-compliant Cascadia. We reported about the test just last week. This week, heās been sharing results of this unique experience over on his blog as part [ā¦]
June 7, 2012
Channel 19
Let the (fuel-mileage) games begin!
When owner-operator Henry Albert proposed that he test speedās effect on fuel mileage on his blog Feb. 22 by dropping his top speed from 65 to 60, he sparked a wellspring of commentary from his readers. At first, he marveled at all the reaction. In the end, however, itās easily explained: simple, quantifiable results are [ā¦]
February 27, 2012
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
Setting the pace with owner-operator Henry Albert
Sundayās post on Overdrive 2007 Trucker of the Year Henry Albertās blog caught my eye with what it says about thinking outside the box to ensure success in running an independent business. In the post, Albert visits an old haunt of his, Charlotteās Metrolina speedway (the old grandstands here pictured by Albert), shuttered long since [ā¦]
November 8, 2011
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