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Channel 19
Website maps 2016 âyear in truck spillsâ
Think youâve seen it all when it comes to highway accidents? For those among you who might answer in the affirmative, the folks behind the AtlasObscura.com argue otherwise with this map of notable spilled loads of 2016.
January 4, 2017
Overdrive Extra
Eight owner-operator takeaways from a trucking economistâs talk
Here are some points made by trucking economist John Larkin, plus Overdriveâs take on how they could have some bearing on owner-operators, especially independents.
March 10, 2016
Overdrive Extra
Analyst says trucking âinefficientâ
Investment analysts, with their outsidersâ viewpoint, often have some good insight into our industry. Other insights arenât quite so astute. The Business Insider website, with its recent âTrucking running on fumesâ analysis, offers this stark summary as an introduction to its commentary on rising fuel prices: Trucking is one of the most expedient, but also [âŚ]
April 25, 2011
Channel 19
Revisiting the oil bubble, as diesel continues up, up, up
In the July 2008 issue of Truckers News, I reported on huge and speculative, long-only investment positions in commodities markets then contributing to the dramatic rise in crude oil and other commodities prices. Oil topped off at an historic high of near $150 a barrel that month, and if you were around trucking then I [âŚ]
January 13, 2011
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