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Cargo theft firms warn against increased theft activity during July 4 holiday period
CargoNet recommends truck drivers avoid leaving cargo unattended in high-theft areas such as Los Angeles, Dallas-Fort Worth, Chicago, Atlanta and Miami. The firm also suggests parking in high-security locations with security devices, secure fences and high-visibility lighting.
June 28, 2019
Channel 19
Let the festivities begin! (Fire up those race trucks …)
For those of you who won’t make it home for local festivities Tuesday, enjoy the celebration wherever you are, and here’s a heartfelt shout-out from me and, I know, the rest of the crew here. Thanks for what you do. (And: See you at the races! …)
July 1, 2017
Truck Stops
TA-Petro offering free meals to military members, veterans on July 4
On the Fourth, any veteran, active duty or reservist from the military can receive a complimentary meal of their choice from a special “Military Only” menu with proof of service.
June 30, 2017
Business
Driving Miss Hazardous Materials
“Things that aren’t welcome in the Kroger parking lot for a thousand, Alex.” … Preparations for the Fourth well under way.
June 30, 2017
Business
Spot market opportunity: End of month, end of quarter, pre-holiday picks
Given it’s the end of June and the end of the second quarter of the year (when freight typically rises in volume as shippers move inventory) and we’re headed into a four-day-ish Fourth of July, conditions are strong for van, reefer freight.
June 28, 2017
Parking
Some rest areas reopen in time for busy holiday weekend
Independence Day weekend will rank as the fourth highest for road traffic, with 5 million more motorists than Memorial Day weekend, according to the American Automobile Association.
July 1, 2016
Business
Round-up: DOT suspensions of road work abound, a planned closure and more
The July 4 weekend is a favorable one for truckers when it comes to the dearth of orange cones and barrels to dodge. But oh those unpredictable four-wheelers on the back end of holiday festivities…
July 3, 2015
Business
Don’t ban me, bro
“I’d like to give a complete list of the banned items, thoughts, beliefs and actions, but the ban police might ban me from the interwebs if I do.”
July 3, 2015
Business
Faith, family and food
Happy birthday to our beloved Motherland. Home of the free, land of the brave. There are a lot of people who will dispute just how free we really are, and the fact those people have the right to voice that opinion is proof of just how free they actually are. We spent the past three […]
July 4, 2014
Overdrive Extra
I-40 lanes back open in Arkansas
“Interstate truckers need a good federal highway system. The price we pay is regulation. Want the feds out of your business? Get used to sitting around in local traffic.”
July 4, 2013
Business
Price of freedom — and a historic smackdown!
“A Prince whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people.” –Thomas Jefferson, 1776
June 30, 2013
Channel 19
Speaking urinal cakes: Next step in hours enforcement?
Is it fair to call the Department of Transportation’s approach to hours enforcement a bit heavy-handed of late, what with FMCSA’s (not to mention Congress’) pursuit of an EOBR mandate, flexibility-reducing hours changes and the like? Here’s hoping they don’t resort to the tactics some Michigan establishments, at the behest of the State Police, deployed […]
July 15, 2012
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