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Business
If weâd all known then what we know now
The platitudes of life and trucking, filtered through the wisdom of the Blind Seer: âYour heart will grow weary. Home is so far away sometimes, itâs physically painful to think about it. But the same road that takes you away brings you back, and salvation is yours for the taking. God bless the truckers.â
February 25, 2018
Business
Transportation leads workplace fatalities in 2016
According to BLS figures, 786 truck drivers were killed on the job in 2016. Thatâs 78 percent of the 1,012 motor vehicle operator fatalities reported for that year.
January 11, 2018
Business
Fast-changing economy could upend trucking, analyst says
The U.S. economy is in the midst of major shifts in the way consumers buy and receive goods, and some of the largest segments of the economy â such as prominent freight-producing sectors like the food and automobile industries â will be upended in the coming decades, said forecasters at the FTR Conference.
September 15, 2017
Voices
POLL: Is/was your father involved in trucking?
To what extent is trucking passed down father-to-son over the generations? In the poll, in advance of Fatherâs Day this weekend, we want to know whether your father is/was a trucker in any capacity, whether a driver/O-O, fleet owner or something else?
June 15, 2017
Voices
Trucking image group unveils mascot, solicits name submissions
Name submissions for the new mascot can be submitted via email to
[email protected]
. After the submission process, TMAF will hold a voting contest to determine the mascotâs ultimate name.
May 18, 2017
Business
When you really, really, really love truckinâ
Meet Susanne Taylor and her son, Josh, whose âlove for big trucks is unparalleled. Their field trips to the travel plaza are specifically for Josh to be among the âbig boys,â and see as many trucks as he can see. Heâs amassed a group of trucking buddies who love him as much as he loves them.â
February 17, 2017
Business
Should I stay or should I go?
Are you contemplating hanging up your trucking hat? âIf you want to grow cucumbers, you donât plant chicken turds. You donât heap piles of poo on top and expect a bumper crop of cucumbers, it just doesnât work that way.â âŚ
November 21, 2016
Business
You might be a trucker if âŚ
⌠you reach for the Jake brake in your Ford Focus when you see the downgrade youâre about to make a run down âŚ
July 22, 2016
Business
Truckers do see the strangest things
Sound off: Whatâs the weirdest thing youâve seen on the road? For Wendy, thereâs no doubt: Among the professions in her past, trucking brings the most when it comes to weirdness.
January 8, 2016
Parking
ELDs, hours, parking: Owner-operatorsâ top 3 critical issues
Considerable fleet/operator common ground is seen in hours of service, CSA, parking and related issues, though the economy ranks higher in Overdriveâs list. Plus: Voices on the âMissouri Truck Ferryâ project.
November 20, 2015
Business
âWeâll take care of ya, sonâ: The brotherhood exists, take three
In which a young trucker gets his first CB, and a lesson: âWe take care of each other out here, least that's how it's s'posed to be."
October 23, 2015
Custom Rigs
Craig Ryanâs 1965 International CO4000: Lookback photos, more
Craig Ryan gives a personal account of his brief time trucking leased to Dart and otherwise hauling bees in the 70s and shares photos of his 1965 International CO4000 cabover.
January 27, 2015
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