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Tesla's Semi really that 'badass'?
Tesla claims the Semi has "three times the power" of any diesel truck on the road and can accelerate "from 0-60 mph in 20 seconds, fully loaded." But is it truly 'badass,' as Musk put it? You decide.
December 5, 2022
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POLL: Owner-ops, are you currently covered by a health-insurance policy?
With the Affordable Care Act's annual health-insurance open-enrollment period ongoing through January 15, what's your health-insurance situation been through 2022 so far? Weigh in via this poll.
December 5, 2022
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Truckers may get the last laugh on Artificial Intelligence
For years, Artificial Intelligence has been predicted to put hundreds of thousands of truck drivers out of a job -- at any moment. Instead, the same elite tech pundits who prophesied your demise are at risk of being replaced by computers.
December 2, 2022
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Custom champs: A run in the 'Bandit' '21 W900L
It’s not just the classic black-and-gold throwback paint scheme from Smokey & the Bandit that's behind the name of this owner's rig. The Pride & Polish-winning W900L is now rolling memorial to John McCormick's "Bandit" Yorkie's memory.
December 2, 2022
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'Why won't an insurance company give me a quote?'
Why some insurance companies will provide a quote, while others won’t -- it could depend on the freight you haul, your region of operation and (sometimes frustrating for new trucking businesses) your longevity in trucking with a motor carrier authority.
November 28, 2022
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ELD mandate and rising crash rates -- cause or just correlation?
The question of cause and effect around the ELD mandate is certainly a conversation starter for owner-operators. Attendant to Matt Cole’s recent ELDs/safety reporting, these multiple voices offering perspective where the rubber meets the road.
November 25, 2022
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Calling all long memories in search of wedding band lost to the road
Former independent Louis Santiago reached out over the weekend in hopes of a holiday miracle. He left his wedding band on a sink at a truck stop in the 1970s -- he's hopeful his story lights a fire of memory out of the Midwest.
November 22, 2022
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Back in the saddle, on a mission -- Toby Bogard's journey home to the road
Bogard’s return to the road with Heartland Express follows a million-plus-mile career prior, and he's newly engaged in efforts to improve the public image of truck operators after personal tragedies took him away.
November 18, 2022
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POLL: If you've financed a truck recently, what was the interest rate?
Interest rates for all kinds of borrowing have been on the rise throughout the year -- whether you've purchased new or used in the last six months or so, if you financed the purchase, what was the interest rate?
November 17, 2022
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Holiday-traffic highway safety PSAs fit for our four-wheeled friends
With the holidays on the way comes four-wheeled traffic in places all around that don't see near as much most of the year. Herein, some road-ready resources to point the four-wheeled friend in your life toward. Some new, some tried and true.
November 16, 2022
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Navigating insurance claims: Patience is in our best interest
Though the desire for speed in a claims investigation is certainly understandable, insurance agent W. Joel Baker here offers two examples in which extended claims investigations yielded desirable outcomes, mitigating damage from attempted fraud.
November 15, 2022
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Car-haul fleet's back-office backbone got his start behind the wheel
Slava Sobetki first came to the U.S. in 2006. That experience led to a determination to stay, to officially join what he calls "the best country in the world." In the next years, he got his CDL, bought a truck and now manages about 100 trucks.
November 11, 2022
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Rewind: How trucking changed this military vet's life
How W. Joel Baker caught the trucking bug in the late 1980s thanks to military veterans he shared the road with during his own military training and service in the Gulf War. "To all among you who have served," Baker added to cap this tale, "thank you."
November 11, 2021
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Lesson learned finding a new home: How some recruiters blow it when bringing on new operators
Clifford Petersen returns to the road, and spots some carrier recruiting missteps: "If I was the company owner and my recruiter had just cost me a good deal of money to bring someone on board that was not going to be a fit, I'd fire that recruiter..."
November 8, 2022
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Fight double-brokering fraud: Prevention, ways to elevate enforcement
Drop into a long talk about somewhat simple steps carriers, brokers and shippers working together can take to stop double-broker schemes in their tracks, likewise elevate the issue for first-time meaningful enforcement at FMCSA, DOT.
November 4, 2022
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Axe double-brokering schemes: Know your broker/carrier
Broker/carrier owner Jon Asiala shares lessons learned after falling prey to crooks with a double-brokered load that, ultimately, found its way back to him when the final carrier didn't get paid. More carriers/brokers would do well to heed his message.
November 3, 2022
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POLL: Has your retirement planning been impacted by this year's market swings?
Investment values -- whether in stocks/bonds or our homes, even our trucks -- have been on a wild ride the last few years, and particularly this year. Weigh in via this poll on whether, and how, the swings have impacted your retirement planning.
November 2, 2022
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Insurance premium refunds: Know your rights -- update
Owner-operator and insurance agent W. Joel Baker on "unearned premium" refunds due to those who cancel an insurance policy. Above all, he notes, don’t let any unethical insurance company bully or intimidate you out of what is legally owed to you.
October 17, 2022
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