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CareersinGear.com and TeleType GPS honor truck drivers with DRIVERS ROCK! Contest
GPS navigation system will be given away in recognition of Truck Driver Appreciation Week

NORFOLK, Va., Nov. 4, 2009 – In recognition of National Truck Driver Appreciation Week, ...

By Chett Winchell

Officially, it is the first week of fall; however, "old man winter" is looking our way.  Look at the weather and see the unusual participation patterns.  Check the weather channel when possible, listen to radio reports on newscasts, and talk with other drivers either on the CB or in person.  Exc ...

By Kevin Freeman

As modern operating costs continue to rise in the midst of an economic nightmare, the farthest thing from most drivers’ minds is the added expense of purchasing a new vehicle. An alarming number of veteran drivers, in fact, are actually turning in their titles as profits dry up, and the not-so-distant future seems ...

Putting Dollars Back In Your Pocket One Upgrade at a Time
by Kevin Freeman

Whether you own a laptop computer, netbook, or full-sized desktop with all the bells and whistles, it's a fairly good bet that in the moment just after you made your purchase, the top-of-the-line, high-dollar machine you purchased wasn’t even put back o ...

Green Bay, WI based truckload fleet to continue using PPD®’s integrated sleep apnea services.

Houston, TX – July 20, 2009 – Precision Pulmonary Diagnostics (PPD®) creators of the only successful integrated sleep apnea screening and treatment program targeting the commercial vehicle industry ...

By: Jason Cox

I have to ask the question, and I have been driving for 15 years. How safe is it to allow truck drivers to haul more weight? Tractor and trailers are allowed to haul 80,000 lbs. right now on 47,000 miles of interstates. Rep. Mike Michaud, D-Maine, and Rep. Jean Schmidt, R-Ohio, have introduced a bill to all ...

Fleet Utilizing On Board Logging

Toledo, Ohio – Safety first.  In these tough economic times, many carriers are cutting corners to save money, but not Bolt Express.    Over the past several months Bolt Express has begun installing on board logging equipment in their trucks in an effort to keep their drivers safe ...

By Chett Winchell

I had a driver call me and complain bitterly about receiving a logbook violation.  I asked him the circumstances and background of activities prior to the violation.  He stated that I was tired and went to sleep for a nap, but stayed sleeping much longer than he wanted, therefore putting him behind schedule. ...

By Chett Winchell

How many times have you picked up at a shipper location inside and told that you must move the truck almost immediately?  No proper time to secure the load or cover it from the elements…and it is raining/snowing or generally miserable weather.

Many facilities assist the driver by allowing their li ...

PRODUCT ANNOUNCEMENT

Each year thousands of trucks throughout the U.S. and Canada crash into low bridges or get stuck just before the bridge causing traffic delays, damage to the vehicle, and fines, totaling millions of dollars. In some cases drivers are using GPS systems which are indifferent to the needs of commercial drivers. A new GP ...

By Phil Romba

The longer the price of diesel hovers near $5 per gallon, the more willing truckers are to consider installing devices that promise to save fuel. Usually, the products fail to live up to the claims. But results from real-world testing published late last year showed some products do measure up and drive down fuel c ...

By Chett Winchell

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, along with other federal, state and local enforcement officers performs inspections. These inspections vary from a paper check to a full blown crawl all over and under your truck. An organization called the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance sets the North Americ ...

By Phil Romba

New and used truck sales will surge in 2008 and 2009 as buyers come back into the market to avoid having to purchase 2010 diesel engines with new pollution control systems and new on-board diagnostic systems to monitor the pollution controls. That means now is the time to decide whether you will continue running your truck ...

By Phil Romba

Time just ran out on idling in the Golden State. As of Jan. 1, 2008, truckers in California cannot idle engines for more than five minutes—even when they are resting. California’s regulation means the industry will likely see a significant increase in the use of auxiliary power units or non-diesel-fired ...

By Lisha Dunlap, Communications Specialist, Schatz Publishing

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has released a new public service announcement for television and radio for the Be Ready. Be Buckled. campaign, featuring NASCAR legend Rusty Wallace, to combat low safety belt use among the nation's Commercial Motor Vehicle ...

By Phil Romba

There’s good news for fans of the cabover tractor. Its return is underway.

Even though the number of Class 8 cabovers on the road doesn’t support that assertion, regulatory changes designed to improve productivity and safety will one day drive their return. It’s inevitable.

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By Phil Romba

Every time the federal government mandates an equipment change for new trucks, there's an uproar from within the industry. Remember 2007 engine-emissions regulations? Well, get ready for another ruckus.

Uncle Sam's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) wants to reduce the stopping distance fo ...