Truck News

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

With the holidays approaching, it’s a great time to relax and lighten things up. There is no better way to celebrate our industry this season than to reflect on some of the great trucking tunes and flicks out there. Here’s what’s on my playlist this year. Best trucking tunes Johnny Cash, I’ve Been Everywhere (1996) […].

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Truck News

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Most truck carriers know they are generally required to have sufficient insurance to cover the value of cargo they haul. In practice, this can be difficult because carriers do not always know the value of their cargo — especially before pickup, when a commercial invoice may (or may not) be provided. However, they will have […].

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Truck News

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

The thorny issue of how, and how much, professional drivers should be paid came up during the Truckload Carriers Association’s Bridging Border Barriers event Nov.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Ever increasing vaccination mandates on essential workers – by both private businesses and governments alike – are causing severe shortages in an already depleted workforce. This is especially true in the supply chain, where shortages in workers are prevalent in marine, air, rail, and of course, truck drivers.

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Truck News

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

“Roger that, Ghost Rider. I’m chewing up the boulevard at a high rate of fuel consumption. We’ll catch you on the flip, 10-4.” I may have used phrases like “a high rate of fuel consumption” a time or three dozen in my 33-plus-year trucking career. Older drivers like myself who watched trucking movies loved using […].

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Truck News

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Last month I wrote about the fuel mileage that our new trucks are getting, and how we need to promote ourselves better inside and outside of the trucking industry. We have done a good job of improving. Here’s another part that I find intriguing. Where is the goal? The goal should always be beyond our […].

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Truck News

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Charging equipment is often part of a one-stop shopping experience for electric vehicles. However, there are some risks associated with installing and using such chargers – particularly if the unit fails and a driver is injured, property is damaged, or environment is contaminated.

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Truck News

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

What on earth have we seen unleashed in the truck-making world? Everybody and his third cousin twice removed has launched a new truck or soon will. If not a new truck, then a new kind of powertrain. Companies with names we’ve never heard of seem poised to nibble away at the market that was once […].

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