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Get hours of service questions answered during GATS online
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August 20, 2020
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Brake inspection week begins Sunday, Aug. 23
When was the last time you or someone else checked the brakes on your truck? You may wish to do that sooner than later as the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s annual Brake Safety Week is Aug. 23-29. Enforcement officials across the U.S. and Canada will inspect commercial motor vehicles throughout the week. Vehicles found to […]
August 18, 2020
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Hours of service discussion highlights GATS online next week
While the Great American Trucking Show was forced to postpone this year’s show in Dallas, some of the marquee events of the show will go on next week. Several events will be staged online including: Monday, Aug. 24: OVERDRIVE’S PARTNERS IN BUSINESS. Catch up on the latest financial benchmarks with this webinar from ATBS, the nation’s […]
August 18, 2020
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Headphones vs. earbuds: which suits your driving sgtyle
When it comes to listening to audio, be it your favorite playlist, a podcast you enjoy, talk radio or a video you stream after driving all day, truckers have a wide selection of ways to listen. There are two broad categories: wired and wireless. And, within the wireless group, you can listen with headphones that […]
August 18, 2020
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Iowa carrier adds incentives for OTR lease operators
Hirschbach Motor Lines today announced its new Top Tier Pay Incentive Plan for lease over-the-road operators, which the company says is designed so operators can earn between $80,000 and over $100,000 per year. Beginning Aug. 10, new lease operators were eligible for the Top Tier Incentive Pay Plan that includes weekly and monthly incentives, and […]
August 18, 2020
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You have a month to prepare for Roadcheck inspection blitz
International Roadcheck is happening after all this year. In March, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance announced it was postponing its annual International Roadcheck because of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. CVSA today announced it has rescheduled International Roadcheck for Sept. 9-11. International Roadcheck is what the CVSA calls “a 72-hour high-volume, high-visibility inspection and enforcement initiative” […]
August 11, 2020
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You won’t believe what this 4-wheeler does
Remember that old Jim Croce song that said: You don’t tug on Superman’s cape You don’t spit into the wind You don’t pull the mask off the old Lone Ranger And you don’t mess around with Jim Well, the driver of a little white Ford Edge could add another line of their own that would […]
August 11, 2020
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Women In Trucking annual conference online Nov. 12-13
Like numerous other trucking industry events, shows, and meetings, Women In Trucking has moved its annual conference online. WIT announced recently its sixth annual Accelerate! Conference & Expo will be held online Nov. 12-13. The association said that after monitoring the recent escalation of COVID-19 cases nationwide, as well as in Dallas where the in-person […]
August 11, 2020
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AfterShockz Titanium delivers sound through your cheekbones
You don’t need to have earphones over your ears or earbuds in them to ensure superior sound quality for hearing phone calls or music. AfterShockz Titanium delivers excellent sound with bone conduction technology. This means this headset’s transducers send mini vibrations through your cheekbones directly to your inner ear, according to the company. It also […]
August 11, 2020
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Top drivers win $25,000 in Driver of the Year contests
The search is about to begin for the best company driver and the best owner-operator in North America. Nominations open Saturday, Aug. 1 for the Truckload Carrier Association’s contests to recognize the best drivers. Truckers News joins TCA in the Company Driver of the Year Contest and our sister publication Overdrive is TCA’s partner in […]
August 4, 2020
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Now’s the time to vote for your favorite custom truck
Voting is open for this year’s virtual Overdrive’s Pride & Polish competition. Dozens of readers submitted photos that make up 92 entries in one or more of seven categories: Working Bobtail, 2013 and earlier Working Bobtail, 2014-2021 Working Combo, 2015 and earlier Working Combo, 2016-2021 Antique Interior Limited Mileage. Voting is simple – just click on a […]
August 4, 2020
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Truck stops among businesses requiring masks for entry
Yet another major truck stop chain has announced it will require customers and others to wear mace masks when entering their stores. The TravelCenters of America Friday, July 24, confirmed it is adopting a recommendation from NATSO, the truck stop trade association, that truck stops and travel plazas nationwide adopt a policy requiring customers to […]
August 4, 2020
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Analyst says trucking’s prospects look better for 2021
The one thing that has been certain through six of the first seven months of 2020 is how uncertain things have been, especially for the trucking industry. The arrival of and this country’s response to the COVID-19 coronavirus truly is the very definition of the word “unprecedented.” Few Americans have lived through the sort of […]
August 4, 2020
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This you have to see to believe
In one of the stranger highway mishaps in recent memory, a man leaped onto the hood of a tractor-trailer and began pounding on the truck’s windshield as the truck continued down the highway. The incident occurred on the Florida Turnpike near Boynton Beach Saturday, Aug. 1, afternoon. A passing motorist captured the incident on video […]
August 4, 2020
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Tips on what to do if you encounter a protest
The Iowa Motor Truck Association sent a letter to members following an incident May 31 c in which a tanker driver inadvertently drove into a crowd of hundreds of protesters on I-35 West in Minneapolis. on May 31. The association offered tips on what drivers ought to do if the]y find themselves in similar situations. […]
July 28, 2020
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3 major truck stop chains require masks
Yet another major truck stop chain has announced it will require customers and others to wear mace masks when entering their stores. The TravelCenters of America Friday, July 24, confirmed it is adopting a recommendation from NATSO, the truck stop trade association, that truck stops and travel plazas nationwide adopt a policy requiring customers to […]
July 28, 2020
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Overdrive GATS week streams online next month
Overdrive, whose owner Randall-Reilly also produces the Great American Trucking Show, will hold online versions of certain programs that were planned for the annual Dallas show. Overdrive’s GATS Week will feature events during the same week the show was scheduled before being canceled due to COVID-19 coronavirus concerns. The virtual events will be available via Facebook […]
July 28, 2020
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Travel around Chicago? Beware of cargo theft
In February, Illinois State Police warned of a cargo theft ring victimizing truckers parked at two rest areas on Interstate 80. Now, they are warning of more cargo thefts occurring at two rest areas near Chicago. ISP reports, “There has been an increase of cargo thefts to commercial vehicles along the southern Tri-State (Tollway) at […]
July 28, 2020
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