Best of 2008: Blogs
A look back at the most popular blogs at Fleetowner.com in 2009.
No. 1
FedEx calls foul on Big Brown
So, FedEx Express is spending millions of dollars to prevent what it calls the “Big Brown Bailout” by Congress. FedEx is claiming that legislation currently in Congress includes a “230-word legislative bailout deep inside the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2009.”...
No. 2
Is FedEx playing fair?
It’s now been more than a week since Federal Express launched an advertising campaign against UPS, calling language in the FAA reauthorization bill a “bailout” for Big Brown. The company even started a web site, brownbailout.com, which has received hundreds of comments, and no doubt, thousands of hits, to set the record straight on the issue – at least according to FedEx’s interpretation....
No. 3
Aerodynamic … and cool
To call “Mayhem” and “Bad Habit” eye-popping show trucks is an understatement – a BIG one. ...
No. 4
Supply chain support
The term “supply chain management” has long been an afterthought to much of the general public. Let’s face it: unless you are involved in the transportation industry, few people recognize the global effort required to stock the shelves of the supermarket, the Home Depot, the automotive repair facility, and on down the line...
No. 5
The cost revealed
Volvo Trucks North America (VTNA) is the first OEM to take the all-important plunge when it comes to 2010 emission control technology – revealing how much it’ll cost. Late yesterday, Volvo said its trucks, equipped with selective catalytic reduction (SCR) systems to meet the 2010 emission standards, will include a surcharge of $9,600...
No. 6
Poll seems to favor heavier trucks
I bring the great President Harry Truman into this post over polling results about heavier trucks for a reason – simply put, you cannot fully trust polls. Like President Truman said, polls can often muddy the waters significantly and even throw you off the correct path in life if you put too much faith in them...
No. 7
Big rig, big heart
A lot of people would look at Jerry Kissinger next to his superbly dressed up 1991 Mack and think he’s just a show truck guy, out looking for prize money and maybe a trophy or four...
No. 8
Aerodynamics and trailers
Spent some time with ATDynamics here at the Mid America Trucking Show talking about the almost 180 degree shift in thinking that’s occurred over the last few months in the trucking industry about the aerodynamic footprint of freight trailers...
No. 9
Hitting the open road
Owners of Harley-Davidson motorcycles now have a new toy to play with – an International LoneStar. That’s right, Navistar announced the debut of a limited edition (only 250 will be made) Harley-Davidson LoneStar sleeper at the Mid-America Trucking Show...
No. 10
Breath of fresh air
There are a lot of heavy tidings in trucking these days – bankruptcies, repossessions, parked trucks, and tattered family traditions to name just a few. It’s easy to get sucked into the litany of bad news (Lord knows, I’m just as guilty as the next journalist in reporting all of it) so I’m going to take a much-needed break from it today...
