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Jul. 2, 2009

The game of cap and trade

The U.S. House has passed on to the Senate a cap-and-trade bill to “improve” the environment. Unfortunately, while the bill may ultimately reduce....More
Jun. 30, 2009

Courts put trucking's reputation, lives at risk

Counterfeit parts are a big problem in the trucking industry and unfortunately, our judicial system works in strange ways. Not just for the company....More
Jun. 25, 2009

Drive your own ice road rig

As some of you may know, I was really interested in watching the new season of Ice Road Truckers. A few episodes in, I have not been disappointed....More
Jun. 17, 2009

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....More
Jun. 9, 2009

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....More
Jun. 4, 2009

Trucking museum needs help

Without some help soon, trucking buffs may lose a piece of history. The local CBS affiliate, WFSB, in Hartford, CT, has a story about the Golden Age....More
May. 29, 2009

Tata – the World Truck has arrived

Tata Motors, the Indian company that wants to run with the automotive big dogs in the global economy, announced yesterday its latest adventure – the....More
May. 27, 2009

Trucking would benefit from tolls bill

Kay Bailey Hutchison may become the best friend trucking has. The Texas senator has introduced a bill (S. 1115) into the U.S. Senate that would....More
May. 22, 2009

Virginia modifies rest stop closure plan

The Virginia Dept. of Transportation has scrapped its original plan to close 25 of the state’s 41 Interstate highway rest areas. Instead, the state....More
May. 19, 2009

Ice Road Truckers returns

For a while last year, one of the most popular searches on our web site was for Ice Road Truckers. Not having access to the History channel last year....More
May. 14, 2009

You owe us money, but keep your truck anyway

An interesting story I found posted on Livemint.com yesterday brought to mind (again) the economic crisis and how it has affected all corners of the....More
May. 11, 2009

Support Jason’s Law to help provide safe truck parking

At a time when so many states are considering shutting down rest areas to save money, one family is pushing to find funding for areas for truck....More
May. 6, 2009

HOS rules for agricultural haulers need change

While I am sympathetic to the concerns of the agricultural industry, I believe changes to the hours of service rules regarding agricultural haulers....More
May. 5, 2009

The trailer end game

So, as the economy plods along in its present state, one subsection of the trucking industry continues to feel the pain, and will likely feel the....More
Apr. 30, 2009

Growth the right way

I had the pleasure of visiting Mascot Truck Parts in Mississauga, ON, this week. Mascot is an ArvinMeritor company. The purpose of the visit was for....More
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