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Brian Straight

Managing Editor, Penton Media is an award-winning journalist living out one of his boyhood dreams. Having joined Fleet Owner in May of 2008, Brian is the managing editor of Fleet Owner, responsible for editing, editorial production functions and overall coordination of the print magazine.

Posts by Brian Straight

by Brian Straight in Trucking Straight Talk 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
by Brian Straight in Trucking Straight Talk 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
by Brian Straight in Trucking Straight Talk 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
by Brian Straight in Trucking Straight Talk 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
by Brian Straight in Trucking Straight Talk 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
by Brian Straight in Trucking Straight Talk 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
by Brian Straight in Trucking Straight Talk 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
by Brian Straight in Trucking Straight Talk 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
by Brian Straight in Trucking Straight Talk 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
by Brian Straight in Trucking Straight Talk 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
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