June 14, 2012
You're not a Jedi / This is not Tatooine, Luke / Pull over now, man.
Tags: Safety & Compliance
Author: Deborah Lockridge | Posted @ Thursday, June 14, 2012 7:25 AM | » Comments(0)
June 12, 2012
"There are 3.5 million truckers in America, and only 200,000 of them are women, and only a fraction of them are black women, and only one of them is Sputter." That's how an article in this month's issue of Oprah's O magazine starts out,
Tags: In the Media
Author: Deborah Lockridge | Posted @ Tuesday, June 12, 2012 8:14 PM | » Comments(1)
June 6, 2012
Think about how much more energy it takes you to walk on a sandy beach than on a firm floor. That's essentially what's happening when cars and trucks drive on asphalt roads, say researchers, and if those roads could be made stiffer, the nation could save a lot of fuel and greenhouse gas emissions.
Tags: Going Green, Highways, MPG
Author: Deborah Lockridge | Posted @ Wednesday, June 6, 2012 12:00 AM | » Comments(0)
May 16, 2012
Exemptions to hours of service regulations for oil-field workers are killing workers, according to a story on the front page of Tuesday's New York Times, and it's a situation that could only get worse with the boom in oil and gas well drilling using hydraulic fracturing, or fracking
Tags: In the Media
Author: Deborah Lockridge | Posted @ Wednesday, May 16, 2012 8:23 AM | » Comments(0)
May 7, 2012
If you're interested in trucking history or just enjoy photos of old trucks, here's a website for you: Shorpy Historical Photo Archiv
Tags: In the Media
Author: Deborah Lockridge | Posted @ Monday, May 7, 2012 6:58 AM | » Comments(0)
April 29, 2012
Last week marked the 20th anniversary of an ugly event in American history -- the LA race riots.
Tags: In the Media
Author: Deborah Lockridge | Posted @ Sunday, April 29, 2012 4:26 PM | » Comments(0)
April 26, 2012
Is selling in the trucking industry nothing more than pricing
Tags: Business
Author: Deborah Lockridge | Posted @ Thursday, April 26, 2012 11:08 AM | » Comments(2)
April 20, 2012
How do you move a nearly million-pound load? Design your own trailer, with 192 wheels, and big power from Mack trucks -- three of them
Tags: Special Specs
Author: Deborah Lockridge | Posted @ Friday, April 20, 2012 6:37 AM | » Comments(1)
April 12, 2012
Truckers often lament that they are no longer viewed as the "knights of the road." You've seen pictures of those knights, back in the '50s: clean-cut guys, wearing uniforms and caps, boasting badges or pins denoting years of service
Tags: Drivers
Author: Deborah Lockridge | Posted @ Thursday, April 12, 2012 2:07 PM | » Comments(1)
April 11, 2012
Kudos to U.S. Rep. Brian Higgins for daring to think big when it comes to infrastructure
Tags: Government
Author: Deborah Lockridge | Posted @ Wednesday, April 11, 2012 12:17 PM | » Comments(0)
April 4, 2012
Here's a different twist on the question of whether you should go with natural gas: It could be a selling tool to your customers that are tired of the volatility of fuel price surcharges
Tags: Going Green
Author: Deborah Lockridge | Posted @ Wednesday, April 4, 2012 8:43 AM | » Comments(0)
March 26, 2012
Nearly every press conference and presentation at the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Ky., last week seemed to mention natural gas
Tags: Trends
Author: Deborah Lockridge | Posted @ Monday, March 26, 2012 7:32 PM | » Comments(0)
March 26, 2012
A drive axle configuration that is common in Europe is getting more attention on this side of the pond: the 6x2
Tags: Trends
Author: Deborah Lockridge | Posted @ Monday, March 26, 2012 7:27 PM | » Comments(0)
March 26, 2012
Now that I've been back from Louisville for a few days and have had a little time to digest the whirlwind of press conferences and the feast of displays
Tags: Trends
Author: Deborah Lockridge | Posted @ Monday, March 26, 2012 2:48 PM | » Comments(0)
March 23, 2012
I saw a lot of neat iPad apps this week at the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Ky. But one of the coolest was on Peterbilt's 2012 Technology Truck
Tags: Infotech
Author: Deborah Lockridge | Posted @ Friday, March 23, 2012 5:36 AM | » Comments(1)
March 12, 2012
Many truckers won't hit the road without their super-size cups full of Coca-Cola or Mountain Dew, but a new study suggests that habit may be linked to a significantly higher risk of heart attacks
Tags: Drivers
Author: Deborah Lockridge | Posted @ Monday, March 12, 2012 7:19 PM | » Comments(2)
March 6, 2012
Dr. Steven Chu, the thoughtful and studious Secretary of Energy, went from Climate Change to oil supplies to small, powerful engines in his presentation to the Green Truck Summit yesterday, and showed how they're all linked
Tags: Going Green
Author: Deborah Lockridge | Posted @ Tuesday, March 6, 2012 6:05 AM | » Comments(0)
March 1, 2012
There's something fascinating about the specialized super-loads hauled by the likes of Emmert International.
Tags: Heroes & Villains
Author: Deborah Lockridge | Posted @ Thursday, March 1, 2012 8:22 PM | » Comments(0)
February 19, 2012
The Federal Highway Administration recently named the third and final state in a pilot program on adding tolls to existing Interstate highways. But obviously there are already tolls on many Interstates. What gives
Tags: Government
Author: Deborah Lockridge | Posted @ Sunday, February 19, 2012 10:37 AM | » Comments(0)
February 16, 2012
"If I had been up five minutes earlier, I wouldn't be having any conversations with anybody."
Tags: In The Shop
Author: Deborah Lockridge | Posted @ Thursday, February 16, 2012 12:30 PM | » Comments(0)
February 15, 2012
Looks like History Channel's Ice Road Truckers "Deadliest Roads" offshoot has inspired another channel to feature truckers in a "reality show," which looks like part "Deadliest Roads" and part "The Amazing Race.
Tags: In the Media
Author: Deborah Lockridge | Posted @ Wednesday, February 15, 2012 3:56 PM | » Comments(0)
February 8, 2012
I've been surrounded by the concept of innovation lately. For the past few weeks, I've been selecting and interviewing our 2012 Truck Fleet Innovators for our March cover story - always fascinating. And last week, I enjoyed a thought-provoking session on innovation during the 2012 Recruitment & Retention Conferenc
Tags: Drivers
Author: Deborah Lockridge | Posted @ Wednesday, February 8, 2012 2:00 PM | » Comments(0)
January 31, 2012
So what were a group of truck journalists doing last week on a 75-foot sport-fishing luxury yacht? Learning about the power of integration
Tags: Special Specs
Author: Deborah Lockridge | Posted @ Tuesday, January 31, 2012 8:35 PM | » Comments(0)
January 23, 2012
Each year, Heavy Duty Trucking's editors pore through the pages of the last 12 months of product announcements we've run in the magazine and click through the pages of Truckinginfo.com, in search of the most innovative, significant and useful equipment and other items to honor as our Top 20
Tags: Trends
Author: Deborah Lockridge | Posted @ Monday, January 23, 2012 2:28 PM | » Comments(0)