February 6, 2013
Popular Mechanics magazine, which takes on topics ranging from "Ab Machines That Work" to "How to Make Beer," now adds sharing the road with trucks to its repertoire.
Tags: Safety, In the Media, Sharing the Road
Author: Deborah Lockridge | Posted @ Wednesday, February 6, 2013 12:00 AM | » Comments(2)
January 8, 2013
THe Chicago Tribune this week named Lewis Campbell, CEO of Navistar, as one of its "Ones to Watch" in 2013
Tags: In the Media, Navistar, Chicago
Author: Deborah Lockridge | Posted @ Tuesday, January 8, 2013 8:19 AM | » Comments(0)
October 10, 2012
"In the months after Doug Robinson started driving a truck, he noticed his clothes were increasingly more snug-fitting. He was already overweight but soon realized that spending up to 11 hours behind the wheel, frequently eating fast food and not exercising was a poor combination
Tags: In the Media
Author: Deborah Lockridge | Posted @ Wednesday, October 10, 2012 3:15 PM | » Comments(0)
August 21, 2012
One celebrity Texas chef is opening a new restaurant inspired by memories of his parents' truckstop cafe
Tags: In the Media
Author: Deborah Lockridge | Posted @ Tuesday, August 21, 2012 6:30 PM | » Comments(0)
August 16, 2012
On an unopened highway in Croatia, world record-holding highliner Faith Dickey battles in the wind to cross the line between two speeding trucks
Tags: In the Media
Author: Deborah Lockridge | Posted @ Thursday, August 16, 2012 1:50 PM | » Comments(0)
June 26, 2012
You may have heard HDT has a new owner. You may even have wondered if that would mean any changes within these pages. If so, you can stop wondering. HDT will still be the same award-winning magazine with the same experienced editorial team
Tags: In the Media
Author: Deborah Lockridge | Posted @ Tuesday, June 26, 2012 7:55 AM | » Comments(0)
June 19, 2012
A Titan by Mack now greets visitors to the Levitt Pavilion at SteelStacks, an arts and cultural center and the former site of Bethlehem Steel in Bethlehem, Pa
Tags: In the Media
Author: Deborah Lockridge | Posted @ Tuesday, June 19, 2012 11:33 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)
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)
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)
September 14, 2011
This week is National Truck Driver Appreciation Week. Drivers often scoff at trucking company efforts to celebrate the week; what is a free hot dog or cap, they say -- "show us the money"
Tags: In the Media
Author: Deborah Lockridge | Posted @ Wednesday, September 14, 2011 7:39 AM | » Comments(0)
August 29, 2011
LOL. KFC. GHG. 3PL. VMT. HDT
Tags: In the Media
Author: Deborah Lockridge | Posted @ Monday, August 29, 2011 8:42 AM | » Comments(0)
August 29, 2011
On a LinkedIn transportation discussion group, there's been a discussion thread where members answer the simple question: "In five words or less, describe what you do.
Tags: In the Media
Author: Deborah Lockridge | Posted @ Monday, August 29, 2011 8:21 AM | » Comments(0)
July 26, 2011
With the large number of reality-based TV programs out there, it seems trucking is getting a lot of exposure
Tags: In the Media
Author: Deborah Lockridge | Posted @ Tuesday, July 26, 2011 11:40 AM | » Comments(0)
July 21, 2011
The obituary of a former journalist with an unusual name yesterday tickled my memory
Tags: In the Media
Author: Deborah Lockridge | Posted @ Thursday, July 21, 2011 7:56 PM | » Comments(1)
July 20, 2011
I'm not sure whether this will paint trucking (or the Show-Me State) in a favorable light, but from the trailer, it's bound to be interesting
Tags: In the Media
Author: Deborah Lockridge | Posted @ Wednesday, July 20, 2011 9:00 AM | » Comments(0)
July 13, 2011
When people ask me about trucking, I often tell them it's not like "Smokey and the Bandit." But if you read this article in the Wall Street Journal, you'd think the average trucker wishes they were out there speeding down the highway and outwitting the bumbling sheriff
Tags: In the Media
Author: Deborah Lockridge | Posted @ Wednesday, July 13, 2011 12:00 PM | » Comments(1)
June 20, 2011
What a great idea to help educate the public about trucking: Get reporters behind the wheel of a big rig
Tags: In the Media
Author: Deborah Lockridge | Posted @ Monday, June 20, 2011 8:05 AM | » Comments(0)
May 20, 2011
When The History Channels' "Ice Road Truckers" series premieres Sunday, June 5, there will be a new woman trucker in the mix: Maya Sieber, age 27
Tags: In the Media
Author: Deborah Lockridge | Posted @ Friday, May 20, 2011 1:51 PM | » Comments(4)
March 18, 2011
The disaster in northeastern Japan is receiving blanket news coverage, but only in recent days have definitive stories emerged about its effects on commerce. Automobile plants southwest of the quake, tsunami and nuclear-affected region are shut down and supplies of Japanese cars and parts have been interrupted
Tags: In the Media
Author: Deborah Lockridge | Posted @ Friday, March 18, 2011 8:16 PM | » Comments(0)
February 18, 2011
For years, opponents of opening the U.S.-Mexico border to Mexican long-distance trucking have cited shoddy, unsafe equipment as one of their concerns. Now Mexican trucking interests are saying they're tired of the U.S. sending its "shoddy used trucks" south of the border
Tags: In the Media
Author: Deborah Lockridge | Posted @ Friday, February 18, 2011 11:01 AM | » Comments(0)
February 6, 2011
Clean diesel featured during the Superbowl? Great, right? Not so great when it's BMW touting its clean diesel solution and implying that every other diesel vehicle on the road, including trucks, is belching thick black smoke
Tags: In the Media
Author: Deborah Lockridge | Posted @ Sunday, February 6, 2011 5:11 PM | » Comments(0)
January 5, 2011
As we look to a 2011 where it seems less and less likely we'll see a true rethinking on Capitol Hill of how our country pays for infrastructure, a new report by USA Today uncovers how botched and orphan "earmarks" -- aka pork -- is actually costing states highway money
Tags: In the Media
Author: Deborah Lockridge | Posted @ Wednesday, January 5, 2011 8:33 AM | » Comments(0)