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Deborah Lockridge

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Straight talk on trucking from a driver turned award-winning journalist.

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Former HDT Equipment Editor

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Executive Editor

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Trailer Talk•by Tom Berg•September 15, 2010

Innovative Fleet Installing 3,500 Sets of Trailer Aero Improvers

Mesilla Valley Transportation, known for its efforts at saving fuel, is equipping its entire fleet of 3,500 long-haul trailers with side skirts and a folding boat tail that together claim an economy betterment of almost 12 percent at highway speeds

All That's Trucking•by Deborah Lockridge•September 9, 2010

Help us Explore All That's Trucking in New Blog

Sometimes I can't decide if the Internet is a blessing or a curse. It has opened up a whole new world of information at our fingertips - but it can be like trying to drink from a fire hose

Trailer Talk•by Tom Berg•September 9, 2010

Dealers Offer Maintenance Tips for Neglected Trailer Brakes

With more freight moving as the economy revives, fleets are pulling dormant trailers away from fences and putting them into service. But those trailers probably sat through at least one harsh winter and summer, and maintenance on them may have been neglected.

Trailer Talk•by Tom Berg•August 31, 2010

Trailer Side Skirts Save This Trucker 8.94% in Fuel

Some truck owners have begun buying trailer side skirts because they need them to legally run in California

Trailer Talk•by Tom Berg•August 20, 2010

Federal Program Helps Interstate Install Aerodynamic Skirts on 2,058 Trailers

After several years of testing showed trailer side skirts save considerable fuel and therefore cut exhaust emissions from tractors that pull them, Interstate Distributor Co. has begun installing them on 2,058 reefers and dry vans at its maintenance facilities in the Pacific Northwest

On the Road•by Jim Park•August 19, 2010

Voice of Experience

Welcome to the new "On the Road" blog for owner-operators and professional truckers, from Truckinginfo.com and the editors of Heavy Duty Trucking magazine

Trailer Talk•by Tom Berg•August 10, 2010

Champion Drivers, Equipment Don't Always Match

It takes people and equipment to put together ATA's National Truck Driving Championships each year, and on both sides there are some unusual linkups. Some drivers compete in vehicle classes they don't normally work in, and some tractors pull trailers they don't normally touch

Trailer Talk•by Tom Berg•August 5, 2010

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All That's Trucking

Guest Voices

On the Road

Truck Tech

Innovative Fleet Installing 3,500 Sets of Trailer Aero Improvers

Help us Explore All That's Trucking in New Blog

Dealers Offer Maintenance Tips for Neglected Trailer Brakes

Trailer Side Skirts Save This Trucker 8.94% in Fuel

Federal Program Helps Interstate Install Aerodynamic Skirts on 2,058 Trailers

Voice of Experience

Champion Drivers, Equipment Don't Always Match

Oh-Oh! Over She Goes!

53-Footers Usually Too Long, But Customers Demand 'Em

Tanker Trucks and Trailers Helping in Oil Cleanup in Gulf

Tips for Inspecting and Maintaining Air Suspensions

Man Holds Onto Trailer 'For Dear Life' as He Calls 911