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All That's Trucking

Editor in Chief Deborah Lockridge's take on anything and everything related to trucking,

Deborah Lockridge

Editor and Associate Publisher

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Guest Voices

Guest Voices features contributed posts from members of the trucking and transportation industry on ...

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On the Road

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

Jim Park

Former HDT Equipment Editor

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Truck Tech

Insights on ground-breaking technical developments and trends in an industry being transformed by te...

Jack Roberts

Executive Editor

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Trailer Talk•by Tom Berg•August 22, 2012

Reefer makers say they're ready for new emissions rules

Clean air is neither cheap nor simple

All That's Trucking•by Deborah Lockridge•August 22, 2012

Truckstop Roots Inspire Chef

One celebrity Texas chef is opening a new restaurant inspired by memories of his parents' truckstop cafe

On the Road•by Jim Park•August 21, 2012

CSA and brakes: The points are the last thing I'd worry about

It's funny that drivers place so much more emphasis on speed and performance over stopping capacity. All the horsepower in the world won't help when you're in too close to the vehicle in front and you need to stop now

All That's Trucking•by Deborah Lockridge•August 16, 2012

Volvo goes viral with stunt video

On an unopened highway in Croatia, world record-holding highliner Faith Dickey battles in the wind to cross the line between two speeding trucks

All That's Trucking•by Deborah Lockridge•August 15, 2012

Infrastructure and the presidential race

We finally got a highway bill, but since it only runs two years, it's something either Barack Obama or Mitt Romney is going to have to deal with during the next presidential administration

All That's Trucking•by Deborah Lockridge•August 9, 2012

Treating drivers right keeps Nussbaum driver turnover low

How does a trucking company with a 500-plus-mile average length of haul keep its driver turnover down around 30% when the industry average is over 100%

Trailer Talk•by Tom Berg•August 2, 2012

Plug in pallet jack's batteries right in the trailer with TAPS

Plugging motorized pallet jacks into warehouse power supplies is so old. There's a new solution to the battery charging chore. Leave it in the trailer and charge it right there

On the Road•by Jim Park•August 1, 2012

How many drivers do we really need?

Do we really have a shortage of truck drivers in this country or are we simply adding up the empty seats across the land and calling that under-utilized capacity a driver short-age

All That's Trucking•by Deborah Lockridge•July 27, 2012

Driver recruiting website takes a different approach

Three young men believe they have a better way of helping fleets find drivers

Trailer Talk•by Tom Berg•July 25, 2012

Standard on-board trailer scale adds operating value, suppliers say

About twelve years ago, while on a real-life run with a produce-hauler, I watched as he drove 19 miles off route to weigh his load -- at the consignee's request. While he backtracked, I thought that this was a great argument for on-board scales

On the Road•by Jim Park•July 24, 2012

It works! The saga of a motorcycle engine rebuild

There's a special satisfaction one gets from digging deep into the innards of a machine, dismantling it, reassembling it, and eventually getting it running again

All That's Trucking•by Deborah Lockridge•July 23, 2012

What's behind TA's decision to get into the natural gas business?

A Q&A with Tom O'Brien, president and CEO, TravelCenters of America

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