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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•March 9, 2012

What are drivers thinking before they get rammed at railroad crossings?

"Stop, Look and Listen." You'd think professional truck drivers, of all people, would heed that warning at railroad crossings, but not all of them do

On the Road•by Jim Park•March 7, 2012

EPA Engine Report Card: the rest of the story

Getting through EPA 2002 through 2010 has been tough for everyone. Occasionally fleets share their experiences with the likes of me, who report them when we can. But there's an entire sub-set of sufferer we seldom hear from, or take seriously when we do: owner-operators

All That's Trucking•by Deborah Lockridge•March 6, 2012

Fuel choices will make dollar sense, says DOE's Chu

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

Trailer Talk•by Tom Berg•March 2, 2012

Big Kitchen Trailer Serves Thousands in Wake of Disaster

The other night my wife and I were watching a Modern Marvels episode on "food trucks," primarily custom-built catering rigs based on walk-in van chassis. The producers also zeroed in on Manna One, a big kitchen built on a semitrailer frame specifically for disaster relief

All That's Trucking•by Deborah Lockridge•March 2, 2012

Giant Boulder Move is Truly a 'Rock Star'

There's something fascinating about the specialized super-loads hauled by the likes of Emmert International.

All That's Trucking•by Deborah Lockridge•February 29, 2012

Fracking continues to generate controversy amidst natural-gas boom

Boy, what to think of the world of fracking lately

Trailer Talk•by Tom Berg•February 22, 2012

Feds want anti-rollover systems on tank trailers and tractors

The feds have become believers in electronic roll-stability control (RSC) systems, and want tank-trailer operators to buy them, though it won't be right away, reports the American Trucking Associations

All That's Trucking•by Deborah Lockridge•February 19, 2012

Why are there tolls on interstates?

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

Trailer Talk•by Tom Berg•February 17, 2012

Electronics can cut rollover wrecks; so can structural stiffness and lighter weight, Fontaine says

Rollover wrecks by tractor-trailers are among the worst kinds of accidents, safety people say, because property damage is high and driver injuries are severe

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

Wheel-off incidents sure can get your attention

"If I had been up five minutes earlier, I wouldn't be having any conversations with anybody."

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

Are "tough truckers" on "deadliest roads" good fun or bad image?

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.

On the Road•by Jim Park•February 14, 2012

The value of time

Time means nothing to an over-the-road driver. But it seems a couple of carriers, at least, are trying to rectify that. A couple of recent announcements from Baylor Trucking and Con-way Truckload regarding weekly minimum pay for their drivers are heartening indeed

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