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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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All That's Trucking•by Deborah Lockridge•December 28, 2011

Are tolls the answer to our crumbling infrastructure?

Two stories hit my desk last week that highlight the place of tolls and public-private partnerships in the debate on infrastructure funding

Trailer Talk•by Tom Berg•December 28, 2011

Forget the evils of CO2. It's actually an environmentally safe refrigerant, Carrier says

The way that environmentalists bad-mouth carbon dioxide, it should be a four-letter word. Of course it is abbreviated to three characters - CO2.

On the Road•by Jim Park•December 21, 2011

Everybody wants good truck drivers these days. Funny thing though, the recruiting ads are usually desperately short on specifics. So what is a good driver? Let's ask a few of the many masters that drivers serve in the course of their duties

All That's Trucking•by Deborah Lockridge•December 20, 2011

Romney Says Borrowing OK for Infrastructure

As our elected officials on Capitol Hill continue to kick the can down the road on a highway bill, one presidential hopeful was caught on tape saying as much as he hates borrowing, transportation infrastructure might be one place it makes sense

Trailer Talk•by Tom Berg•December 13, 2011

Oil boom needs special equipment on trailers and trucks

No one wants to haul a load that's going to be rejected, so checking the commodity before loading makes a lot of sense. That's why Rush Enterprise's Peterbilt store in San Antonio has been installing a special piece of gear on tank trailers at a customer's request.

All That's Trucking•by Deborah Lockridge•December 13, 2011

Some states are backing away from 'killer chemical' de-icers

Here's some welcome news: Some states are looking for alternatives to de-ice their roads, instead of the extremely corrosive magnesium chloride and calcium chloride de-icers that have vexed the trucking industry for the past decade

All That's Trucking•by Deborah Lockridge•December 2, 2011

Wreaths Across America

Tomorrow, Dec. 10, is Wreaths Across America Day, and the trucking industry is an integral part of this annual event. This week, 46 trucking companies hauled 80 truckloads of fresh wreaths (about 325,000) to be laid on graves at more than 700 veterans' cemeteries across the nation

All That's Trucking•by Deborah Lockridge•November 28, 2011

Visions of the Future

I grew up reading a lot of sci-fi, so I"m intrigued by portrayals of futuristic trucks and transportation

Trailer Talk•by Tom Berg•November 22, 2011

Strong, versatile van provides two-way haul for truckload fleet

Operations people at Nussbaum Transport had a couple of one-way hauls involving the same customer, and wanted to turn them into a more efficient and profitable headhaul and backhaul on the same semitrailer.

All That's Trucking•by Deborah Lockridge•November 16, 2011

Senate Gets Version of NAT GAS Act; Bipartisan Backers Tout Jobs, Energy Security Benefits

A U.S. Senate bill granting generous tax credits for using natural gas as a motor fuel will create jobs, make the United States more self-sufficient in energy and has broad bipartisan support, say Democrat and Republican senators who introduced it yesterday

Trailer Talk•by Tom Berg•November 15, 2011

'Fracking' requires sand, which boosts 'air can' use in Marcellus Shale area

A recent visit to northeast Ohio put me face to face with people involved in the production of shale gas that I've been hearing and reading about in the news

On the Road•by Jim Park•November 14, 2011

Automotive assembly with nothing to hide

An automotive assembly plant with oak hardwood floors transparent glass walls? There's such a place, and it's where Volkswagon builds its luxury Phaeton model. It's located in the heart of Dresden, Germany, and it fits in like a luxury hotel

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