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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 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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On the Road•by Jim Park•October 31, 2011

Beware motorcycle wannabes with bicycle brains

They look like motorcycles, but they're regulated like bicycles. They have tiny motors supposedly incapable of propelling them faster than 20 mph. They require no special license, no special operator training, and no insurance. These things are accidents looking for a place to happen

Trailer Talk•by Tom Berg•October 31, 2011

'Monocoque' lightweight flatbed will carry more, maybe more safely

"Monocoque" is a French word that usually describes the construction of an airliner's fuselage (also a French word), whose outer skin adds strength to the inner frame. Remove some of the aluminum panels and the fuselage loses both aerodynamics and strength, and would probably collapse if stressed

All That's Trucking•by Deborah Lockridge•October 24, 2011

Logistics -- not just for trucks

Logistical support may not seem like a common charitable contribution. But for the MS Society of Greater Delaware Valley, the logistics expertise provided by NFI is one of the reasons the group's annual bike ride event to benefit those living with multiple sclerosis is so successful

Trailer Talk•by Tom Berg•October 20, 2011

Werner outfitting entire trailer fleet with tire inflation systems

Tires are expensive and prices keep rising, so they're worth protecting by keeping them properly inflated. That's not easy with a large fleet's trailers, which can be scattered around the country and don't often pass through its inspection and maintenance stations

On the Road•by Jim Park•October 17, 2011

Three Cheers and a Tiger for the Convoy Drivers

There's something in a convoy of trucks that seems to stir a driver's imagination. It's being a part of something. A cog in something turning, as the Woodstock song goes. The convoys I'm referring to are the various fund-raising convoys that take place around North America each fall

On the Road•by Jim Park•October 10, 2011

Michigan's retread fee is a really dumb idea

Late last week, on an otherwise hum-drum news day, a notice came in indicating Michigan was contemplating a $5 environmental levy on retreaded tires. That livened up the newsroom. Placing a surcharge on what has to be recycling's posterchild product is silly enough, but wait until you hear why

All That's Trucking•by Deborah Lockridge•October 7, 2011

Fans and fuel

One of the fun things about researching articles is how you can end up in a totally different place than where you started

All That's Trucking•by Deborah Lockridge•October 7, 2011

A bone to pick with Pickens

I recently had an opportunity to hear T. Boone Pickens speak. It was my second time to hear the billionaire-oilman-turned-alternative-energy-crusader, and once again I walked out of the meeting room frustrated

Trailer Talk•by Tom Berg•October 5, 2011

Watching old-fashioned intermodalism at North Milwaukee's 'plastic tracks'

First, a confession: Before I was a truck nut I was a train buff

On the Road•by Jim Park•October 3, 2011

Can EOBRs be hacked, or their data corrupted?

One of the tenets of our legal system is the right to cross-examine your accuser. From trucking's perspective, this could mean proving the accuracy of a radar device or a DOT scale by demanding proof of calibration. Will we retain that right in the world of cyber-enforcement

All That's Trucking•by Deborah Lockridge•September 27, 2011

Qualcomm: More than satellite tracking

If you still think of Qualcomm as the company that sells those satellite-tracking domes that go on top of trucks, it's time for a second look. In fact, one company exec foresees a day when Qualcomm Enterprise Services could be entirely a trucking software provider

Trailer Talk•by Tom Berg•September 26, 2011

'Roadability' defects found in 17% of intermodal chassis inspected

Federal and state inspectors are not finding a lot of "roadability" problems with container chassis, according to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's chief safety officer, Jack Van Steenburg.

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