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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...

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Executive Editor

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Trailer Talk•by Tom Berg•June 13, 2011

Deadline for CARB trailer rules is imminent; skirts, other aero improves might be needed

Many fleets operating in California have until July 1 to tell the state's Air Resources Board how they will equip their box-type trailers with fuel-saving devices

All That's Trucking•by Deborah Lockridge•June 12, 2011

Washington officials turn "share the road" mentality into top safety numbers

"Although semi trucks can be intimidating, most truck crashes turn out to be the fault of the passenger car driver.

All That's Trucking•by Deborah Lockridge•June 8, 2011

Mack Delivers Special Shuttle to Kennedy Space Center

Mack Trucks delivered a special educational vehicle, the Shuttle Blake, to Kennedy Space Center for the final launch of Space Shuttle Endeavour

Trailer Talk•by Tom Berg•June 3, 2011

Must-see video shows twister tearing up a trailer, but driver survives

Tornados that ravaged parts of Oklahoma on May 24 included one that hit a tractor-trailer right where it was on a highway

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

What the Sky Express bus crash may mean for trucking

The bus industry is not having a very good year. Tuesday's crash of a tour bus that killed four was only the most recent of a string of highly publicized tragic crashes where driver fatigue or other avoidable problems appear to be a factor

Trailer Talk•by Tom Berg•May 31, 2011

Trailers from Con-way, Prime become storage sheds in Joplin disaster area

Storage is an effective second use for van trailers, which act as long sheds on wheels that can be taken wherever they're needed. One place is Joplin, where a huge tornado recently devastated a large part of the city in southwestern Missouri

On the Road•by Jim Park•May 26, 2011

Have an issue with cargo securement enforcement? It pays to participate

Each year, the Cargo Securement Subcommittee of Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance hosts two sessions of the North American Cargo Securement Harmonization Public Forum

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

New Face on Ice Road Truckers

When The History Channels' "Ice Road Truckers" series premieres Sunday, June 5, there will be a new woman trucker in the mix: Maya Sieber, age 27

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

Is racism at work in border trucking debate?

A Milwaukee-area truckstop recently pulled some not-so-humorous bumper stickers targeting illegal aliens from its shelves after a threatened protest. The incident got me thinking about the attitude of some in our industry toward our neighbors south of the border

All That's Trucking•by Deborah Lockridge•May 18, 2011

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All That's Trucking

Guest Voices

On the Road

Truck Tech

Deadline for CARB trailer rules is imminent; skirts, other aero improves might be needed

Washington officials turn "share the road" mentality into top safety numbers

Mack Delivers Special Shuttle to Kennedy Space Center

Must-see video shows twister tearing up a trailer, but driver survives

What the Sky Express bus crash may mean for trucking

Trailers from Con-way, Prime become storage sheds in Joplin disaster area

Have an issue with cargo securement enforcement? It pays to participate

New Face on Ice Road Truckers

Is racism at work in border trucking debate?

A Diesel at Indy

Driver delays: somebody has to pay

Beautiful custom-built models start with long sheets of styrene