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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•February 18, 2011

DeFazio on his Detention Bill

"Until there is a consequence to the shippers, and those who are receiving the freight, they're going to keep abusing the truck drivers.

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

Mexico: Quit Sending Us Your Shoddy Trucks!

For years, opponents of opening the U.S.-Mexico border to Mexican long-distance trucking have cited shoddy, unsafe equipment as one of their concerns. Now Mexican trucking interests are saying they're tired of the U.S. sending its "shoddy used trucks" south of the border

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

Trucking in Japan

Having returned from my first trip to Japan just over a week ago, I'm still marveling at the differences between North America and that geographically small island nation. From a trucking perspective, there is almost no comparison.

On the Road•by Jim Park•February 11, 2011

How Much of a Rush Can You Be In?

Trucks and trains may at various times be competitors and partners in the supply chain, but when the two square off face-to-face at a level crossing, there's no doubt who will emerge victorious

All That's Trucking•by Deborah Lockridge•February 9, 2011

What Keeps Maintenance Managers Up At Night?

When you get hundreds of fleet maintenance managers together on one location, you can bet they're going to start swapping stories about various equipment and maintenance issues they're having

Trailer Talk•by Tom Berg•February 9, 2011

Ancra Load Decking System Adds Payload, Cuts Freight Damage, User Says

A second generation load decking system from Ancra International is adding 10 to 30 percent to payloads while reducing damage claims by as much as 50 percent for Con-way Freight, a carrier representative said

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

BMW's 'Clean Diesel' Ad Falls Short

Clean diesel featured during the Superbowl? Great, right? Not so great when it's BMW touting its clean diesel solution and implying that every other diesel vehicle on the road, including trucks, is belching thick black smoke

Trailer Talk•by Tom Berg•February 6, 2011

'What Are Those Things?' Liquid Storage Tanks, That's What

Every so often I see one of these odd, squarish trailers being pulled down an interstate and wonder, "What are those things?" Last fall, while driving down U.S. 23 near Toledo, I spotted a pair parked in a lot and swung around to check 'em out

Trailer Talk•by Tom Berg•February 6, 2011

There's a Website for Everything, Including Truck Spills

We've just heard of a website that displays incidents of freight spilled from tractor-trailers onto highways

All That's Trucking•by Deborah Lockridge•February 1, 2011

Got any Horror Stories About New Jersey's Snow and Ice Removal Law?

The New Jersey Motor Truck Association reports it has been fielding one horror story after another of the lengths to which some in law enforcement are enforcing the state's new snow and ice law, and is asking for further documentation to present to government officials

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

The 1,600-Mile Sandwich: an Ode to the Supply Chain

Consider for a moment the logistics of getting a packaged but fresh deli-sandwich from Eden Prairie, Minn, to a roadside gas bar in the middle of the Arizona desert that's not even on most maps. It's a logistics triumph

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

Time to Submit Your Comments on HOS Proposal

I've heard a lot of talk about the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's new hours of service proposal. It's too complicated, it would harm productivity, it wouldn't improve safety, and so on. But have you told all that to the agency yet

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