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Editor in Chief Deborah Lockridge's take on anything and everything related to trucking,

Deborah Lockridge

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

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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All That's Trucking•by Deborah Lockridge•December 15, 2010

Meet some FedEx Ground Entrepreneurs

Drivers or employees? Earlier this month, a federal judge ruled in favor of FedEx in a number of lawsuits that alleged the company improperly classified delivery drivers as independent contractors

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Trailer Talk•by Tom Berg•December 13, 2010

England's Containers Travel Far Even Before They Begin Working

The domestic refrigerated containers used by C.R. England in its award-winning TempStack intermodal operation enter service only after a long journey from Asia to the American Midwest. And their typical hauls are likewise lengthy

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All That's Trucking•by Deborah Lockridge•December 13, 2010

2010 Big Year For Attacks on Independent Contractor Status

If you use owner-operators, you might want to make a resolution for 2011 to take a close look at your practices to try to fend off possible attacks on their independent contractor status

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All That's Trucking•by Deborah Lockridge•December 9, 2010

That's a Really Big Pickup Truck!

I bet there are some truck enthusiasts who would love to have this baby under their Christmas tree. Oh, wait, at 11 feet high it probably won't fit through the door -- or even in most garages

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All That's Trucking•by Deborah Lockridge•December 7, 2010

Investing in the Future with Infrastructure

Infrastructure investment was one of the areas President Barack Obama singled out as "necessary for America to win the future" in a speech this week on the economy at Forsyth Technical Community College in Winston-Salem, North Carolina

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Trailer Talk•by Tom Berg•December 7, 2010

England's Double-Stack Operation Saves Fuel, Cuts Emissions, Wins Energy Award from TK

Long-hauling of perishable commodities by rail using advanced temperature-controlled 53-foot containers last year saved C.R. England more than 3.5 million gallons of fuel compared to over-the-road operations. For that, the carrier won Thermo King's Energy Efficiency Leader Award, with a ceremony set for today

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All That's Trucking•by Deborah Lockridge•December 1, 2010

Trucks of the Future?

As the industry comments on the proposed fuel economy standards for medium and heavy trucks, here's an interesting video on YouTube about a designer who has developed futuristic truck prototypes

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All That's Trucking•by Deborah Lockridge•November 30, 2010

Role Models: Industry Needs More Women Like These

I saw a lot of people during the American Trucking Associations' annual management conference this fall

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Trailer Talk•by Tom Berg•November 30, 2010

Tracking Trailer Trends

New commercial trailer registrations for the first nine months of the year were up 42 percent compared to the same period last year, according to Polk's quarterly Commercial Vehicle Market Intelligence Report

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On the Road•by Jim Park•November 30, 2010

Stuck in Third Gear

In the final days or maybe hours until FMCSA's latest hours of service proposal is revealed, I'm more than a little taken aback by comments I'm hearing from some drivers. More than a few drivers think that an eight-hour driving day would be fine.

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All That's Trucking•by Deborah Lockridge•November 29, 2010

Beets on the Highway

As we head into another winter season with state transportation departments spraying roads with corrosive de-icing solutions, some states are trying to cut their use of such chemicals by using a de-icer made from sugar beet juice

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All That's Trucking•by Deborah Lockridge•November 17, 2010

Distracted Driving Campaign: Taking a Closer Look

I got tears in my eyes yesterday when I watched the online video about the 8th-grader who was killed in 2008 when her school bus was crashed into by a truck traveling about 60 mph. The driver said he didn't see the bus

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