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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•October 26, 2010

Remember the movie "Gone in Sixty Seconds," where Nicolas Cage is a retired master car thief who has to steal 50 cars in one night to save his brother's life? Last night, CBS Evening News viewers got to watch a heavy-duty truck get stolen in less than 30 seconds

All That's Trucking•by Deborah Lockridge•October 24, 2010

Helping Out the Little Guy

The recession may officially be over, but many smaller trucking companies are struggling to come out of it strong. One company is trying to help with some free advice

Trailer Talk•by Tom Berg•October 19, 2010

Rising Demand for Trailers Should Go into 2013, Forecaster Says, But Beware of New Regs

Trailer merchants listened to good news about their immediate business prospects from forecaster Eric Starks, who predicted steady sales increases into 2011 and through '12 and '13, though he observed that a dismal 2009 will make percentages larger and better than actual production numbers

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

Think Pink: Truckers Help Fight Breast Cancer

Each year around this time, I usually get at least one press release in my in-box about a trucking company that is painting one of its rigs pink as part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month

On the Road•by Jim Park•October 15, 2010

When Compliance Doesn't Equal Safety

Finally, a fatigue-related crash has come to the forefront that exposes the chasm that often exists between safety and compliance

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

A Satisfying Verdict

It's nice to hear about a trucking lawsuit that went the way of the trucker for a change

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

Trucking as Art

"We all have an idea of what a truck driver's like when we're a kid - but we don't really know much about them.

All That's Trucking•by Deborah Lockridge•October 11, 2010

One Man's Business Philosophy: Innovate, Solve Customer Problems ... and Have Fun

When the black-and-yellow, pointy-tailed Marmon Wasp won the first Indy 500 race in 1911, it was thanks to innovation. Not a faster engine, or even the more aerodynamic shape of the car. The key was the rear-view mirror

Trailer Talk•by Tom Berg•October 10, 2010

Like Late-Blooming Perennials, Trucks and Tractor-Trailers Appear for the Harvest

'Tis the most glorious time of year, when the air turns cool and crisp, tree leaves turn red, gold and yellow, and trucks and tractor-trailers begin working with cutters and threshers to bring in the harvest

On the Road•by Jim Park•October 6, 2010

Proud and Alone, Cold as a Stone

It just doesn't pay to get involved anymore, but tell that to someone wired with the willingness-to-help gene

All That's Trucking•by Deborah Lockridge•October 6, 2010

It All Started With A Quest for a Better Two-Way Radio

Did you know the guy who broke Ma Bell's monopoly did it because he was trying to sell truckers a two-way radio system that could give them uninterrupted contact with their headquarters

Trailer Talk•by Tom Berg•September 29, 2010

Hello, Dolly! New TMC Recommendations on Dolly Details

Converter dollies have been around so long that you'd think every one on the road is built about as correctly as can be. But some lack handles that drivers can grasp to lift dollies' front ends, and those might also be the ones that don't have enough counterbalancing weight

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