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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•November 8, 2010

Now that the elections are over, Mexican officials are likely to push even harder to get the cross-border trucking dispute ironed out in this window of time before the 2012 elections start consuming the administration's attention

All That's Trucking•by Deborah Lockridge•November 3, 2010

Why Don't Military Trucks Have to Meet the Same Emissions Standards We Do?

I got an e-mail the other day from an owner-operator who was curious about why the government doesn't have to follow its own emissions rules when it comes to trucks owned by the military

Trailer Talk•by Tom Berg•November 3, 2010

Minnesota to Honor Thermo King's Fred Jones, Who Invented Early Mechanical Transport Reefers

It's been 72 years since Fredrick McKinley Jones devised what is claimed to have been the first successful mechanical refrigeration system for truck-trailers, and his story goes beyond invention

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

Aftermarket Truck Equipment Counts in Gathering Groundbreaking Tornado Data

Viewers of the Discovery Channel's "Stormchasers" program may not give much thought to the truck equipment that helps these daring tornado researchers do their job, but something as seemingly simple as a liftgate can make a big difference

On the Road•by Jim Park•October 29, 2010

Mack's Best - Old and New

Imagine the driver shortage we'd have today if trucks hadn't evolved from what we were running back in the '50s and '60s

All That's Trucking•by Deborah Lockridge•October 27, 2010

Port Carriers Find a Loophole

Seems some carriers at the Southern California ports have found a loophole that allows them to continue operating some older, higher-polluting trucks that supposedly have been banned from the ports as part of their Clean Truck programs

Trailer Talk•by Tom Berg•October 27, 2010

How to Move 1.98 Million Pounds

Reader John M. King Jr. sent us this description and photos of the hauling of a massive load in the Carolinas. The contractor employed a pair of "multi-line" platform trailers from Mommoet in Holland, with each line being a row of hydraulically suspended and steered wheels

On the Road•by Jim Park•October 27, 2010

Fuel Economy Regs: What's the Point?

Just curious here: What is it the EPA and NHTSA believe they can accomplish by regulating fuel efficiency standards that the market isn't already doing, or wouldn't do if the economic argument made sense

All That's Trucking•by Deborah Lockridge•October 26, 2010

Gone in 30 Seconds

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

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