Magazine Archive

In This Issue - February 2012

Feature: Is Trucking In Your Blood?

February 02, 2012

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Until recently, I’d never considered what forces may have drawn me into the trucking industry. My own introduction to the industry came after a headhunter found an opening with an ocean carrier who had their own in-house truckers. Twenty-two ...

Feature: Lost Lingo

February 01, 2012

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Trucker talk is becoming a thing of the past Language, in general, is becoming more unpredictable every day. Just try keeping up with a variety of ...

Recognition Road

February 01, 2012

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Wabash National Corporation recently selected Truck-Lite as a top supplier during its annual supplier conference, recognition for going above and beyond to meet increasing customer demand and maximized productivity. The National Transportation Institute, publishers of the National Survey of Driver ...

Compliance Corner: The New Cell Phone Ban; Clearing Up The Confusion

February 01, 2012

In December 2011, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) issued a final rule restricting the use of hand-held mobile telephones by drivers of commercial motor vehicles. This ban went into effect January 3, 2012.

Highway Health: Heart to Heart

February 01, 2012

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One day you’re slim and trim the next day you’ve acquired a spare tire around that waistline. One day you have no trouble jogging a mile or so and the next day you have trouble walking a hundred yards. You ...

Women In Trucking: Are you the weakest link in the supply chain?

February 01, 2012

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Merriam-Webster defines collaborate as a verb meaning, “to work jointly with others or together, especially in an intellectual endeavor.”

Highway Chaplain: The Same Road Is Many Roads

February 01, 2012

Truck drivers over their careers will drive over many different roads and yet many times travel the same roads. There will be interstate highways with limited access that for the most part speeds are steady and higher than surface streets. ...

Legal Lane: Do I Have to Produce My Logbook?

February 01, 2012

A driver sent in the following form and asked my opinion as to whether he should use it if he were stopped. I reproduce it exactly as I received it for your review. However, I caution you to ...

Money Matters: Trucking Business And Beyond

February 01, 2012

Detroit 11.1 vs. Cummins M11 Engines Editors note: Welcome to a new format for our Money Matters column, which has been submitted for several years by Kevin Rutherford, who also hosts ...

Driver’s Toolbox: Accidents Happen

February 01, 2012

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A Checklist To Help Stay Organized After An Accident Nobody wants to have an accident, but despite the best efforts of professional truck drivers ...