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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 16, 2012

In Search of Cross-Border Safety Data

Listen to opponents of cross-border trucking and you might envision hordes of unsafe, broken-down Mexican rigs swarming across the border. That hardly seems to be the case, given a recent report from the inspector general of the U.S. Department of Transportation

All That's Trucking•by Deborah Lockridge•October 16, 2012

Mack Bulldog Hood Ornament Turns 80

The iconic Mack Bulldog hood ornament recently celebrated its 80th birthday -- that's about 560 in dog years

Trailer Talk•by Tom Berg•October 12, 2012

Extensively faired trailers show big savings, skirt maker says

Brian Layfield, president of Laydon Composites Ltd. in Ontario, Canada, read our recent Trailer Talk about the MAN-Krone aero tractor-trailer shown at the IAA show in Germany

All That's Trucking•by Deborah Lockridge•October 10, 2012

Associated Press looks at driver health

"In the months after Doug Robinson started driving a truck, he noticed his clothes were increasingly more snug-fitting. He was already overweight but soon realized that spending up to 11 hours behind the wheel, frequently eating fast food and not exercising was a poor combination

Trailer Talk•by Tom Berg•October 5, 2012

Futuristic "road train" from MAN and Krone Trailer could save 25% in fuel

The huge IAA commercial truck show in Hanover, Germany, late last month included this eye magnet, the "aerodynamically optimized road train" from MAN and Krone, both prominent vehicle builders in Europe

Trailer Talk•by Tom Berg•September 28, 2012

Weight permits don't come cheap

In August I wrote about Peckham Materials and its use of extra-heavy rigs to gain productivity

All That's Trucking•by Deborah Lockridge•September 27, 2012

Is that GPS in your truck going to steer you wrong?

Earlier this week, we reported that one U.S. senator wants some sort of federal standards for commercial truck use of GPS navigation systems

On the Road•by Jim Park•September 26, 2012

Red light. Green light. Whoops, red light!

Anyone who has ever thumped his or her steering wheel in frustration at a green light turning red for no apparent reason just as you approach an intersection will appreciate this recent achievement from Carnegie Mellon University

All That's Trucking•by Deborah Lockridge•September 25, 2012

Taking a Bite out of Image Efforts

I'm working on a feature for the November issue of HDT on trucking image, and thought I'd pull out an oldie but a goodie commentary from 2005

All That's Trucking•by Deborah Lockridge•September 21, 2012

What if natural gas prices go up?

The boom in natural gas production in the U.S. has created an oversupply, leading to 10-year lows in natural gas prices. At the same time, some natural gas producers have cut back because of the low prices. If demand for natural gas increases, some wonder, won't prices increase, too

Trailer Talk•by Tom Berg•September 19, 2012

Aero Trailer could save $3,900 a year in Euro fuel, Daimler engineer says

HANOVER, GERMANY - Thirty years of aerodynamic research is behind a streamlined semitrailer displayed this week at the huge Hanover truck show in Germany, says a Daimler Trucks executive who briefed a crowd of journalists on the efforts behind the vehicle

All That's Trucking•by Deborah Lockridge•September 10, 2012

Is natural gas the fuel of the future?

I've been a bit of a natural-gas skeptic ever since I first heard T. Boone Picken

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