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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•May 20, 2011

Is racism at work in border trucking debate?

A Milwaukee-area truckstop recently pulled some not-so-humorous bumper stickers targeting illegal aliens from its shelves after a threatened protest. The incident got me thinking about the attitude of some in our industry toward our neighbors south of the border

All That's Trucking•by Deborah Lockridge•May 18, 2011

A Diesel at Indy

This weekend will mark the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500, and Cummins has been highlighting its history with the iconic race

On the Road•by Jim Park•May 18, 2011

Driver delays: somebody has to pay

The American Trucking Associations released a statement Wednesday saying it would not support regulating driver detention times as proposed in HR 756, a bill recently introduced by U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-OR.

Trailer Talk•by Tom Berg•May 17, 2011

Beautiful custom-built models start with long sheets of styrene

Some truckers are so proud of the equipment they operate that they want scale models to display in their homes or offices. One man who makes that happen is master modeler Kuenn (pronounced Quinn) McClinton

All That's Trucking•by Deborah Lockridge•May 10, 2011

Closing the Trailer Gap

When you see drawings or mockups of futuristic trucks, one of the things you'll notice is there's virtually no gap between the tractor and trailer

All That's Trucking•by Deborah Lockridge•May 10, 2011

A talk with PacLease's Hunter about leasing, rental, equipment trends

An aging fleet, the high cost of fuel, sticker shock on new trucks, and a recovering economy are driving interest in leasing, according to Olen Hunter, director of sales at PacLease

Trailer Talk•by Tom Berg•May 10, 2011

Here's more scientific and real-world proof that trailer aerodynamics work.

Jack Latimer sells Airtabs, the wishbone-shaped aero enhancers that many truckers apply to the trailing edges of tractors and trailers. He keeps tabs (so to speak) on studies of truck aerodynamics and recently sent us this information

On the Road•by Jim Park•May 4, 2011

Maybe the DOT <B>should</B> pay for naps

Ray LaHood should resign over his remarks regarding the recent spate of napping air traffic controllers. He has revealed himself to be so far behind current thinking on the value of naps in safety sensitive environments that his judgment can't be trusted

All That's Trucking•by Deborah Lockridge•May 2, 2011

Blinded by Science in Hours of Service Debate

As the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration goes about rewriting its hours of service rules for truck drivers, it has been careful to make sure those changes are backed up by scientific studies. But it's starting to look like the regulators need to go back to science class

Trailer Talk•by Tom Berg•May 2, 2011

HDT Magazine

All That's Trucking

Guest Voices

On the Road

Truck Tech

Is racism at work in border trucking debate?

A Diesel at Indy

Driver delays: somebody has to pay

Beautiful custom-built models start with long sheets of styrene

Closing the Trailer Gap

A talk with PacLease's Hunter about leasing, rental, equipment trends

Here's more scientific and real-world proof that trailer aerodynamics work.

Maybe the DOT <B>should</B> pay for naps

Blinded by Science in Hours of Service Debate

Sometimes people keep lightweight equipment from paying off

Storm stories

From trucker to trailer maker