By Steve Sturgess, Executive Editor In the by-now familiar holidays ritual, Rush Enterprises held its fourth Technician Skills Rodeo, drawing techs from across its far-flung 62-facility truck center empire. All-Around Heavy-Duty Tech Randy Hughes from Texarkana, who won his category in each of the previous three contests, will have a very merry Christmas indeed, with $8,000 in prize money, $5,500 worth of top tools to make him even more effective as a technician....
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Commentary By Deborah Lockridge, Editor Shooting the Messenger
"Out of a job elsewhere, thousands take to trucking and the open road ... but are they ready to be semi-tough?" Dan Rather asked in a recent segment on "Dan Rather Reports," his show on HDNet.....
Commentary By Steve Sturgess, Executive Editor A Blanket Solution to Carbon
At a time when carriers need to go after every last freight opportunity, there's a product that dry freight haulers could use to enormous advantage: a freight blanket.....
Tulsa's Arrow Trucking Suspends Operations; Drivers Stranded
Tulsa, Okla.-based Arrow Trucking suspended operations Tuesday, laying off employees and leaving drivers stranded right before the Christmas holiday, according to published reports....
Telemetry System Available on Mitsubishi Fuso Trucks
12/23/2009 - Through a partnership with International Telematics, Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America will make the company's ibright vehicle telemetry system available on its medium-duty trucks.....
L&S Safety Adds Drop and Hook Capability to TPMS
12/23/2009 - L&S Safety Solutions has introduced a new PressurePro Tire Pressure Monitoring System that includes an automated drop and hook capability for these types of applications.....
ACS, Sleep Pointe to Offer Sleep Apnea Compliance Reporting
12/21/2009 - Sleep Pointe is teaming up with ACS Expedited Solutions to use the TripPak Truck Stop Scanning network to offer carriers a sleep apnea safety compliance reporting system....
Commentary By Deborah Lockridge, Editor
Commentary By Steve Sturgess, Executive Editor
