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May 11, 2021 As truck drivers, as my colleague Gary Buchs wrote last week and as I’ve emphasized before myself, time is our most precious commodity. Our lives are governed by it – from the amount of time we sleep and work in a day, to the time we actually get to spend with family and friends. It can be a fleeting commodity. If one is not careful, we can go from wishing we could grow up faster as we did when we were children to wondering where the time went as we lie on our death beds. As scripture says, time is but a vapor, a shadow, a breath, and it is gone, for we are only ye...

What are the biggest problems service techs are seeing with emissions systems in late-model equipment? What can owner-ops do to effectively head those off? How can drivers better equip shop personnel with information to effectively correct problems when they arise -- or assist them in preventing issues in the first place? Rather than approach emissions equipment with the proverbial band-aid-and-antibiotic salve when something breaks, what might constitute a good PM program for emissions equipment maintenance? These questions – and your own – we'll address in this hour-long event. Bring ...

Updated Apr 29, 2021 Updated April 29, 2021, republication ahead of the May 4-6 Roadcheck inspection event, taking place nationwide at a scale house near you.  The National Transportation Safety Board recommendations to brake equipment suppliers have long emphasized caution about manual adjustments for pushrod stroke when automatic slack adjusters [ASAs] are installed. Given those warnings, “it never ceases to amaze me that folks are still attempting to manually adjust auto-slacks after their initial installation,” said Bryan Duross of Technical Training Services, producers of interactiv...

Apr 15, 2021 Past SuperTruck concepts from Volvo, Navistar and Freightliner involved diesel powertrains, principally. The third funding opportunity from the DOE for the SuperTruck program prioritizes battery-electric, hydrogen and hydrogen fuel-cell power plants across truck size spectrums. One of two experienced operators serving on a distinguished panel today summed up many owner-operators' thoughts about major technology advances after U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm announced a third round of Super Truck funding.  Joel Morrow, driver and specifications manager with...

February 25, 2021 Ask Gary is a series detailing owner-operator business challenges and how operators can navigate toward success. Gary Buchs, a former Owner-Operator of the Year, spent 17 years as an independent contractor at Landstar before retiring in 2019. He now coaches owner-operators and also hosts the Truck Business Forum group on Facebook. Buchs can be reached at truck.biz.coach@gmail.com. The situation: An owner-operator who had a solid year and turned a strong profit has found a tax preparer who told her she has “too much profit.” The preparer said she needs to find ways to s...