60 http://americanrigradio.com Sun, 21 Mar 2010 20:19:02 GMT Sun, 21 Mar 2010 20:19:02 GMT en 2010 Write Up The Road Publishing & Media Trucking American Rig Radio Staff We are a unique mix of informational, motivational, and entertaining podcasts created specifically for the American Trucker. We talk about the things you think about while making the long haul. Whether you're an over-the-road veteran or newly employed in the trucking industry, our purpose is to inform you about, and offer a deeper insight into, your business. We're American Rig Radio--"It Speaks for Itself!" We are a unique mix of informational, motivational, and entertaining podcasts created specifically for the American Trucker. We talk about the things you think about while making the long haul. Whether you're an over-the-road veteran or newly employed in the trucking industry, our purpose is to inform you about, and offer a deeper insight into, your business. We're American Rig Radio--"It Speaks for Itself!" American Rig Radio Staff t.d.brady@writeuptheroad.com no American Rig Radio Staff Managing Accounts Receivable in a Recession This is the financial management program for small motor carriers. Trucking Business Editor Tim Brady interviews George Thorson Senior Credit Officer of Advance Business Capital about managing accounts receivable in a recession.... no no http://media.podcastingmanager.com/9/2/2/9/0/117006-109229/Media/8-14-2009%20ABCs_of%20Trucking%20A-R%20-1EDITED.mp3?ref=rss Fri, 14 Aug 2009 20:15:00 GMT 00:09:23 a/r, accounts receivable, cash flow, factoring, trucking company, freight brokers, credit checks, dun and bradstreet, past due, collections, load boards, double-broker, double broker, double brokering, American Rig Radio Staff Trucking Business Insights - What is a Freight Lane Welcome to “Trucking Business Insights” with Sean Kilcarr, Editor and Tim Brady, Business Editor of American Trucker Magazine on American Rig Radio. Kilcarr and Brady discuss "What is a Freight Lane?." no no http://media.podcastingmanager.com/9/2/2/9/0/117006-109229/Media/What%20is%20a%20Freight%20lane_Final.mp3?ref=rss Fri, 12 Jun 2009 21:02:00 GMT 00:06:15 American Trucker Magazine, American Trucker, truckng Business, small motor carrier, owner operator, owner/operator, trucker, truck driver, trucking business, accounting, marketing, customers, shippers, recievers, safety, trucking radio, trucker radio, tra American Rig Radio Staff Trucking Business Insights - Controlling Insurance Costs Welcome to “Trucking Business Insights” with Sean Kilcarr, Editor and Tim Brady, Business Editor of American Trucker Magazine on American Rig Radio. Kilcarr and Brady discuss "Controlling Insurance Costs." no no http://media.podcastingmanager.com/9/2/2/9/0/117006-109229/Media/Controlling%20Insurance%20CostsARR.mp3?ref=rss Fri, 22 May 2009 04:03:00 GMT 00:07:09 trucking insurance, Tim brady, Sean Kilcarr,American Trucker Magazine, American Trucker, truckng Business, small motor carrier, owner operator, owner/operator, trucker, truck driver, trucking business, accounting, marketing, customers, shippers, recievers American Rig Radio Staff Trucking Business Insight - "Why is Cash Flow King?" Welcome to “Trucking Business Insights” with Sean Kilcarr, Editor and Tim Brady, Business Editor of American Trucker Magazine on American Rig Radio. Kilcarr and Brady discuss "Why is cash flow king?" no no http://media.podcastingmanager.com/9/2/2/9/0/117006-109229/Media/5-14-2009_why%20is%20cash%20flow%20is%20king_Final.mp3?ref=rss Fri, 15 May 2009 04:15:00 GMT 00:08:48 cash flow, American Trucker Magazine, American Trucker, truckng Business, small motor carrier, owner operator, owner/operator, trucker, truck driver, trucking business, accounting, marketing, customers, shippers, recievers, safety, trucking radio, trucker American Rig Radio Staff Trucking Business Insights - Setting Hauling Rates for Growth Welcome to “Trucking Business Insights” with Sean Kilcarr, Editor and Tim Brady, Business Editor of American Trucker Magazine on American Rig Radio. Kilcarr and Brady discuss "Setting Hauling Rates for Growth." no no http://media.podcastingmanager.com/9/2/2/9/0/117006-109229/Media/Setting%20Rates%20for%20Growth_Final.mp3?ref=rss Thu, 07 May 2009 20:56:00 GMT 00:08:04 Trucking Business, small motor carrier, trucking company, trucking industry, hauling rates, cheap freight, owner operator, route management, lane management, revenue producing freight, profitable freight, trucking business education, break-even point, bre American Rig Radio Staff What's Your Ideal Weight? Here are some ideas and suggestions concerning your ideal weight from Don Jacobson and Registered Dietitian Pam Whitfield of Roadcookin.com on Roadcookin' Express on American Rig Radio. no no http://media.podcastingmanager.com/9/2/2/9/0/117006-109229/Media/5-1-2009%20Ideal%20Body%20weight_ARR.mp3?ref=rss Fri, 01 May 2009 16:08:00 GMT 00:03:12 weight, weight control,Cholesterol Confusion, Cholesterol, Nutrition, Heart Disease, Health, fat, Empty Calories, Calories, Carbs, Carbohydrates, Sugar, Soft drinks, Fire in the Belly, GERD, Heartburn, Acid reflux, Takin The Pressure Off, Hypertension,Blo American Rig Radio Staff Trucking Business Insights - "Finding Quality Customers" Welcome to “Trucking Business Insights” with Sean Kilcarr, Editor and Tim Brady, Business Editor of American Trucker Magazine on American Rig Radio. Kilcarr and Brady discuss "Finding Quality Customers" no no http://media.podcastingmanager.com/9/2/2/9/0/117006-109229/Media/4-30-2009_Quality%20Customers-ARR.mp3?ref=rss Fri, 01 May 2009 04:18:00 GMT 00:07:43 shipper, receiver, logistics, customer, finding shippers, finding customers, trucking, motor carriers, Sean Kilcarr, Timothy Brady, trucking business, Owner operator, American Rig Radio Staff Factoring in a Recession with Steve Hausman- Part One A conversation with Steve Hausman of Advance Business Capital on the importance of understand factoring and how it can help a motor carrier in a down economy. no no http://media.podcastingmanager.com/9/2/2/9/0/117006-109229/Media/3-30-2009_Steve%20Hausman_Session1%20edited.mp3?ref=rss Fri, 17 Apr 2009 16:22:00 GMT 00:19:23 factoring, advance Business capital, accounts recievable, cashflow, cash flow, trucking, small trucking company, small motor carrier, owner operator, freight factoring, freight rates, business management, capitalization, postive cash flow, trucking indus American Rig Radio Staff Trucking Business Insights - "An alternative to the fuel surcharge" Welcome to “Trucking Business Insights” with Sean Kilcarr, Editor and Tim Brady, Business Editor of American Trucker Magazine on American Rig Radio. Kilcarr and Brady discuss "An alternative to the fuel surcharge" no no http://media.podcastingmanager.com/9/2/2/9/0/117006-109229/Media/4-12-2009_TBI_FuelCAPNormalized.mp3?ref=rss Mon, 13 Apr 2009 02:26:00 GMT 00:10:20 American Trucker Magazine, American Trucker, truckng Business, small motor carrier, owner operator, owner/operator, trucker, truck driver, trucking business, accounting, marketing, customers, shippers, recievers, safety, trucking radio, trucker radio, tra American Rig Radio Staff “Trucking Business Insights" from American Trucker Magazine Welcome to “Trucking Business Insights” with Sean Kilcarr, Editor and Tim Brady, Business Editor of American Trucker Magazine on American Rig Radio. Kilcarr and Brady discuss "The Break-Even Point" no no http://media.podcastingmanager.com/9/2/2/9/0/117006-109229/Media/BEP%201Final.mp3?ref=rss Thu, 02 Apr 2009 21:53:00 GMT 00:07:12 American Trucker Magazine, American Trucker, truckng Business, small motor carrier, owner operator, owner/operator, trucker, truck driver, trucking business, accounting, marketing, customers, shippers, recievers, safety, trucking radio, trucker ra American Rig Radio Staff Road Cookin' Express - Fire in the Belly Here are some ideas and suggestions concerning acid reflux and heart burn from Don Jacobson and Registered Dietitian Pam Whitfield of Roadcookin.com on Roadcookin' Express on American Rig Radio. no no http://media.podcastingmanager.com/9/2/2/9/0/117006-109229/Media/3-25-2009_ARR_Fire%20in%20the%20Belly_Edited.mp3?ref=rss Thu, 26 Mar 2009 01:48:00 GMT 00:03:06 acid reflux, heart burn, Cholesterol Confusion, Cholesterol, Nutrition, Heart Disease, Health, fat, Empty Calories, Calories, Carbs, Carbohydrates, Sugar, Soft drinks, Fire in the Belly, GERD, Heartburn, Acid reflux, Takin The Pressure Off, Hypertension,B American Rig Radio Staff Truck Writers of North America's (TWNA) Lifetime Achievement Award A Reason To Celebrate TWNA’s annual Industry Awards Banquet is a bit more special this year – it will celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the group’s founding. In addition to presenting the 2008 Communication Awards and honoring the newest Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, it will also be a time to reflect on the success TWNA has enjoyed. no no http://media.podcastingmanager.com/9/2/2/9/0/117006-109229/Media/2009%20TWNA%20Awards%20Tom%20Burg%20.mp3?ref=rss Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:32:00 GMT 00:12:01 twna, tom berg, mike pennington, steve sturgess, jami jones, truck writers, trucking journalists, journalist, trucking publications American Rig Radio Staff Road Cookin' Express - Empty Calories Driving for a living does not have to mean poor food, weight gain and deteriorating health. Roadcookin' clears away those roadblocks and gives you the direction to a healthier OTR lifestyle. no no http://media.podcastingmanager.com/9/2/2/9/0/117006-109229/Media/3-17-2009_%20AAR_Empty%20Calories_EDITED.mp3?ref=rss Wed, 18 Mar 2009 02:24:00 GMT 00:03:12 Cholesterol Confusion, Cholesterol, Nutrition, Heart Disease, Health, fat, Empty Calories, Calories, Carbs, Carbohydrates, Sugar, Soft drinks, Fire in the Belly, GERD, Heartburn, Acid reflux, Takin The Pressure Off, Hypertension,Blood pressure,Sodium, Sal American Rig Radio Staff RoadCookin Express: Cholesterol Confusion Driving for a living does not have to mean poor food, weight gain and deteriorating health. Roadcookin' clears away those roadblocks and gives you the direction to a healthier OTR lifestyle. no no http://media.podcastingmanager.com/9/2/2/9/0/117006-109229/Media/3-10-2009_Cholesterol%20ConfusionARR.mp3?ref=rss Thu, 12 Mar 2009 18:31:00 GMT 00:03:00 Cholesterol Confusion, Cholesterol, Nutrition, Heart Disease, Health, fat, Empty Calories,Calories,Carbs,Carbohydrates,Sugar,Soft drinks,Fire in the Belly,GERD,Heartburn,Acid reflux,Takin The Pressure Off,Hypertension,Blood pressure,Sodium,Salt,Heart heal American Rig Radio Staff Taking the Pressure Off There is a quiet, almost invisible, epidemic plaguing America's truckers. According to studies, truckers suffer from all of the problems bothering the American public...Type II diabetes, heart disease, hypertension, etc...just more so. Because of this, way too many drivers go permanently 10-7 before their time! It's all about the lifestyle. You're faced with poor diets, no exercise, fatigue, and stress. Driving hour limitations and regulations force unusual sleep patterns adding to stress and fatigue. On top of that, your food choices are limited by truck stop restaurants, life in the sleeper for days or weeks at a time, and loss of family and social contacts while on the road. Add to that the strain of constant long distance traveling, and many may seek comfort in food. Improving nutrition is one piece of the puzzle to help truckers decrease their risk for disease, including hypertension, type II diabetes, heart disease, high cholesterol, and some types of cancer. Making these changes will benefit not only you, the trucker, but also the driving public in general. A healthy driver is more alert; an alert driver is safer, and that benefits everyone on the road. Pam Whitfield and Don Jacobson want to help you change. Take charge of your meals...and take charge of your life... with Road Cookin'...a community dedicated to helping truckers eat smart. no no http://media.podcastingmanager.com/9/2/2/9/0/117006-109229/Media/3-1-3009_ARR%20Taking%20the%20Pressure%20Off.mp3?ref=rss Mon, 02 Mar 2009 22:23:00 GMT 00:02:18 heatlth,truckers' lifestyle, eating on the road, heathly traveling, road cooking, Pam whitfield, don Jacobson, Registered Dietitian, healthy driver, healthy trucker, healthy life style, reciepes for the road, cooking on the run, cookbook, good food Ben Bandit Productions Truckin' to the Oldies with Bandit Demo Ben Bandit Productions Presents Truckin' to the Oldies Thanks for checking out Truckin' to the Oldies. Here's a demo of things to come. Let us know what you think. More features and news will be added. We're just trying to get the bugs out right now. Thanks for Listening. no no http://media.podcastingmanager.com/9/2/2/9/0/117006-109229/Media/arr_demo2.mp3?ref=rss Sat, 28 Feb 2009 22:25:00 GMT 00:03:43 trucking music, oldies, rock n roll, trucker music, American Rig Radio Staff January 20, 2009 Barack Obama Is Sworn In as the 44th President and his inaugural address. This is Tim Brady from The American Rig Radio News room. Following is President Barack Obama taking the oath of office and his Inaugural Address. Barack Obama took the oath of office on Tuesday at the National Mall in Washington before what may be the largest inaugural crowd ever.President Barack Obama taking the oath of office and his Inaugural Address. Barack Obama took the oath of office on Tuesday at the National Mall in Washington before what may be the largest inaugural crowd ever. no no http://media.podcastingmanager.com/9/2/2/9/0/117006-109229/Media/1-20-2009_Obama%20Is%20Sworn%20In%20as%20the%2044th%20President%20and%20his%20inaugural%20address.mp3?ref=rss Tue, 20 Jan 2009 19:15:00 GMT 00:00:00 44th President, president, commander and chief, inaugural address, President Barack Obama taking the oath of office, Obama taking the oath of office, Washington DC, Swearing in. Joe Biden, Vice president, Nancy Pelosi, first black president, first African American Rig Radio Staff Navigating Roadside Inspections Welcome to Talkin Truckin this is Tim Brady your host. Today I’m talking with Retired Tennessee Trooper Tony Bullion: Here’s a little bit more about Tony: Tony Bullion has 28 years of distinguished service with the state of Tennessee: • As an Enforcement officer with the Tennessee Public Service Commission • An Officer with the Tennessee Department of Safety • Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Division as an Alternative Commercial Enforcement Strategist • Trooper with the Tennessee Highway Patrol • C.V.S.A. certified level 1 Safety Inspector and a Certified Compliance and Review Auditor by the United States Department of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration • He’s now retire from public service and operating Bullion Consulting Services • 731 536-1196 • http://bullionconsultingservices.com Navigating roadside inspections Here’s some valuable information on the best way to make your next inspection a positive experience. no no http://media.podcastingmanager.com/9/2/2/9/0/117006-109229/Media/Talkin%20TruckinTony%20Bullion%2012-7-2008.mp3?ref=rss Thu, 11 Dec 2008 04:19:00 GMT 00:08:15 owner/operator, trucking industry, company drivers, lease drivers, household moving, electronic and high value logistics, trade show logistics, small motor carrier, logbook, hours of service, safety department, claims management, dispatching, route manage American Rig Radio Staff December 3, 2008 Business Smarts of Trucking Roundtable Bottom line: If you haven’t sat down and gone over your tax plan with your tax expert, or worse, you don’t have a tax expert, remember after December 31, it’ll be too late to do any changes which can reduce your tax bite for this year. So what’s your tax plan? Our Guest: Esta Klatzkin is a tax and financial consultant with practices in Tarzana, CA. She received her formal education from New York University and the New School for Social Research. Ms Klatzkin has been Enrolled to Practice before the Internal Revenue Service since 1980. She is a member of the National Association of Enrolled Agents, the California Society of Enrolled Agents. Her name is registered in Strathmore's Who's Who and Oxford's Who's Who. no no http://media.podcastingmanager.com/9/2/2/9/0/117006-109229/Media/TEST%20kNOwTAXES_Edited_Final.mp3?ref=rss Mon, 08 Dec 2008 18:59:50 GMT 00:00:00 Internal revenue service, IRS, form 1040, schedule C, Subchapter S corporation, recordkeeping, taxplanning, esta klatzkin, EA, Enrolled Agent, CPA, Certified Public Accountant, trucker taxes, truckers accountant, small business, bookkeeping, truck bookkee American Rig Radio Staff What Insurance Does Your Trucking Company Need? Insurance is a unique relationship between you and your insurance company. You’re betting that something is going to happen which will require financial reimbursement, an insurance company is betting that the incident won’t occur. This is one bet you don’t want to win. This begins a multi part series of conversations with Rusty Vollmer of Midsouth Truckers Group and Vice President of Transportation Insurance for Lipscomb & Pitts Insurance of Memphis, TN We will cover the importance of understanding what an insurance underwriter is going to look for when considering your small motor carrier for coverage. Then in future conversations Rusty and Tim will discuss the different types of coverage which are either required, necessary, or available. Trucking company owners and safety directors, need to understand where their insurance protects them and where it doesn’t. This series is highly recommended for anyone who is looking to start their own trucking company, or just looking for a better understanding of this extremely important aspect of trucking. So let’s take a closer look at this very important topic. After all, it could mean the difference between being in business – or being left on the side of the road. no no http://media.podcastingmanager.com/9/2/2/9/0/117006-109229/Media/Midsouth-Truckers%20Part%201FINAL.mp3?ref=rss Thu, 20 Nov 2008 04:45:00 GMT 00:25:14 Trucking insurance, motor carrier insurance, Auto Liability Insurance, Non-Trucking Use, Bob-Tail Insurance, Physical Damage Insurance, Downtime Insurance, General Liability, Umbrella Policy, Cargo Insurance, Inland Marine Insurance, Workers Compensation American Rig Radio Staff The Dog at Thayer's Mott by Gary Bricken The Dog at Thayer's Mott by Gary Bricken\ The story you’re about to hear might just be true. If you’re ever on Route 29 headed towards Martindale and Creedmore crossing Thayer’s Mott, listen carefully you might hear the wind blowing through the trees or is that the snarl of a dog? Better check the locks and best not to pet any stray dogs for a while. no no http://media.podcastingmanager.com/9/2/2/9/0/117006-109229/Media/3-12-2008_thaylers%20mot%20.mp3?ref=rss Sat, 01 Nov 2008 01:04:00 GMT 00:12:31 tales from the highway, holloween, scary, truckers, truck drivers, depression era, haunted highway, boo!, American Rig Radio Staff $700 Billion Bail Out - What are they thinking? Something to Think About with Tim Brady $700 Billion Bail Out - What are they thinking? The Chinese have a saying that defines insanity. I’ve paraphrased it here; “Are we doing the same thing the same way while expecting different results?” It is amazing that Congress, the President, and both presidential candidates think we can borrow ourselves out of this mess when borrowing is what got us into this chaos in the first place. no no http://media.podcastingmanager.com/9/2/2/9/0/117006-109229/Media/9-29-2008_700_billion_bail_out_FINAL.mp3?ref=rss Sun, 28 Sep 2008 19:05:00 GMT 00:03:38 Congress, President of the United Sates, financial markets, wall street, subprime mortgages, credit cards, investment banks, greed, politicians, financial institutions, depression, great depression, financial collapse, bin laden, terrorists, financial tyr American Rig Radio Staff Houston tries to become the front door for U.S. Something To Think About …. ™ Houston tries to become the front door for U.S. By Tim Brady ©2008 Write Up the Road Publishing &Media All Rights Reserved It’s huge now, and may grow to be thousand-pound gorilla size within fifteen or so years. What is it? The port of Houston, which has ambitions to replace the west coast as the main door for all the consumer goods coming in daily from Asia. With the Panama Canal having tripled its portion of container shipments from Asia to nearly forty percent of its annual total, Houston is betting there’s steady growth possible for its supply chain, too. The Texas port already increased its depth by five feet, which means it can take deeper-draft ships.... no no http://media.podcastingmanager.com/9/2/2/9/0/117006-109229/Media/9-1-2008_Port%20of%20Houston%20Expansion.mp3?ref=rss Tue, 02 Sep 2008 18:57:00 GMT 00:03:11 owner/operator, trucking industry, company drivers, lease drivers, household moving, electronic and high value logistics, trade show logistics, small motor carrier, logbook, hours of service, safety department, claims management, dispatching, route manage American Rig Radio Staff Interview with Susan Whitaker- Commissioner of Department of Tourist Development for Tennessee American Rig Radio's Tim Brady Interviews Commissioner Whitaker on the impact of the 100 million dollar Discovery Park of America project being built in Union City, TN on the state of Tennessee and how trucking will benefit. no no http://media.podcastingmanager.com/9/2/2/9/0/117006-109229/Media/7-1-2008-DPA%20Susan%20Whitaker%20-TN%20Dept%20Tourism%20Development.mp3?ref=rss Mon, 01 Sep 2008 23:39:00 GMT 00:06:14 discovery park of america, Robert Kirkland, union city, tennessee, interstate 69, I69, obion county, tennessee, tennessee, reelfoot lake, trucking, transportation, tourism, US vacation destinations, tennessee history, truckers, truck drivers, trucking ind American Rig Radio Staff July 2008 Awesome Trucker Ronnie Greene - Not Just a Witness Not Just a Witness Sometimes a life-changing incident takes place with few witnesses, let alone someone to help. On an April day last year, out in the lonely high desert country of New Mexico, an enraged man was trying to kill his pregnant girlfriend by running her down with his pickup truck. Against all odds, there were not only witnesses, but Good Samaritans to help. Ronnie Greene of Regina, New Mexico, and his co-driver were heading for Albuquerque, driving for A. Passmore & Sons. Near Española, on US 84, they saw a pregnant woman run over by a pickup truck. Greene, a former paramedic and firefighter, stopped his rig and ran to her, helping her get to her feet and start walking towards his truck. As Greene was talking to her, the pickup turned and headed back again, heading straight for the woman and him. Thinking quickly, Greene pushed her into the narrow space between his truck cab and the trailer, protecting her with his own body. Three more times the pickup, now a deadly weapon, came roaring towards them. On the last pass, the pickup driver hit… no no http://media.podcastingmanager.com/9/2/2/9/0/117006-109229/Media/07_08_GYHH_Highway_Hero_Ronnie_Greene.mp3?ref=rss Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:18:00 GMT 00:08:25 Trucking hero, knights of the road, goodyear tire and rubber company, goodyear highway hero, highway safety,owner/operator, trucking industry, company drivers, lease drivers, household moving, electronic and high value logistics, trade show logistics, sma American Rig Radio Staff Would you want to share road with these drivers? Would you want to share road with these drivers? Alcohol and drug use resulted in the arrests of two truckers by Washington state troopers within 48 hours at the scale house near Ridgefield on northbound I-5. Michael Mengel was driving an overweight flatbed. When a commercial vehicle officer talked to the trucker, the officer smelled alcohol. Mengel denied drinking, but agreed to a breath test. After he blew into the tester, the machine registered alcohol in his system. In the suspected drug arrest, a trucker accused of using methamphetamines while driving was caught when a commercial vehicle officer noticed the pintle hitch was open… no no http://media.podcastingmanager.com/9/2/2/9/0/117006-109229/Media/6-09-2008_SHARING%20_THE_ROAD_WITH_BAD_DRIVERS.mp3?ref=rss Mon, 09 Jun 2008 22:55:00 GMT 00:02:40 owner/operator, trucking industry, company drivers, lease drivers, household moving, electronic and high value logistics, trade show logistics, small motor carrier, logbook, hours of service, safety department, claims management, dispatching, route manage American Rig Radio Staff The Ordinary Day -- that Wasn't The Ordinary Day -- that Wasn’t It was a rainy Wednesday afternoon, not unusual for September, and Rick Tower of Yreka, California, was on his way home, hauling a load of wood chips east on Highway 96 near Horse Creek. Suddenly a westbound Lincoln Towncar fish-tailed on the wet, slick pavement and, for a few heart-stopping seconds, became airborne before it plunged into the swift current of the Klamath River. Tower pulled his Earl Bryant rig over to the side of the highway and stopped as quickly as possible. He leaped out of the cab, and started running across the highway to the river, yelling to the man who’d pulled over in his pickup behind the eighteen-wheeler to call for help. Tower scrambled down to the river as the heavy car, pushed by the rain-swollen river, slowly turned in the current and then started moving downstream, picking up speed. He could hear screams for help, so Tower jumped into the river and swam to the car. Inside, Dorothy Knudsen, eighty-two years old... no no http://media.podcastingmanager.com/9/2/2/9/0/117006-109229/Media/6-9-2008_GYHH_Rick_Tower_Awesome%20Trucker%20.mp3?ref=rss Mon, 09 Jun 2008 22:22:00 GMT 00:06:48 owner/operator, trucking industry, company drivers, lease drivers, household moving, electronic and high value logistics, trade show logistics, small motor carrier, logbook, hours of service, safety department, claims management, dispatching, route manage American Rig Radio Staff Eyes on the Road Truckers Must Take Care of Eyes Most of us are probably guilty of taking our eyesight for granted. A side from our required D.O.T. physicals, we probably don’t give it a second thought. But being truckers we should place a premium on eye care as vision is one of the most-used senses we rely upon in our occupation. No one is more aware of that than a former steel hauler who lost his eyesight in a motorcycle accident, which forced him to give up driving because he’s legally blind. But he still loves trucking, so he’s working in operations for a company in Pennsylvania. And has started an education program for the rest of us. Eyes on the Road was founded by Mark Harter to provide vision care information for truckers. Along with the Schepens Eye Research Institute, and the trucker’s web site www.truck.net. no no http://media.podcastingmanager.com/9/2/2/9/0/117006-109229/Media/5-30-2008_TRUCKERS_MUST_TAKE_CARE_OF_EYES.mp3?ref=rss Fri, 30 May 2008 15:30:00 GMT 00:02:34 eye health, eye sight, blindness, Mark Harter, Eyes on the Road, Schepens Eye, Owner/Operator, trucking industry, company drivers, lease drivers, small motor carrier, logbook, hours of service, safety department, dispatching, route management, lane manage American Rig Radio Staff May 23, 2008 FMCSA Warning on Chantix Prescription Drug The Federal Motor Carrier Administration has issued a warning concerning the use of the anti smoking drug Chantix. The warning goes out to all commercial drivers’ license holders taking the drug and doctors providing medical examinations to truckers: don’t take the drug if you drive a commercial vehicle and do not qualify anyone currently using the medication for a CDL! no no http://media.podcastingmanager.com/9/2/2/9/0/117006-109229/Media/5-23-08_Chantix_Warning%20_News.mp3?ref=rss Fri, 23 May 2008 04:41:00 GMT 00:03:01 Chantix, Pfizer, CDL, medical certificate,antismoking drug, instutite for safe medication practices,Owner/Operator, trucking industry, company drivers, lease drivers, household moving, electronic and high value logistics, trade show logistics, small motor American Rig Radio Staff Mapping Your Success in Trucking You know, we truckers can tell you the quickest, safest route to go from any city to any destination nationwide without missing a highway number, exit number or total miles required. Now, what if all of us became as efficient in the business of trucking as we are at gettingload from point “A” to point “B”? Let’s start by planning our finances the same way we plan the route to pick up and deliver loads…. no no http://media.podcastingmanager.com/9/2/2/9/0/117006-109229/Media/5-21-2008_Mapping_%20Out_Your_Trucking_%20Success.mp3?ref=rss Thu, 22 May 2008 00:14:00 GMT 00:03:15 Owner/Operator, trucking industry, company drivers, lease drivers, household moving, electronic and high value logistics, trade show logistics, small motor carrier, logbook, hours of service, safety department, claims management, dispatching, route manage American Rig Radio Where Have All the Drivers Gone? This is Tim Brady, welcome to American Rig Radio’s Truckers’ Roundtable where we discuss the issues and develop solutions to the concerns of drivers and small motor carriers across America. In this roundtable, we will be discussing “Where Have All The Drivers Gone.” We are joined by author/trucker Jeff Clark who wrote “We’re Dying Out Here – The Truth About The Driver Turnover.” Also contributing will be an owner of a small motor carrier and truckers from across America. We will begin with an article I wrote which appeared in American Trucker Magazine last year…. no no http://media.podcastingmanager.com/9/2/2/9/0/117006-109229/Media/4-2-2007%20Where%20have%20all%20the%20drivers%20gone.mp3?ref=rss Wed, 14 May 2008 18:35:00 GMT 00:45:08 Owner/Operator, trucking industry, company drivers, lease drivers, small motor carrier, logbook, hours of service, safety department, dispatching, route management, lane management, driver recruiting, driver retention, trucker recruiting, trucker retentio American Rig Radio Psst! Hey, buddy, wanna know where there's a parking space for tonight? Psst! Hey, buddy, wanna know where there’s a parking space for tonight? Is it worth a twenty to ya? It’s getting almost that bad out on the road and the figures can show you why: both the F-M-C-S-A and the National Transportation Safety Board agree there’s a shortfall of nearly thirty thousand parking spaces for trucks each night. Half of all the private truck stops are filled, and eighty percent of the public rest areas across the nation are filled or in overflow nightly as well. no no http://media.podcastingmanager.com/9/2/2/9/0/117006-109229/Media/5-9-2008_Parking_Worse_Nationwide.mp3?ref=rss Fri, 09 May 2008 20:08:00 GMT 00:02:55 Owner/Operator, trucking industry, company drivers, lease drivers, household moving, electronic and high value logistics, trade show logistics, small motor carrier, logbook, hours of service, safety department, claims management, dispatching, route manage American Rig Radio The First Goodyear Highway Hero It’s been twenty-five years since Goodyear started the Highway Hero Award to recognize uncommon valor shown by a truck driver. During that time, men and women truckers have been saluted for their bravery and concern for other human beings, rushing right into a life-threatening situation without thinking about the danger. Ronnie Stapleton didn’t think about danger either, and he became the very first Highway Hero. no no http://media.podcastingmanager.com/9/2/2/9/0/117006-109229/Media/GYHH_Ronnie%20Stapleton_Awesome%20Trucker%20.mp3?ref=rss Mon, 05 May 2008 00:28:00 GMT 00:10:28 Goodyear Highway hero, knights of the road, highway angel, awesome trucker, stories of heroes, Owner/Operator, trucking industry, company drivers, lease drivers, household moving, electronic and high value logistics, trade show logistics, small motor carr American Rig Radio Same ol' congestion-where's the solution? Guess how much it costs to build one new mile of highway these days ? Thirty million dollars. Quite a price tag. The Us Department of Transportation figures highway construction costs have gone up thirty-one per cent in only three years, between 2002 and 2005. By 2009, the highway trust fund won’t have enough money left to meet its current obligations, let alone new ones…. no no http://media.podcastingmanager.com/9/2/2/9/0/117006-109229/Media/4-25-2008_SAME%20OL%20CONGESTION.mp3?ref=rss Sat, 26 Apr 2008 02:36:00 GMT 00:02:59 Owner/Operator, trucking industry, company drivers, lease drivers, household moving, electronic and high value logistics, trade show logistics, small motor carrier, logbook, hours of service, safety department, claims management, dispatching, route manage American Rig Radio Wrecks and On Board Recorders It’s a thirty-year argument; not a war, but the lines are drawn just about as firmly. The chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board, Mark Rosenker, says electronic on-board recorders must be installed in trucks to be sure truck drivers are complying with the new hours of service rules. no no http://media.podcastingmanager.com/9/2/2/9/0/117006-109229/Media/04-16-2008_WRECKS%20AND%20ONBOARD%20RECORDERS%20-%2011%20HR%20RULE.mp3?ref=rss Thu, 17 Apr 2008 03:26:00 GMT 00:02:52 Owner/Operator, trucking industry, company drivers, lease drivers, household moving, electronic and high value logistics, trade show logistics, small motor carrier, logbook, hours of service, safety department, claims management, dispatching, route manage American Rig Radio Hero in the Dawn's Early Light The weather that early morning was a little cool, starting to drizzle, with a very light fog. Forebush was in farming country, near the intersection of a county road and the 2-lane state highway he was traveling. He noticed a mature cornfield on the road’s left side, corn stalks 6 - 7 feet tall, and the flicker of lights between the stalks told him there was another vehicle also traveling towards the intersection. Then - ... no no http://media.podcastingmanager.com/9/2/2/9/0/117006-109229/Media/3-19-2007%20Todd%20Forebush%20Awesome%20trucker.mp3?ref=rss Sun, 06 Apr 2008 22:09:00 GMT 00:28:16 truck safety, Goodyear Highway Hero, Todd Forebush, Sr., Goodyear Tre and Tubber Company, Knight of the Road,Owner/Operator, trucking industry, company drivers, lease drivers, household moving, electronic and high value logistics, trade show logistics, sm American Rig Radio Making a Profit Today in Trucking Are you asking yourself if you can really make a profit in trucking today, especially with fuel going up again and the freight still not recovering like it should? That’s the sixty-thousand dollar question for most drivers on the road. Here's something to think about... no no http://media.podcastingmanager.com/9/2/2/9/0/117006-109229/Media/04-04-2008_Making%20a%20Profit%20in%20Trucking%20Today.mp3?ref=rss Sat, 05 Apr 2008 04:19:00 GMT 00:03:29 Owner/Operator, trucking industry, company drivers, lease drivers, household moving, electronic and high value logistics, trade show logistics, small motor carrier, logbook, hours of service, safety department, claims management, dispatching, route manage American Rig Radio Supply chain speed or not? Ever wonder why your shippers want every single delivery to be yesterday? Or maybe you’ve been rushed away from a factory, and not allowed time to check your pad-wrap and straps once more, only to drive past more trucks waiting to get in to load? Well, you can blame success. And something called ‘supply chain speed.’ Think back … no no http://media.podcastingmanager.com/9/2/2/9/0/117006-109229/Media/03-30-2008_Supply%20Chain%20Speed.mp3?ref=rss Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:41:00 GMT 00:02:50 Owner/Operator, trucking industry, company drivers, lease drivers, household moving, electronic and high value logistics, trade show logistics, small motor carrier, logbook, hours of service, safety department, claims management, dispatching, route manage American Rig Radio Having a vision for your trucking business You’ve gotten your own truck and you’re up and running. But - somehow it’s not what you expected. What’s missing? Your three money goals? A surprising number of owner/operators never set an income bull’s-eye at which to take aim. So do some soul-searching… no no http://media.podcastingmanager.com/9/2/2/9/0/117006-109229/Media/03_25_2008HAVING%20A%20VISION%20FOR%20YOUR%20TRUCKING%20BUSINESS.mp3?ref=rss Tue, 25 Mar 2008 15:50:00 GMT 00:03:19 Owner/Operator, trucking industry, company drivers, lease drivers, household moving, electronic and high value logistics, trade show logistics, small motor carrier, logbook, hours of service, safety department, claims management, dispatching, route manage American Rig Radio Fuel for Thought A discussion about the high cost of fuel with truckers coming up with solutions. no no http://media.podcastingmanager.com/9/2/2/9/0/117006-109229/Media/3_6_2008_Fuel%20for%20Thought.mp3?ref=rss Mon, 24 Mar 2008 22:59:00 GMT 00:49:59 diesel, fuel, barrel of oil, business, break-even point, break even point, operation cost, cost per mile,Owner/Operator, trucking industry, company drivers, lease drivers, household moving, electronic and high value logistics, trade show logistics, small American Rig Radio The Devil's in the Details An interview with Charlie Daniels The Awesome Trucker Program shows the best side of trucking, interviewing individuals who have performed a heroic deed or come to the aid of others, whether out on the highway or in their communities. To launch the American Rig Radio’s Awesome Trucker Program, look no further than Charlie Daniels. no no http://media.podcastingmanager.com/9/2/2/9/0/117006-109229/Media/03-24-2008_Charlie_Daniels_Awesome%20Trucker_Segment.mp3?ref=rss Fri, 21 Mar 2008 02:41:00 GMT 00:32:29 Owner/Operator, trucking industry, company drivers, lease drivers, household moving, electronic and high value logistics, trade show logistics, small motor carrier, logbook, hours of service, safety department, claims management, dispatching, route manage American Rig Radio Who's in Your Back Pocket? Who’s in Your Back Pocket? Have you ever stopped for fuel or a quick bite, and as you were walking through the parking lot, a stranger wanting cash for gas to get to his father’s funeral, to the next job, or just to get home approaches you? Maybe he’s offering to polish your tanks and wheels, but really what he want is to relieve you of your cash. If outside in the parking lot was the only place where people try to take truckers’ hard - earned cash, truckers could handle it. no no http://media.podcastingmanager.com/9/2/2/9/0/117006-109229/Media/03-19-2008_WHOS_IN_YOUR_BACK_POCKET.mp3?ref=rss Thu, 20 Mar 2008 14:24:00 GMT 00:03:35 Owner/Operator, trucking industry, company drivers, lease drivers, household moving, electronic and high value logistics, trade show logistics, small motor carrier, logbook, hours of service, safety department, claims management, dispatching, route manage American Rig Radio How Much Is too Much Security, Really? If you’ve been driving around New York lately, you may be asking yourself, “how much is too much security, really?” The New York police department is responsible for somehow making sure hundreds and hundreds of trucks moving through the city daily aren’t carrying radioactive ‘dirty’ bombs, dynamite, or chemical fertilizer and any other substance which would provide the final touch for re-enacting the terrible destruction of lives and the Federal Building in Oklahoma City. no no http://media.podcastingmanager.com/9/2/2/9/0/117006-109229/Media/HOW%20MUCH%20SECURITY%20IS%20TOO%20MUCH%20-%203-13-2008.mp3?ref=rss Fri, 14 Mar 2008 03:08:00 GMT 00:03:25 trucking, truckers, terriosts, safety, war on terror, Owner/Operator, trucking industry, company drivers, lease drivers, household moving, electronic and high value logistics, trade show logistics, small motor carrier, logbook, hours of service, safety de American Rig Radio Looking Into Truckings' Crystal Ball... With truck manufacturers designing their own engines to alternitve fuels, what does the future hold for the trucking industry. no no http://media.podcastingmanager.com/9/2/2/9/0/117006-109229/Media/STTA_CRYSTAL%20BALL%20FOR%20FUTURE%20OF%20TRUCKING_3-10-2008.mp3?ref=rss Mon, 10 Mar 2008 21:41:00 GMT 00:00:00 Owner/Operator, trucking industry, company drivers, lease drivers, household moving, electronic and high value logistics, trade show logistics, small motor carrier, logbook, hours of service, safety department, claims management, dispatching, route manage American Rig Radio Where's the leadership? A commentary on the state of the trucking industry and why there doesn't seem to be any leadership. no no http://media.podcastingmanager.com/9/2/2/9/0/117006-109229/Media/STTA_WHERES_THE_LEADERSHIP_3-6-2008.mp3?ref=rss Thu, 06 Mar 2008 14:31:00 GMT 00:03:07 trucking business, politics, industry leadership,Owner/Operator, trucking industry, company drivers, lease drivers, household moving, electronic and high value logistics, trade show logistics, small motor carrier, logbook, hours of service, safety departm