Fiddle only to make music and never while driving; otherwise, keep hands on the wheel
Fiddling can be good. Fiddling refers to the act of playing the fiddle, and fiddlers are musicians who play it. Fiddling is a colloquial term
Lyndon Finney
- About Lyndon Finney
- Lyndon Finney’s publishing career spans over 55 years beginning with a reporter position with the Southwest Times Record in Fort Smith, Arkansas, in 1965. Since then he’s been a newspaper editor at the Southwest Times Record, served five years as assistant managing editor of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette in Little Rock and from November 2004 through December 2019 served as editor of The Trucker. Between newspaper jobs he spent 14 years as director of communications at Baptist Health, Arkansas’ largest healthcare system. In addition to his publishing career he served for 46 years as organist at Little Rock’s largest Baptist church.
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Bill that could lead to 18- to 20-year-olds driving interstate commerce reintroduced
WASHINGTON — Sens. Todd Young and Jon Tester in a bipartisan move on Tuesday reintroduced the Developing Responsible Individuals for a Vibrant Economy (DRIVE-Safe) Act,
DOT OIG’s office to audit FMCSA’s medical certificate program for CDL holders
WASHINGTON — The Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Transportation Wednesday informed the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration that the OIG’s office
Coalition again pushing for 33-foot twin trailers, sends letter to infrastructure panel members
WASHINGTON — The Americans for Modern Transportation Coalition is continuing its effort to allow twin 33-foot trailers on the nation’s highways. The standard for tandems
PR Newswire distributes search for semi crash-chasing lawyers
As if the trucking industry wasn’t already being harangued enough … . PR Newswire was founded in 1954 to provide public relations agencies and in-house
Autonomous trucking startup Ike raises $52 million
SAN FRANCISCO — Autonomous trucking startup Ike said Tuesday it had completed a series A round of $52 million, led by Bain Capital Ventures. Redpoint
Transportation officials laud Trump’s call for infrastructure plan
WASHINGTON — President Donald J. Trump only mentioned the nation’s infrastructure and its proposed new Canada-Mexico trade agreement in his State of the Union address
Melton handily transports Huey helicopter from Bristow to Tulsa for space museum
TULSA, Okla. — The phone rings at the Melton Truck Lines office in Tulsa. “Good morning. Melton Truck Lines. You say some manufactured steel to
Are California drivers really ‘entitled’ to rest, meal breaks?
There’s no question about it. We live in a world of entitlement. I’m entitled to this, that and everything in between. In the trucking industry,
Based on ATRI report, expect truck parking shortage to remain a longstanding problem
When we reported the top 10 industry concerns as rated though a survey of professional truck drivers, motor carrier executives and other industry stakeholders, the
Just like a FOX
Quick, intelligent and adaptable, Tucker Carlson is on top of his game as host of FOX News’ ‘Tucker Carlson Tonight’ This article first appeared in
Just like a FOX: Quick, intelligent and adaptable, Tucker Carlson is on top of his game as host of FOX News’ “Tucker Carlson Tonight.”
There is a new star in the FOX News universe. Although he’s been in the television business since 2000, for various reasons he’s now comfortably
Cha-ching. We called it correctly. HOS, parking, ELDs top drivers’ concern list 3rd straight year
If only it had been the lottery. You may recall that in the November 1-15 issue, we made a prediction that when the American Transportation
Us vs. them mentality is everywhere, not just in politics but also in the trucking industry
It’s despicable. It’s sickening. It’s deplorable. Generally, we’re speaking about the political landscape in America today. Us (Democrats) vs. them (Republicans). Them (Republicans) vs. us
ATRI: Congestion cost trucking $74.5B in 2016
ARLINGTON, Va. — Traffic congestion on the U.S. National Highway System added nearly $74.5 billion in operational costs to the trucking industry in 2016, a
FHWA’s first highway status report says 77% of pavement OK
WASHINGTON — Freight transportation is vital to the U.S. economy and the daily needs of Americans throughout the country and trucking plays a dominate role
Baggett Transportation is family company; comprises people who ‘get along together’
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — When Joe Donald graduated college in 1984, he thought he might be able to spend some time over the next few weeks
PFJ official: American flag down at Amarillo because pole broken, not because of fear of offending foreign drivers
AMARILLO, Texas — A Pilot Flying J spokesperson says an employee was “misinformed” about the reason the truck stop chain was not flying the American
Preliminary truck orders fall in April but still up over last year
Both major commercial vehicle data collection agencies — ACT Research and FTR — say that preliminary orders for Class 8 trucks in North
Looks as though there’s a lot of trucks without ELDs
Hours of Service issues continued to rank high on the list of out-of-service violations. There were 6,565 drivers put OOS for no driver record-of-duty status.