Monthly Archives: February 2016

1951 Donald Trump

February 21, 2016PodcastAntonin Scalia, Breton language, Canada, Cape Breton Island, Christian, Donald Trump, Pope, President of the United States, Republican Party (United States), United StatesTomWiles

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Foundation of Human Understanding

1950 Who Is Successful?

February 21, 2016PodcastAbingdon, Animal Collective, Avey Tare, Balmain East, Balmain East ferry wharf, barack obama, Bill Christian, Brady Campaign, Breastfeeding, Maryland, New South Wales, United StatesTomWiles

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Gun Rights Radio Network

Foundation of Human Understanding

1949 Odd Obsessive Behaviors

February 19, 2016Podcast3D printing, Activism, Advisory Services, Airstrike, Anthony Atala, ATX, Automated teller machine, BDO International, Best practice, CanadaTomWiles

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Gun Rights Radio Network

Foundation of Human Understanding

1948 Giving Birth To Awareness

February 19, 2016Podcast3D printing, Activism, Advisory Services, Airstrike, Anthony Atala, ATX, Automated teller machine, BDO International, Best practice, Canada, Roy MastersTomWiles

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Gun Rights Radio Network

Foundation of Human Understanding

1947 Listener Feedback

February 15, 2016PodcastAlbuquerque, AP NFL Offensive Player of the Year Award, Application programming interface key, Bean, Benjamin Ginsberg (lawyer), Bey, Beyoncé Knowles, Board of directors, Board of governors, New Mexico, Super BowlTomWiles

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Gun Rights Radio Network

Foundation of Human Understanding

1946 Watch Your Step!!!

February 15, 2016PodcastABC News, Ahrar al-Sham, Aleppo, Attention, Australia, Australian Radio Network, barack obama, Bashar al-Assad, Bernice Liu, Super BowlTomWiles

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Foundation of Human Understanding

Road Today-Truck News Jobs Expo a big hit
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Bob Whitesell was at the Road Today-Truck News Jobs Expo in Mississauga, Ont., on Saturday, looking for “unique drivers”. His company, Robsan Transportation Inc., based in Hamilton, Ont., works in the nuclear industry, transporting used material such…
Montreal port operator Termont goes green
MONTREAL, Que. — Termont Montreal will transform its entire fleet into hybrid vehicles, which will make it the world’s first port operator to do so, Quebec’s transportation minister has announced. Montreal-based Effenco, which develops electrification solutions for the transportation industry,…
New Cascadia with Detroit Assurance 5.0 enters production
PORTLAND, Ore. – Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) has announced the start of production of its new Freightliner Cascadia with Detroit Assurance 5.0. The active safety system is now standard with Freightliner Cascadias powered by Detroit engines. It offers: adaptive…
SAF-Holland names new president – Americas
MUSKEGON, Mich. – SAF-Holland has named Kent Jones its new president – Americas. He replaces Steffen Schewerda, who has stepped down from the same role. Jones was previously vice-president of commercial vehicle steering systems and advanced driver assistance systems with…
Truck and trailer dealer welcomes return to normal
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Stoops Freightliner and its network of truck and trailer dealers isn’t sensing that the drop in new equipment orders is anything to lose sleep over. Instead, Brian McCoy, president of Stoops, said the current environment marks a…
Fleets say reliability, safety top priorities when spec’ing equipment
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Reliability and safety systems are two priorities for fleets when spec’ing new trucks, according to a panel of fleet executives speaking at the FTR Transportation Conference here Sept. 11. Robert Haag, vice-president of operations for Perfect Transportation,…
Volvo to offer fatigue-reducing VDS as option
DUBLIN, Va. – Volvo Trucks North America plans to offer its Volvo Dynamic Steering (VDS) system, designed to reduce driver fatigue, as an option on trucks starting next year, the company announced Thursday. Volvo will start taking orders for VDS…
Truck and trailer orders normalizing, not crashing: FTR
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Class 8 truck orders have fallen sharply in recent months, but FTR forecasters aren’t sounding any alarms, and say the drop marks a return to more normal levels. Eric Starks, CEO of FTR, also chalked the decline…
Volvo Trucks rides high on innovation, investment
DUBLIN, Va. — Volvo Trucks North America is on a roll. In the year since Peter Voorhoeve took over as president of VTNA, the company has unveiled a slew of technology updates, and announced fresh investments worth hundreds of millions…
ATA argues against road tolls
ARLINGTON, Va. – The American Trucking Associations (ATA) has told a House subcommittee that the use of tolls to finance infrastructure construction and maintenance is inefficient, unsafe, and harmful to the trucking industry. “While the trucking industry is willing to…
The new normal: Slow, steady growth
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – There’s little sign a recession is imminent, but economic growth will continue to be slow and steady. That was the projection from Jack Kleinhenz, chief economist with Kleinhenz & Associates, who gave an economic update at the…
Connectivity revolutionizing cargo tracking, trucking
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – There are more than 10 billion devices connected throughout the world, and this rapidly growing Internet-of-Things will change how product is tracked through the supply chain. Bill Green, senior technical staff member, packaging technology with IBM Systems…
19.7 | Trucking is Important, Eh!
Drivers chosen for fuel-efficiency roadshow
NEW YORK, N.Y. — Ten drivers have been selected to participate in Run on Less Regional, a fuel-efficiency roadshow. It kicks off Oct. 7 at various locations and ends in Atlanta during the North American Commercial Vehicle Show Oct. 28–31.…
8 technologies that transformed trucking
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – FTR’s annual transportation conference is a forward-looking event; a chance to explore emerging issues, predict trends, and gain insights into things like artificial intelligence. But Avery Vise, FTR’s vice-president of trucking, set the stage by looking at…
ITOCHU makes ‘strategic’ investment in KeepTruckin
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – U.S. fleet management solutions provider KeepTruckin has received “a strategic business investment” from ITOCHU Corp. of Japan, the company announced Tuesday. No financial details were revealed. KeepTruckin said it will use the funds to forward its…
Phillips Connect makes trailer tracking EZ
Phillips Connect Technologies' new EZTrac and EZTrac Plus are being unveiled with the promise of "no-hassle asset tracking solutions" with a minimal install time, giving fleets a way to view a trailer or chassis in real time.
20,000 technicians expected to compete in VISTA
GOTHENBURG, Sweden — Registration opens Sept. 30 for the world’s largest service market competition, the Volvo International Service Training Awards, also known as VISTA. Nearly 20,000 technicians from Volvo Trucks and Volvo Buses global dealer networks are expected to participate…
Volvo Group joins DOE Supply Chain Initiative
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Volvo Group North America has become the first trucking OEM to participate in the U.S. Department of Energy’s Better Plants Supply Chain Initiative. It joined the program, recruiting eight Volvo Group vendors to commit to reducing energy…
TIP Trailer Services acquires Trailer Wizards
AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands — Equipment service provider TIP Trailer Services has signed an agreement to acquire Trailer Wizards, a leading supplier of trailer rental and leasing services in Canada, the company announced Tuesday. Financial details were not revealed.…

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