Monthly Archives: March 2016

1959 More Listener Voicemail

March 31, 2016PodcastAndroid (operating system), App Store (iOS), Call forwarding, Continuous function, Gmail, iOS, iPhone, mobile phone, Telephone number, Voice-mailTomWiles

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1958 Building Character The Most Important

March 28, 2016PodcastASCII, Character (arts), FaceBook, Instagram, Jack Dorsey, NBC, Plot (narrative), Role-playing game, Today (U.S. TV program), twitterTomWiles

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1957 Social Media Kills The Automotive Industry

March 19, 2016PodcastA. M. Jensen's, Advanced Micro Devices, Android (operating system), Arab Spring, Asahi Shimbun, Australia, barack obama, Barbados, Board of Governors of the BBC, IsraelTomWiles

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1956 If There Is No God, Everything Is Permissible

March 12, 2016PodcastAllah, Ancient Egyptian deities, Beth Moore, Bird, Brenton Thwaites, Christian, Christianity, David, god, Lord, Roy MastersTomWiles

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1955 Listener Feedback

March 12, 2016Podcast99designs, Apple Inc., Business, Customer, Customer service, feedback, Optical feedback, Positive feedback, Roy Masters, Social media, twitterTomWiles

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1954 Be Still So The Knowing Can Catch Up With You

March 10, 2016PodcastAdobe Illustrator, African American, Alfa Romeo, Ali Modu Sheriff, AMC (TV channel), Assassination of John F. Kennedy, Autoblog.com, Balanced budget, Bank of Japan, FHU, Roy Masters, TelevisionTomWiles

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1953 Resentful Voters

March 6, 2016PodcastAmorphous silicon, Apathy, Automotive industry, Autonomous car, Boston, Daily Mail, Gin palace, god, highway, Indie rock, Roy MastersTomWiles

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Corrected Post of 1952 Bentonville Arkansas Trump Event

March 3, 2016PodcastAcademy Award, Alabama Crimson Tide football, Arkansas, Bernie Sanders, Donald Trump, Getty Images, Little Rock, New York City, Reality television, Republican Party (United States)TomWiles

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1952 Bentonville Arkansas Trump Event

March 2, 2016PodcastAesthetics, Alabama Crimson Tide football, An Event Apart, Arkansas, Bentonville, Donald Trump, Little Rock, Republican Party (United States), Super Tuesday, The Ozarks, United States presidential primaryTomWiles

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Capacity increasing in Canadian spot market
TORONTO, Ont. – There were more trucks chasing every load in the Canadian spot market in October than in two years, according to TransCore Link Logistics. Truck capacity reached an all-time high in October, with equipment postings up 22% compared…
Navistar revamps communications team
LISLE, Ill. – Navistar has revamped its communications structure with two new appointments. Bre Whalen is now manager of on-highway product communications. She is new to Navistar, but has eight years of media relations experience. Darwin Minnis is manager of…
Left-lane ban on Coq welcome, but BCTA says focus needs to be on chaining up
HOPE, B.C. – The B.C. Trucking Association (BCTA) says the move to prohibit commercial trucks from the left lane on Snowshed Hill on the Coquihalla does not address the main cause of collisions on the mountain pass. Though recognizing the…
Young Transportation (Northern Ontario Runs)
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RimWit loosens seized wheels
Struggling with a wheel that’s seized in place? Put the sledgehammer away. AME International has unveiled RimWit and RimWit Junior – tools to loosen stubborn truck wheels and rims without damaging tire sidewalls or the rims themselves. The RimWit is…
Scale fits in smaller spaces
Fairbanks Scales’ AxleSurance Weight System is a slow-speed axle scale system that can be installed in as little as four hours and requires less space than a full-sized truck scale. It’s not legal for trade, but it offers an option…
Dana Spicer adds to U-joint kits
Dana’s Spicer Select all-makes drivetrain portfolio now includes the most popular U-joints for commercial applications while also adding new U-joint strap kits. Dana recommends replacing the supporting hardware when installing a new U-joint, so the new offerings now deliver a…
Bandag retread for refuse vehicles
Bridgestone has unveiled the Bandag BDM3 retread for the drive axle tires on refuse vehicles. Features include a new proprietary tread compound to resist wear, enhanced traction, and resistance to cuts and chips. The tread compound alone is said to…
A Canadian first
Platooning tested on Canadian highways, forestry roads for the first time
Nikola claims US$12 billion in hydrogen truck pre-orders
PHOENIX, Ariz. – Hydrogen truck maker Nikola says it has raised another US$210 million and now boasts US$12 billion in pre-orders. About $380 million of those were for the recently announced Nikola Tre European cabover. “Once the Nikola Tre arrives…
Brace for rougher 2019: Mark Seymour
BRAMPTON, Ont. — “Fasten your seatbelts in 2019, we’re going to be in for maybe a little bit of a rough ride.” That was the sobering warning from Mark Seymour today, who was participating in a panel discussion at the…
Trucking needs more sensible regs, not fewer: TCA
BRAMPTON, Ont. – There is no appetite in Washington to reduce trucking regulations, but there is great potential to make the regulations that trucking operates under more sensible. That was the message Dave Heller, vice-president of government affairs with the…
U.S. EPA plans further NOx cuts
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced plans to further cut nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions from on-highway trucks and engines. Known as the Cleaner Truck Initiative, a proposed rule is to be published in early 2020.…
Ram Tracking moves into bigger office
OAKVILLE, Ont. – Ram Tracking has expanded its workforce and moved into a new 2,468 sq.-ft. office. The move was necessitated by a growth in sales and employee count, the company announced. It has recently added new products, including a…
New president/CEO leading Magnum Trailer and Equipment
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – Magnum Trailer and Equipment has named Andrew Taylor as its president and CEO. “Magnum has a huge opportunity in the transportation equipment market. Our products and services are designed to protect trucks and their drivers and improve…
Trailer orders continue at torrid pace
COLUMBUS, Ind. – Trailer orders remained hot in October, with 55,250 units ordered, the second best month in history right on the heels of the all-time record set in September. That’s according to preliminary data from ACT Research. “After posting…
Eberspaecher acquires climate control specialist
LYON, France – Eberspaecher has announced it has acquired vehicle climate control specialist Kalori, in a bid to become the world’s leading vendor of climate control systems for commercial and special vehicles. Kalori develops and produces air-conditioning and ventilation systems…
Have trucking conditions peaked?
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Trucking conditions in the U.S. worsened in September, to their lowest level in a year, according to the FTR Trucking Conditions Index. It’s the first time the index, at 4.58, has fallen to single digits since December…

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