Gross combined vehicle weight rating (GCVWR): The weight of the truck as well as its trailer. Gross axle weight rating (GAWR): The maximum amount of weight that can be exerted on each axle. How is a truck's gross vehicle weight rating determined? The truck’s manufacturer determines a ...
Driving solo can be lonely, it doesn’t have to be with a partner and team truck driving rules in place. As a part of a two-person team, you can rest, sleep, or eat on your off-duty shifts while your partner keeps the truck moving. Trucking companies are a big fan of team truck...
The most traditional version of a road diet reduces the total number of lanes on a roadway by converting one or more lanes into a central turn lane that both traffic directions can use to make left turns. Photo source: Virginia DOT, reprinted in the U.S. DOT’s Road Diet Informational ...
A vehicle roughly the size and shape of the Cargo Truck, the MRAP is equipped for heavy combat with additional armor plating and turrets, making it a slower, yet effective, vehicle for attack or defense. The MRAP will not appear often — in fact, it is mostly available ...
The ability to print supermoney is proportional to your size, further accelerating the winner-takes-all economy. For a company the size of Google, whose market capitalization at the end of that year was more than $500 billion, that $5.2 billion in stock compensation represented only...
Debates around the future of work have (re-)emerged strongly as concerns about a new era of workplace automation grow from a plethora of narratives estimating the potential of machine substitution. This research aims to analyse how these perspectives dic
Tricky but tractable, each one requires some thought and planning and might not at first seem solvable. Box of Nails - originally by Professor Puzzle, rebranded by RecentToys. Found on auction - may be discontinued. This set includes five puzzles: Nail Biter, Nail Jail, S-Nail, The Last...
Maintaining a record of driver hours for each driver (where required via and ELD) is part ofDOT compliancebut there are a number of other factors that need to be taken into consideration to ensure that fleets and drivers adhere to DOT standards. ...
What size? You’ve made a decision to get a portable generator. Great! A common question that I get from shoppers looking for a portable generator is, “What size portable generator do I need for home use?” The best answer to this question is not very popular. The answe...
I am considering truck brokering strictly as a supplemental income. One of the primary reasons it appeals to me is the low overhead, and that I can do it out of my home. I would prefer to keep it very small. I would love to hear from someone who has advice on my particular interest...