Truckers have had to comply with environmental regulations around the country by shutting off their engines (anti-idling laws), paying more for supposedly more environmentally friendly truck engines in newer trucks, and switching over from low sulfur diesel to ultra-low sulfur diesel. Now truckers who run refrigerated trailers (trailers that can be temperature controlled through use of a refer unit) are up against more anti-diesel legislation from the state of California. Of course.

The way things are going, we’re pretty sure APU/generators will be next on the chopping block…
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Tags: Truckers, Environmental Regulations, Truck Engines, Low Sulfur Diesel, Ultra-low Sulfur Diesel

We’ve had a great run with the Coops News newsletter and Weigh Station Alerts so far, but we’re thinking ahead now. We’ve decided that it’s in everyone’s best interest to switch to a different newsletter service.

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Becoming and successful owner operator in trucking isn’t as simple as buying a truck and heading out on the open road to meet your financial goals. You’ve got to understand trucking if you want to make it work. If you just go blindly into the world of the trucking owner operator, you’re very likely to fail. To be a successful owner operator, you’ve got to think the way a successful owner operator thinks.
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