The Freightliner Run Smart Hour
Every Thursday morning at 1AM CST, you can learn about maintenance, safety, legislation and industry news on Freightliner’s Run Smart Hour on The Midnight Trucking Radio Network heard on AM stations and Sirius Satellite Channel 147. If that doesn't work out for your schedule, we’ve archived some of the past shows here for your convenience.
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Originally aired June 24, 2010
Join us for the final fuel-efficiency stretch. Chuck Blake of Detroit Diesel drives us home with helpful maintenance advice and information to save you fuel and money while getting the best engine performance possible.
Posted in Fuel Efficiency
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(7.4 MB, 3 minutes)
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Originally aired June 24, 2010
From earlier models to the most updated technology of 2010, Chuck Blake of Detroit Diesel talks the latest and greatest options for engine performance and fuel-efficiency.
Posted in Fuel Efficiency
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(25.2 MB, 11 minutes)
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Originally aired June 24, 2010
Slowing down, making less stops and even the roads you choose to travel all make a big impact on improving and maximizing fuel-efficiency. Listen up for more tips and tricks from Detroit Diesel’s Chuck Blake.
Posted in Fuel Efficiency
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(14.9 MB, 10 minutes)
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Originally aired June 24, 2010
Chuck Blake, Detroit Diesel’s Sr. Technical Sales Support Manager, A Silver Spark Plug recipient and all-around trucking technology expert, answers questions on how to improve and maximizing fuel-efficiency.
Posted in Fuel Efficiency
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(24.3 MB, 10 minutes)
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Originally aired April 8, 2010
Diesel fuel prices are on the rise again. With prices averaging above $3 a gallon nationwide, and no decrease in sight, it looks like your cost-per-mile are going nowhere but up. Then the guys get talk about another round of EOBR legislation that might be hitting the book soon.
Posted in Managing your Business
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(27.9 MB, 30 minutes)
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Originally aired April 6, 2010
Bob Perry, the Truck Trainer and President of Roadside Medical Clinic and Lab, has returned to the Run Smart Hour to talk about what drivers can do to live happy, healthy lives. He's opened a few new clinics around the country, so wherever you are, you're probably not too far from a Roadside Medical Clinic.
Posted in General Interest
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(29.1 MB, 32 minutes)
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Originally aired April 1, 2010
One of the highlights of every MATS is the Goodyear Highway Hero Award, this year the winner is an Oregon driver who saved three people from a burning rig, but all the nominees risked life and limb to save others. The guys talk about these acts of heroism and then Eric gives another recap of his trip to the NATSO show. One of the big issues there was the commercialization of rest areas, and how that will affect drivers everywhere.
Posted in General Interest
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(28.5 MB, 31 minutes)
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Originally aired March 30, 2010
Eric just got back from MATS and it turns out that everyone was talking about the huge increase in freight that hit in March. Then Eric gets a chance to talk to some of the Chrome Shop Mafia about what they did to the new Freightliner Coronado and what they have in store for next year's Guilty by Association Truck Show. Finally, Eric was able to sit down with some folks from Chevron to talk about universal coolants.
Posted in General Interest
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(29.2 MB, 31 minutes)
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Originally aired March 23, 2010
Eric is headed off to the Mid-America Trucking Show and he thinks that the talk of the show isn't going to be hours of service, but health insurance. The guys get some time to throw in their two cents on the issue to tell you what could happen under the new bill. Then they get some time to talk about a few new bills coming down the pipe, and how they will affect the trucking world.
Posted in Managing your Business
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(28.1 MB, 30 minutes)
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Originally aired March 18, 2010
Eric had a chance to go to the NATSO show and talk to some folks in the truck stop field, including Charlie Bosselman of Bosselman Inc who has been adding a lot of shops across the country. Then he had the chance to talk to Heather Debaillie of the Iowa 80 group and a few other truck stop owners and operators from around the country about what's coming down the pipe.
Posted in General Interest
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(29.7 MB, 32 minutes)
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