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Channel 19

Trucking advocacy, education — getting started early

Twelve-year-old Coalton Fannin — son of longtime trucker Billy Fannin — delivered this speech to his class on some of the finer points of the trucking business.

January 25, 2014

Channel 19

Owner-operator takes active role in educating tomorrow’s four-wheeler

Meet Todd Modderman, independent owner-operator who today collaborates in his spare time with the B.R.A.K.E.S. program of young driver education, utilizing his Peterbilt 379.

November 19, 2013

Life

5 things members of the general public don’t know about truckers

From typical speed to on-the-road conditions and pay packages, misunderstood elements of the trucking business remain in the dark for many in the general public.

September 19, 2013

Business

TCA offers online certification course with Truckers Against Trafficking

The Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) formed a partnership with Truckers Against Trafficking (TAT) earlier this year to help combat the illegal sale of human beings for sex in North America. Utilizing TCA resources in its “Truckload Academy” educational arm, the organization developed an online test for those interested in becoming a certified Trucker Against Trafficking. […]

August 27, 2013

Business

Tractor-trailers: The new storks

After a conversation with Wendy, a four-year-old to her Mom: “That lady said he brings everything in a truck, he brought my shoes and he’s going to bring our baby when it comes!”

July 31, 2013

Business

Getting loaded with the laypeople

“I think if the general public had a better idea of what actually goes on in getting their Oreos to the Kroger, they might just reconsider cutting that truck off in traffic.”

January 16, 2013

Channel 19

‘Grandpa and the Truck’ — book 2 out now

Colleen Kelly Mellor’s children’s book series highlights true tales from her husbands 30-year career, much of it spent as a household-goods-hauling owner-operator.

November 13, 2012

Channel 19

PHOTOs: Bridgestone’s retread process, tire maintenance and more

A pictorial tour through Bridgestone’s La Vergne, Tenn., North American Manufacturing Education Center and retread plant.

September 5, 2012

Channel 19

Where do the trucks sleep at night?

“Where Do Diggers Sleep at Night?” is the first children’s book by Brianna Caplan Sayres.

August 13, 2012

Channel 19

New book series for the kids: ‘Grandpa and the Truck’

Former independent household goods hauler’s wife Colleen Kelly Mellor’s new series of “Grandpa and the Truck” children’s books blends trucking respect with educational needs.

July 16, 2012

Overdrive Extra

Driver health audiobook free download

The docs/publishers behind the Man in White organization are trumpeting a 30-day free trial of Audible.com’s download service that enables drivers to download the Truckers’ Road to Health audiobook free of charge (normally, it’s $23.85). I wrote about owner-operator Joe Martin’s contribution of a chapter on in-cab exercise last September, and otherwise the book features chapters put […]

May 3, 2012

Channel 19

Cummins introduces iPhone app with 3-D engine views

The latest in the trucking-related smartphone apps world is a nifty program offering 3-D views of engine componentry and systems from the folks at Cummins. It’s geared toward connecting technicians with careers with the diesel engine manufacturer, but I imagine there are plenty of you who’d get a kick out of the the app’s features […]

April 8, 2012