FMCSA group eyes sleep apnea regs
One recommendation would require all drivers with a body mass index measurement of 35 or higher to be tested for sleep apnea.02.07.12
| Kenworth and Peterbilt trucks were using the same brake component that affected production of Navistar and Volvo Group trucks. 02.07.12
| The reopened lane of I-40 West is near the Tennessee-North Carolina border. 02.07.12
| The Peterbilt 587 SmartWay conventional tractor won in the heavy-duty division. 02.07.12
| The state is seeking to get approval for tolling under a pilot program administered by the Federal Highway Administration. Alaska
Everything Alaska
Redmon discusses ‘Ice Road Truckers’
June 3, 2011
Heavy-hauler from Riverside, Ala., talks about his experiences on the History Channel show.
‘Deadliest Catch’ star to sign autographs at Louisville trucking show
March 16, 2011
The "Deadliest Catch" TV show on the Discovery Channel, chronicling the lives of fishers on Alaskan King Crab boats, might seem as far removed from the world of long-haul trucking ...
Haul Road to the Himalayas: Interviewing Lisa Kelly
October 11, 2010
The current "IRT: Deadliest Roads" season of the "Ice Road Truckers" reality-TV series franchise on the History Channel aired its second episode last night, after a launch the previous Sunday ...
‘Sexiest trucker alive’ goes to the Himalayas; more from Alaska
June 23, 2010
According to an interview published at the website of Esquire magazine, Ice Road Truckers star and Alaskan Dalton Highway hauler Lisa Kelly (pictured; photo by Rick Gershon of the History ...
Close encounters on the Alaskan ‘Haul Road’
June 14, 2010
Carlile Transportation driver Jim "J.D." Dobbs sees "a lot of wildlife" on somewhat regular runs on the Dalton Highway in Alaska to and from the Prudhoe Bay oil fields. "Moose, caribou, ...
Truck driver for governor: “Singin’ Sam” Little’s Alaska campaign song
April 20, 2010
Since I blogged about "Singin' Sam" Little's campaign launch for the governship of the northernmost U.S. state, Little (pictured, left, with his wife, Denise, and Pat Holt) has been laying the groundwork ...
‘Ice Road Trucker’ comes home to thaw
February 11, 2010
When I rode with Alaskan Haul Road driver George Spears in the summer of 2006, he was planning to retire in the next year or so. However, he kept postponing ...
Owner-operator ‘Singin’ Sam’ Little launches campaign for governor of Alaska
January 8, 2010
“Singin’ Sam” Little has dedicated one of the Kenworths in his Little Country small fleet to pull parade floats and other materials during his own 2010 campaign for the governorship ...
A rare roadside attraction on the Dalton
July 23, 2009
Faithful watchers of “Ice Road Truckers” this season know that there ain’t much between Fairbanks and Prudhoe Bay. There’s a few state highway facilities for maintenance of the Haul Road, ...
'On those wrecks just like a vulture'
June 5, 2009
The top three photos on the right are from my 2006 ride along Alaska's Dalton Highway with the smiling trucker, George Spears. It was published in Truckers News.
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