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Giving back

| March 31, 2013

Easter is a time of rebirth and new beginnings -- good opportunity, too, to reflect on what personal sacrifice and service to our fellow man really means. It's a time for reverence, gratitude and worship, ...

Close encounter with an Allman

| March 08, 2013

I was mad at Gregg Allman for a while. I didn't listen to his music and avoided the Allman Brothers as well. I'm sure they all suffered horribly, so I forgave him last time we ...

Warner Robins ordinance repealed!

| March 05, 2013

Good news and a win for truckers in Warner Robins, Ga.! The parking ban for big trucks voted in Tuesday, Feb. 19, was voted out this Monday, March 4. Mayor Chuck Shaheen was pleased to ...

Georgia city mayor requesting driver aid

| March 03, 2013

Mayor Chuck Shaheen of Warner Robins, Ga., whose city council in February approved a two-hour parking limitation for heavy trucks in city limits, is urging truckers who can to take part in a city council ...

Mayor: Warner Robins parking ban needs compromise

| February 25, 2013

The city council of Warner Robins, Ga., stirred up a furor last Tuesday, Feb. 19, when it voted to restrict truck parking in the city to two hours, max, unless approved by the property owner. ...

Loaded from home — to home

| February 20, 2013

Home sweet home: over the rainbow in Ohio Home for us is Ohio. I almost said "rural Ohio" but realized it would be redundant, because most of Ohio is rural. It's a beautiful state, full ...

Thursday roundup: CB vitality, more highway heroes

| January 17, 2013

In case it was unclear, Michael Smothers of the Illinois newspaper the Pekin Daily Times wants you to know that his state's codification of the federal rules prohibiting handheld "mobile communications device" use by commercial drivers behind ...

TCA holds Wellness Week

| September 13, 2012

During National Truck Driver Appreciation & Wellness Week, the Truckload Carriers Association and state trucking associations will host health fairs and "celebrity walks" designed to get drivers exercising, eating better and taking charge of their ...

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