Tag: Jazzy Jordan

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Trucker-cycler Scott Grenerth relocates: To Grain Valley

A walk through memory of recent years following the day I met Grenerth running on a Nashville road with Jasmine “Jazzy” Jordan in 2010; Grenerth is now OOIDA’s regulatory affairs director.

June 24, 2014

Overdrive Extra

Jazzy Jordan is still in race to help truckers

Jazzy Jordan wants to increase awareness about health issues truckers face in her pageant platform.

December 21, 2012

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Checking in with Jazzy Jordan — and a rig named in her honor

When we quizzed Overdrive Facebook fans on their rigs’ nomenclature, i.e. not just the make and model but the names they used to give voice to that most personal of relationships — the on-highway operator and his or her machine — one in particular stood out for me. “I named mine ‘Jasmine,’ to honor Jazzy […]

April 19, 2012

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Driver ‘health movement’ hitting stride

On the blog of the U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, a shout-out was posted yesterday to the Heathy Trucking Association of America and the Trucking Solutions Group 61+ Driver Health Advisory Committee’s health walk at GATS last week, which I wrote a little about in advance of the show. Held at the Dallas Convention Center on […]

September 3, 2010

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Rolling out to Dallas ‘Too Hot to Trot’ 5K

Well, folks, I finished — no surprise to regular readers, I’d guess, since you’ve seen a little proof I can do some long-distance running. Get over a couple miles, though, for me, and it hurts. Add to that the constant walking around the show floor at the Great American Trucking Show (picture from the bobtail lot) here in Dallas […]

August 27, 2010

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Fitness and health to be big themes at GATS

Named for the laudable goal of launching truck drivers writ large past the statistical driver’s average age of death (less 61 years, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 16 years younger than the average American), the 61+ Driver Health Awareness Walk of 2010 will take place Aug. 28 at the Great American […]

August 11, 2010

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A Jazzy Jordan racecar design; more from the run

Since Jasmine “Jazzy” Jordan completed her run across the United States to benefit the St. Christopher Truckers Development & Relief Fund, haulers around the nation have used the internet to send out mini-tributes to her historic effort, from posted pictures (such as the one here from Robert Curran, of Jazzy signing his flatbed) and anecdotes […]

July 21, 2010

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Celebrating Jazzy Jordan, round-up and recap

As I noted in my brief post yesterday, it’s wonderful to see Jasmine “Jazzy” Jordan looking as happy as she does in this photo, taken just after her 3,162-mile run’s finish yesterday in Times Square. Jazzy’s father, Lee, had this to say about his daughter’s happiness: “She deserves to be that happy. It’s tremendous that […]

June 16, 2010

Business

‘Jazzy’ runs final cross-country leg to Times Square

Jasmine Jordan logged more than 3,150 miles from near Los Angeles to New York City.

June 15, 2010

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Congrats, Jazzy

Jasmine “Jazzy” Jordan’s father, Lee, forwarded this pic my way, taken after her finish just a couple hours ago in Times Square. Doesn’t she look happy? Yes, I’d say she does. For my story about her run, check out this month’s cover story in Truckers News.

June 15, 2010

Business

‘Jazzy’ runs toward her goal

High school junior Jasmine “Jazzy” Jordan is completing the final miles of her 9-month, 3,000-plus-mile run across the United States.

June 14, 2010

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Jazzy Jordan approaches the finish line

Turns out Lee Jordan’s early-May prediction that he and his daughter, Jasmine “Jazzy” Jordan, would be making their Times Square, New York City, finish point of Jazzy’s run across the U.S. to benefit the St. Christopher Fund by a week from today was on-the-spot correct. I spoke with Lee (pictured) yesterday and he said the pair […]

June 8, 2010