Tag: salutes

‘Learning to truck’ with W. Joel Baker, and a verse salute from Kevin Barrett

Owner-operator W. Joel Baker, founder of the free TruckBytes accounting software for owner-ops, launches a new resource site for those getting into the business, LearnToTruck.com. And: Kevin Barrett’s rhyming couplets salute the driver.

March 17, 2017

Independent owner-operator W. Joel Baker has created a new resource for those treading the waters of independence as an owner-operator, his LearnToTruck.com site.

Drivers’ Night Before Christmas — a tribute from a dispatcher

Chipman Relocations’ Tina Pastore sends this poem out to all company employees and contracting owner-operators in advance of the Christmas holiday, a fitting driver tribute this time of year.

December 24, 2015

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Military-tribute ‘Black Out’ rig nearing completion

Checking in with W.Va.-based owner-operator Charles Timbrook and his progress on the 1999 Freightliner Classic military-themed tribute rig he’s been working on over the last year and more. Getting close!…

April 23, 2015

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Nov. 22: National Fallen Truckers Memorial Day

Spearheaded by driver Dave Lippert, the both on- and off-line event is intended to honor and remember “all our fellow drivers and families,” according to the main online hub for the event on Facebook.

October 14, 2014

Driver appreciation, year-round

“Here’s to a deep and sincere appreciation for all the truckers out there doing it right, every day of the week, every month of the year. Your commitment and sacrifice keep people who don’t even think about what you do comfortable and safe. There’s a lot to be said for that, and it should be said every day.”

September 15, 2014

Western Express driver Derek Dorsey

Salutes: One young man’s tribute to his trucking family

Aspiring photographer Jodan Loan offers up a great picture of the Three Sisters peaks in Alberta, complete with night truck-lights motion blur, as a sort of tribute to several members of his trucking family.

September 13, 2014

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Radio check from under the ice bucket; And a two-wheeler’s salute

In which Channel 19 writer Todd Dills accepts a couple of ice-bucket challenges, and issues a couple more — and a long-distance highway cyclist delivers a big salute to the pros he shares the road with.

August 28, 2014

A time for thanks to those who always deliver

Greg Fulton, President of the Colorado Motor Carriers Association, delivers a message to the general public in appreciation of drivers.

August 21, 2014

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Learning early from the ‘gentle giants’ of the highway

A four-wheeler’s salute to the “gentle giants” of the highway — “I know that each and every driver endures a lot, whether it is bad weather or bad drivers, to name just two, to keep the rest of us safe.”

February 17, 2014

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Respect where it’s due: Saluting diesel power, glory

Operator Jean Annette Hamman tosses off a heartfelt salute to the big diesel machines that power American trucking.

February 6, 2014

‘Harder than it looks’ — mainstream biz reporter takes big-truck wheel

Biz reporter Lauren Boyer of the York Daily Record faces down fears of highway driving around big trucks to take the wheel herself; a round-up of truck/trucking shows near-term and down the road…

June 22, 2013

For video of Lauren Boyer’s turn through the big-rig-backing engine, follow this link.

Salute: Another on-highway hero

Driver Frederick Golden’s late-November assistance to a victim of a brick thrown from an Alabama overpass deserves recognition.

December 22, 2012

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