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Dentistry: latest in driving distractions
It’s been texting for a couple years now, after it was CBs and Qualcomm units and cell phones, and now DOT is reportedly eyeing other in-cab distractions for potential regulation beginning later this year. Then there was that rash of ugly outcomes after haulers either choked on or were otherwise distracted by food — oh a-and […]
July 7, 2010
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Another familiar name on the 2010 NTPA tractor-pull circuit
Mobil Delvac isn’t the only top diesel oil name you’ll see on the tractor-pull circuit this season. Since I blogged about Delvac’s involvement as sponsor of the big Tomah, Wis., tractor pull in June, I’ve taken note of another on-highway oil mainstay’s sponsorship of the high-profile Koester Racing team. Pictured are the Shell Rotella-sponsored pullers of father-son team Larry (black) and […]
July 6, 2010
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Need a light load?
What’s 9 ft. tall, 3 ft. wide and weighs 180 lbs.? We’re not talking about the Sasquatch here, but rather the collective dimensions of these three roosters, posted Wednesday on the uShip site needing transport from Hesperia, Calif., to Virginia Beach, Va. The receiver? Well, a little informed guesswork tells me it’s none other than the Pollard’s […]
July 2, 2010
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Owner-operator keeping alive legacy of a frozen sperm whale — and so much more
Did you know there once was a trucker who started his career as a showman by hauling the frozen, preserved body of a sperm whale in a reefer around the country? If owner-operator Ken Harris is doing what he sees as his job, you do, and you’ll remember him for a long time to come. Tyrone Malone is the […]
July 1, 2010
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Meet the North Carolina ‘Swamp Loggers’
Working his operation from Jacksonville, N.C., Bobby Goodson, owner of Goodson’s All-Terrain Logging, is one of several pioneers of the method of “shovel logging” he’s become somewhat famous for today, thanks to the Discovery Channel’s “Swamp Loggers” series. The reality show, depicting Goodson and crew’s work in the low-country swamps, helped propel the Discovery Channel to near the top prime time […]
June 30, 2010
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Jason’s Law support continues to grow
Monday, June 28, was the day supporters of the Jason’s Law trucking parking safety and security legislation were calling for a united front from the community of drivers and others in the industry toward its passage; I was on the road most of the day, and I’d be willing to bet others were in similar situations and missed that call. Among those requesting […]
June 29, 2010
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Good to the last drop with trucker-invented Bottle Buddy
A story in the Akron Beacon-Journal from last week detailed the inventing prowess of dump-truck driver for Barbicas Construction and former long-hauler Charlene Cook, of Akron, Ohio. She unveiled her gizmo, the Last Drop Bottle Buddy, at the Invention and New Product Exposition, or INPEX, outside Pittsburgh June 16-18. The Bottle Buddy is essentially a sturdy stand and […]
June 25, 2010
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‘Sexiest trucker alive’ goes to the Himalayas; more from Alaska
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 Channel) is not only the “sexiest trucker alive.” What’s more, she was speaking w/ Esquire writer Erik Price on sat phone from the Himalayas in Southeast […]
June 23, 2010
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My first run behind the wheel
Next time you ask if I’ve driven before, I can at least say “yes” before the qualifiers (well, “at 40 mph, if that,” “with an automatic transmission,” “no trailer on”) begin. A visit to Schneider National headquarters in Green Bay, Wis., to bear witness to the truckload carrier’s 75th Anniversary celebration June 10 yielded unexpected delights, let’s say. First, […]
June 22, 2010
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Champion sumo wrestler/Idaho potato hauler
If rumored body-mass-index caps ever become a reality for interstate truckers (however doubtful that is), 420-lb. Kelly Gneiting (pictured, as featured in a Feb. 2009 edition of ESPN magazine) may well be there to prove the regulatory faults. As a sumo wrestler, he’s in top shape, he said in this recent story, on the website of the Denver […]
June 21, 2010
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‘Big Cat Trucker’ offers new-driver advice at Great West
Rick Sylvester (pictured) started making videos at his hometown church in Houston about five years ago. From there, he says, his online productions “just took off.” Shortly after he started his trucking career, Sylvester launched a YouTube channel documenting his first year and a half as a driver, shooting, editing and posting his own videos […]
June 18, 2010
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Familiar name added to tractor-pull nationals’ list of sponsors
The team behind Mobil Delvac heavy duty diesel engine oil will sponsor the 35th annual Budweiser Dairyland Super National Truck and Tractor Pull, June 24-27 in Tomah, Wis. The event boasts six sessions of action-packed pulling over the course of the four days, and it’s one of the largest motorsports events in the Midwest. This year’s competition […]
June 17, 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
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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
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Talking recession, recovery and history in Oklahoma City with Marvin Rush
Amid recent headlines trumpeting growing manufacturing activity, freight volumes and truck and trailer sales, it’s tempting to look at Rush Enterprises’ expansive new facility in Oklahoma City off I-40 at the Council Road exit as yet another sign of the growing consensus that the Great Recession is either over or nearing its close and the trucking […]
June 15, 2010
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Close encounters on the Alaskan ‘Haul Road’
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, things of that nature,” he says. “Some are close calls – when you come over a hill on the way to Prudhoe Bay and a large herd […]
June 14, 2010
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SpongeBob Squarepants underwear OK in truckstop coffee line
If you know Mike “Mustang” Crawford, Overdrive‘s 2010 Driver of the Year, you probably hear from him from time to time with an epic, often quite hilarious story. Last time we checked in on the Prime-leased Missouri owner-operator here Crawford told of his rig’s accidental involvement in the Miami MLK Day parade. Just yesterday, though, he called with another heck of a tale […]
June 11, 2010
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New Truckers News photo contests starting in July
In July, Truckers News, via its photo group on Flickr.com, is embarking on a new monthly series of photo contests — the winner will have his/her photo published in the magazine and will receive an instructional book on photography. Each contest will be themed, so it may require a little looking around/searching — I’m posting this […]
June 10, 2010
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