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âSexiest trucker aliveâ 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 âsexiest trucker alive.â Whatâs more, she was speaking w/ Esquire writer Erik Price on sat phone from the Himalayas in Southeast [âŚ]
June 23, 2010
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My first run behind the wheel
Next time you ask if Iâve driven before, I can at least say âyesâ before the qualifiers (well, âat 40 mph, if that,â âwith an automatic transmission,â âno trailer onâ) begin. A visit to Schneider National headquarters in Green Bay, Wis., to bear witness to the truckload carrierâs 75th Anniversary celebration June 10 yielded unexpected delights, letâs say. First, [âŚ]
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, heâs in top shape, he said in this recent story, on the website of the Denver [âŚ]
June 21, 2010
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âBig Cat Truckerâ 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 âjust took off.â 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 [âŚ]
June 18, 2010
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Familiar name added to tractor-pull nationalsâ 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 itâs one of the largest motorsports events in the Midwest. This yearâs competition [âŚ]
June 17, 2010
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Celebrating Jazzy Jordan, round-up and recap
As I noted in my brief post yesterday, itâs wonderful to see Jasmine âJazzyâ Jordan looking as happy as she does in this photo, taken just after her 3,162-mile runâs finish yesterday in Times Square. Jazzyâs father, Lee, had this to say about his daughterâs happiness: âShe deserves to be that happy. Itâs tremendous that [âŚ]
June 16, 2010
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Congrats, Jazzy
Jasmine âJazzyâ Jordanâs father, Lee, forwarded this pic my way, taken after her finish just a couple hours ago in Times Square. Doesnât she look happy? Yes, Iâd say she does. For my story about her run, check out this monthâs 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, itâs tempting to look at Rush Enterprisesâ 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 [âŚ]
June 15, 2010
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Close encounters on the Alaskan âHaul Roadâ
Carlile Transportation driver Jim âJ.D.â Dobbs sees âa lot of wildlifeâ on somewhat regular runs on the Dalton Highway in Alaska to and from the Prudhoe Bay oil fields. âMoose, caribou, things of that nature,â he says. âSome are close calls â when you come over a hill on the way to Prudhoe Bay and a large herd [âŚ]
June 14, 2010
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SpongeBob Squarepants underwear OK in truckstop coffee line
If you know Mike âMustangâ Crawford, Overdriveâs 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 rigâs accidental involvement in the Miami MLK Day parade. Just yesterday, though, he called with another heck of a tale [âŚ]
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 â 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 â Iâm posting this [âŚ]
June 10, 2010
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3,000 miles for you
Jazzy Jordan reached the 3,000-mile mark yesterday as I was working on the story and vid below â check it out for her fatherâs call for all able truckers to join the run as it heats up to the finish line in Times Square next week. Photo courtesy the Jordans.
June 9, 2010
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Jazzy Jordan approaches the finish line
Turns out Lee Jordanâs early-May prediction that he and his daughter, Jasmine âJazzyâ Jordan, would be making their Times Square, New York City, finish point of Jazzyâs 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 [âŚ]
June 8, 2010
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Good ink on Missouri truck driving championships
Among drive-image-building efforts that are decades-long institutions are the yearly state truck-driving championships, which in 2010 will culminate in the final national competition Aug. 3-7 at the Greater Columbus Convention Center. The efficacy of the championships in the image arena was on full display in this story, published Sunday in the Springfield, Mo., News-Leader, about [âŚ]
June 7, 2010
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From fuel price ânightmaresâ to trucking book
Writer Mary Richardson, whom Atlanta-based Creative Loafing describes as a former editor with the Truckers Connection publication, had what she describes as ânightmaresâ during relatively modest spikes in fuel prices during the year 2006, shortly after she started working there. She âwas having these apocalyptic nightmares about fuel prices getting so high that trucks would stop,â she [âŚ]
June 4, 2010
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Mack TerraPro refuse truck âSlicedâ on History Channel
The star of last weekâs episode of the History Channel television program Sliced was âtough, rugged and good-looking,â said makers of said star, a Mack TerraPro refuse truck that the showâs host, John McCalmont, showed backed up its exterior with EPA 2010 emissions-certified power in the guts. Each week, the Sliced host uses a bevy [âŚ]
June 2, 2010
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Las Vegas newspaper columnist delivers âhalf-heartedâ trucker saluteâŚ
Itâs not exactly a big 10-4, but in her âRoad Warriorâ column in the Las Vegas Review-Journal a week ago, Adrienne Packer detailed her stateâs latest addition to the growing nationwide effort to pair state troopers with truckers to target four-wheelersâ unsafe maneuvers around big trucks for citation. While Packer reflects a somewhat common feeling [âŚ]
June 1, 2010
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Ode to a well-stacked weekend warrior
As we head into Memorial Day weekend itâs likely some of you out there will enjoy a rare round of golf with a friend or relative in town for once in a while. My fatherâs coming to town, so I know I will, and it will be a perhaps more-than-rare round indeed. I donât play [âŚ]
May 28, 2010
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