Life: Page 191

Nathan’s ‘Heart Project’ a huge success

A heartwarming story about young Nathan Glasgow’s mission to resupply a burned-down school in Texas from his home in Penn., and the truckers that helped make it possible.

January 21, 2015

Load in belly boxes

End of the ‘Long White Line’ w/ Sturgill Simpson

For the outlaw country aficionados in the audience, does new artist Sturgill Simpson remind you of anyone?

January 20, 2015

Sturgill Simpsons Metamodern Sounds album cover

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Compromise for the body pillow of death

The peculiarities of compromise packing for the long road: “Do you have to bring the body pillow?”

January 19, 2015

body pillow hair dryer

Preparing for the worst

No one likes to think about it, but winter is upon us and the chance of being involved in an accident increases tenfold with bad weather and slick roads. Preparing for the worst-case scenario is not only smart, it could save your life.

January 19, 2015

POLL: Did you carry health insurance through 2014?

Will you be paying the penalty for not carrying insurance in 2014 come tax time? What was your health-insurance situation last year?

January 19, 2015

Obamacare state map

Introducing ’88 Mike’: Video with Powershift Performance racer Mike Morgan

“In the armed forces 88 Mike [88M] stands for truck driver. I want to be 88 Mike. I want to be the truck driver.” –Mike Morgan, whose self-styled Mack race truck will compete in the ChampTruck Class 8 race series

January 16, 2015

Volvo dedicates new VNL tractor for ATA’s Road Team

The truck and trailer will be used at events around the country to promote trucking’s image and teach members of the public about the industry.

January 16, 2015

ART Tractor-Trailer 2

Ode to a mother: The best slap I ever got

Annals of effective parenting? “When I screwed up she expected an answer, and she expected it immediately after punctuating the question with, ‘Do you hear me?’ As I got older, I heard that less and less…”

January 16, 2015

Wendy and her mother

‘Trucking it forward’ with your fellow driver

Driver Stephen Persilver, following an on-highway incident with a driver who’d suffered a heart attack, urges drivers to “Truck it Forward” with more motorist assistance.

January 16, 2015

Persilver’s son

Photos and more: Highway Hank’s 1981 KW goes to trucking museum

Highway Hank Good donated his infamous 1981 Kenworth K100 Highway Hilton No. 1 late last year to the Iowa 80 Trucking Museum, where it will rest out its days.

January 15, 2015

Hank Good and his K100 (800×787)

The eye (brows) have it

George’s uncanny to show up at the opportune moment: “you shouldn’t get too comfortable talking trash about someone in a language you assume they don’t understand, because you never know when there’s a Jedi around.”

January 15, 2015

19 drivers named America’s Road Team Captains

The Volvo-sponsored program is designed to field a team of drivers to represent trucking to the public.

January 14, 2015

Volvo sponsors the 2015-2016 America’s Road Team. This was the special edition Volvo tractor for the 2013-2014 Road Team. The truck maker will unveil the next iteration this week.

Dispatcher on board: Heidi Oestreich

Heidi rides full-time on the road with her owner-operator husband, Chris, but she also realizes the special challenges being a trucker’s spouse can present back home. She’s proprietor of an online community built for truckers’ wives.

January 13, 2015

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‘Just’ a truck driver? Not hardly, says videographer Tex Crowley in this tribute to truckers

“Are you just a truck driver? No — you’re the lifeblood of this nation.” See Texomatic’s powerful video here striking back against a common refrain.

January 13, 2015

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Women in Trucking seeking female drivers for Image Team

Women in Trucking (WIT) is seeking qualified female drivers to become a part of their Image Team, the group announced last week. The WIT Image Team will represent the goals of WIT while bringing awareness of the need for more women in the trucking industry and the obstacles that women face, WIT says

January 13, 2015

Normal called … not really

“I have a good friend who went out on the truck with her boyfriend as a rider for the first time last weekend. I got a steady stream of ‘WTF?’ texts – she quickly reminded me that there’s really no ‘normal’ on the road.”

January 12, 2015

Knit knot tree, US 68, Yellow Springs, Ohio

Change starts with one step, and all that jazz

“‘Operation Positive Press’ has begun. … I believe positive changes can be achieved. Go make good stories for us, get the word out. 2015 is the Year of the Trucker.”

January 9, 2015

Click through the image, taken of drivers laid over at Lindsey’s Cafe in the Plateau Truck Stop during the West Texas ice storm on New Year’s Eve, to read the Van Horn Advocate story, about the Cafe’s remaining open to serve stranded truckers and ring in the new year.

Trucker of the Year

Overdrive, TCA name finalists in Driver of the Year competitions

Six finalists have been announced for the 2014 Driver of the Year competition, produced by the Truckload Carriers Association, Overdrive and TruckersNews.com. The Owner-Operator of the Year and the Company Driver of the Year will be named at TCA’s convention in March.

January 9, 2015

2015-Driver-of-the-Year

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FMCSA's new National Consumer Complaint Database page has nine categories of complaints to file, including one for freight brokers.

FMCSA makes it easier to call out bad brokers with National Consumer Complaint Database update

FMCSA gives its National Consumer Complaint Database whistleblower portal an "overdue tech upgrade" it's calling "a win" for truck drivers and carriers as it gets easier to report bad brokers.

Oberman Logistics owner Wes Oberman's personal truck is this Kenworth T680 -- purchased to replace a lower-fuel-mileage 2020 389 that powered his maiden voyage in trucking as an owner-operator. He's getting 10 mpg now, and providing a reliable home for leased owners has the fleet up to 11 trucks as of August.

Skin in the leased owner's game: Oberman Logistics' simple, transparent plan for expansion

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Sleeper berth: Will truckers be able to split as they see fit?

It's taken less than a decade for small fleet owner Derrick Wolfe to grow his New York-based food grade tanker-haul business from one truck to 21 company drivers, seven owner-operators and 10 non-driving employees.

Derrick Wolfe has built a 'sweet' business in New York's Finger Lakes region

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