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Life: Page 236

Life
Facebook campaign to remember fallen drivers Nov. 1
The “National Fallen Truckers Memorial Day” Facebook event page was launched by owner-operator Dave Lippert.
October 30, 2013
Ribbon for fallen drivers
Business
Caught on camera? Carriers dabble in filming drivers
Some carriers have started using a new method in eliminating accidents and absolving themselves of fault in accidents that do occur: Video cameras that film the driver and the road while recording time and place on a map using GPS.
October 30, 2013
DriveCam’s system uses a window-mounted recording device that captures forward and cab-facing video.
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Life
Isabella
Shaun Phillips’ dog is the “sweetest dog on the road, period!”
October 30, 2013
Isabella
Business
Taking one for the team
Wendy’s GoPro video fail: “So Max, about the video, George says he’ll take care of you and that I’m a dork…. It’s nice to be loved.”
October 30, 2013
“Winter is coming.”
Life
Most Loved Pet nominee: Sammy
— Mike and Lisa Adams
October 29, 2013
Channel 19
Simple diet shifts for weight loss, breaking free of apnea, more
For some obstructive sleep apnea sufferers, there might be a simple — thought not always easy, of course — method out of the condition: Losing weight.
October 29, 2013
Owner-operator Earl Atlandt
Business
5 more things members of the general public don’t know about truckers
Costs of operation eat up a majority of an owner-operator business’s revenue — more on fuel, maintenance, tires, oil and food in this occasional series.
October 29, 2013
Wendy Parker writes the George & Wendy Show blog, appearing several times a week on OverdriveOnline.com, dispatched from her ridealong position in the truck with her owner-operator husband, George.
Business
ATA calls truck driver drug use study ‘inaccurate and sensationalized’
The American Trucking Associations Monday pointedly took aim at a recently released study — which suggested that drug and alcohol use among truck drivers worldwide is not uncommon — calling the study disrespectful to truck drivers.
October 29, 2013
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Life
Most Loved Pet nominee: Buddy
October 29, 2013
Life
Most Loved Pet nominee: Major
October 29, 2013
Life
Large Marge
She is the sweetest girl ever. She chases down the grumpiest drivers on the yard and loves a smile right out of them. She came to us with parvo, we were afraid we would lose her but she has bounced back with a tail-wag for everyone. The guys on the yard actually ask where she […]
October 28, 2013
Large Marge
Life
Most Loved Pet nominee: Daisee
October 28, 2013
Business
Mack displays pink truck
Mack Trucks is doing its part to help increase awareness of breast cancer by displaying this pink Mack Pinnacle Axle Back model at its headquarters in Greensboro, N.C.  The truck display is in conjunction with several employee events also highlighting the month, including a luncheon for support and caregivers affected by breast cancer; an awareness […]
October 28, 2013
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Business
The indestructible bluetooth speaker
Sort of a holy grail, Wendy writes: It “fell fifteen feet out of my office window into a rock garden, sat there through a rain storm” and came out sounding great.
October 27, 2013
SoundTrax by Blue Tiger
Business
I am funnier than ‘Hot Tub Time Machine’
“As I limp around America, I do so with the firm knowledge that I’m funnier than ‘Hot Tub Time Machine.'”
October 25, 2013
Hot Tube Time Machine
Life
Seasonal affective disorder — dealing with the ‘winter blues’
SAD is a type of depression that occurs at a certain time of the year, usually in the winter. Symptoms may typically start in the fall and may continue into the winter months, sapping your energy and making you feel moody.
October 24, 2013
In order to benefit from the beneficial effects of UVB light on the body’s natural Vitamin D production, drivers will need to get out of the cab — UVB rays don’t penetrate glass.
Life
Most Loved Pet: Hailey Mae
Charles Krogstad says his dog, Hailey Mae, is the friendliest but most protective animal and says she has made a tremendous impact on his life.
October 24, 2013
Hailey Mae
Business
Journey into the sun…
“To laugh out loud embodies what it means to be alive… Rest in peace, Jerry, may you ride that mower into the sun.”
October 23, 2013
Jerry and fish
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