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Life: Page 258

Voices
One-way streets and traffic in NYC
Michael Page didn’t want to take a load to Queens, N.Y., but the pay was going to be so high that he couldn’t say no.
January 25, 2013
One Way Sign
Life
‘Amped’ by Daniel H. Wilson
In a futuristic America where people with cybernetic enhancements are discriminated against, some even hunted down and killed, one man fights for his life and the rights of people like him.
January 25, 2013
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Business
Happy birthday to me
“Forty-five years on this planet and I haven’t managed to stupid myself to death yet.”
January 25, 2013
Birthday Cake
Voices
Lost in Germany
A reader’s tale of getting lost driving a truck for the Army in Germany.
January 24, 2013
Truck-at-night-in-snow
Life
Posture correcting device
The iPosture vibrates when the user slouches and continues until posture is corrected.
January 23, 2013
Business
Erb Transport, PGT manager win TCA’s weight loss contest
Rhonda Yost of New Brighton, Pa., and New Hamburg, Ontario-based fleet Erb Transport took top honors in the Truckload Carriers Association’s second Trucking’s Weight Loss Showdown.
January 23, 2013
Business
Home time: A trip into the neckwear vortex
“I’m fairly certain the Borg is alive and well and living in the bowels of an Ikea in Flagstaff … wearing Ugg boots and a scarf.”
January 23, 2013
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Life
Health tip: Eat a peppermint
Feeling sluggish? Pop a peppermint.
January 21, 2013
Business
Losing your sparkle
Beware the bad-day blues…
January 20, 2013
Life
Healthy burgers at DQ
Dairy Queen is very well known for their sweet desserts. They do offer a menu of entrees and meals, too, though. If you get a hankering for DQ, try these burgers for a healthier option.
January 18, 2013
Dq Burger
Business
Historical significance in the Internet age
Are you familiar with the North Dakota “Great Nosehair Massacre of 1863?” Wendy’s Internet connection is spotty, but she think she remembers it from American History class.
January 18, 2013
U s Map 1893
Business
Health and happiness go hand in hand
It’s a medically proven fact that happy people are healthier. Happiness gives them an inner strength that actually makes their bodies function better.
January 16, 2013
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Life
Eating utensil and multi-tool
The Columbia River Eat’N Tool is a multi-tool that combines a spoon, fork, bottle opener, screwdriver, pry tip and three metric wrench reliefs.
January 16, 2013
Eatn Tool
Business
Getting loaded with the laypeople
“I think if the general public had a better idea of what actually goes on in getting their Oreos to the Kroger, they might just reconsider cutting that truck off in traffic.”
January 16, 2013
Penske X Logistics Warehouse Dock
Life
Breaking up by text message
Break-up text message reposted all over social media.
January 15, 2013
Its over
Channel 19
A repeat: Human-powered tractor pull
Hapfor Bjornsson of Iceland, for the second year in a row, won the truck-pull qualifying event at the World’s Strongest Man competition.
January 14, 2013
Pinnacle Wsm 533x800
Life
Health tip: Chill out
Cold temperatures can improve your mood.
January 14, 2013
Business
Plagues, vermin, snakes!
“You can flat fly through Texas; in fact, they encourage you to do so. Texas is the only state with DOT signs that taunt people….”
January 13, 2013
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Custom Rigs
Built for the hammer lane: Retired boat hauler's one-of-a-kind Frankenstein 'One Piece at a Time'
FMCSA Administrator nominee Derek Barrs fielded questions from members of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation on Wednesday in the first step toward his potential confirmation.
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FMCSA Administrator nominee Derek Barrs makes first Congressional appearance
Dozens of trucks competed in the Super Truck Beauty Contest at the 2025 Walcott Truckers Jamboree at the Iowa 80 Truckstop.
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