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State of isolation is no place to dwell
Dear Carolyn, I just went through a tough divorce and am now single and lonely. I feel hopeless about ever meeting a good woman who can put up with the stress of loving a trucker. There’s nothing to look forward to in my life. I know I need professional help, but how am I supposed […]
August 2, 2012
Life
Free driver fatigue education offered online
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine is now offering a free online presentation for truckers, called SAFE-T, describing the signs, causes and effects of driver fatigue and some strategies to manage it.
August 2, 2012
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Lizards and idiot four-wheelers
Every person I discuss our travels with asks two questions, ‘Where do you go to the bathroom?’ and ‘Have you seen a Lot Lizard?’
August 2, 2012
Life
Audiobook discusses sleep apnea, DOT requirements
The audiobook “Truckers’ Road To Health,” available on iTunes, Audible.com, Amazon.com and other audiobook websites, is an educational health tool promoted by TheManInWhite.org.
August 1, 2012
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Tom Jones lives on
We’ve been traveling the back roads of rural Texas the past couple of days. We passed a lot of abandoned strip clubs along the way.
August 1, 2012
Business
FedEx driver honored by TCA
FedEx Freight driver Kenny Cass, of Portland, Ore., has been named a Truckload Carriers Association Highway Angel for his help at the scene of an accident on a Portland road.
July 31, 2012
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Pay to play on the ice roads of Alaska
Alaska company capitalizes on popularity of Ice Road Truckers reality show with tour packages.
July 31, 2012
Business
Life ‘on the cutting edge of sanity’
I have a myriad of ideas, although most of them involve Sasquatch sightings and which truck stops offer anti-venin for Black Mamba snake bites.
July 31, 2012
Business
Uncle Pinky won’t admit his guilt
Uncle George is smitten. It’s really sweet to watch the burly trucker melt when she raises her hands for him to pick her up.
July 30, 2012
Life
Big D blowout: John Anderson highlights Dallas show
Country star John Anderson, national championship truck competition and more distinguish event-packed 2012 GATS
July 30, 2012
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Business
Big meetings. Big anxiety. Big ear hair.
I’m not very good at being presentable to important people, they make me nervous and I do ridiculous things when I’m nervous.
July 29, 2012
Business
Notes on vacationers and summer attire
Once a year, families insist on renting insanely large vehicles in order to terrorize professional drivers on the road.
July 27, 2012
Life
Austin looking for respect on ‘Ice Road Truckers’
Read more about Austin’s quest for respect and what happened with the other drivers in this recent episode.
July 24, 2012
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Business
Change is possible
Dear Carolyn, I’m about to get married to a great guy. He wasn’t such a great guy when he was married to his previous wife. However, he has since quit drinking, got into therapy, lost 50 pounds and has turned into the great guy he once was. I know everything about how badly he treated […]
July 24, 2012
Business
Coast Guard vet, driver trainer named Highway Angel
Kenny Cass has been named a Truckload Carriers Association Highway Angel for his help at the scene of an accident.
July 23, 2012
Life
Talking with singer Lindsay Lawler
Love trucking music? Don’t miss OD sister pub Truckers News’ latest Celebrity Series installment.
July 20, 2012
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Lindsay Lawler to mix old and new on trucking radio show
Country singer/songwriter Lindsay Lawler is hosting a new trucking Internet radio show.
July 17, 2012
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No Doubt behind the big-rig wheel with ‘Settle Down’
Band No Doubt’s first single release in a decade comes with a video featuring the crew rendezvousing for a reunion party behind the wheels of big rigs.
July 17, 2012
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