Tag: writing

Business
Rainy days and Mondays
“I’ve seen more wrecks and awfulness associated with the industry than I care to in my news feeds. What the heck happened, y’all? Have mercy, we need a better week.”
August 7, 2017
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Life
Owner-operator Glenn Keller’s new book delivers a catharsis
Keller’s “Moving My Mountains: A Journey to Peace From Codependency” chronicles his lifelong struggles with codependent tendencies — the truck as a ‘security blanket,’ a ‘safe space’ — toward an ultimate peace through faith.
February 1, 2017
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Business
Confessions of aging eyes
“Life in general is a learning experience, but being on the road is a mega-dose of real life in the outer fringes of society, where you learn to improvise and make do with the tools and resources you have.”
May 1, 2016
“Did you guys see the size of those chickens?”
Channel 19
Former trucker’s new novel chronicles young driver’s failure
By writer Dave Newman — who spent a couple years OTR some time ago — “Two Small Birds” tells the story of Dan Charles, a would-be poet and Walt Whitman devotee on a crash course with OTR trucking.
April 3, 2014
You can pick up a print or ebook copy of Dave Newman’s “Two Small Birds” novel via Amazon.
Channel 19
A fine read in owner-operator’s ‘Hotshot Chronicles’ book on expediting
Gary Shade’s book of the expediting life and business could be an important resource for those starting out in the segment.
September 12, 2013
Gary and Barb Shade with pup Oliver and the couple’s Freightliner M2 expediter
Life
Operator’s new book details fitness turnaround
Mike Sammons’ “Working Man’s Road to Weight Loss” details the driver’s story to losing more than half his body weight in a quest for better health.
May 30, 2013
Driver Mike Sammons’ “Working Man’s Road to Weight Loss,” detailing his successful quest to lose more than half his body weight, is available for $2.99 via most major ebook retailers.
Channel 19
On-highway reads: Revisiting ‘In the Driver’s Seat’
Writer and former owner-operator Marc Mayfield will be interviewed Thursday, March 7 at 7 p.m. EST on the Truth About Trucking Live online radio program.
March 6, 2013
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Business
Accidental truck stop heartbreaker
“I had not only been sitting directly under the wing vents singing like a maniac, I was screaming lyrics that, when heard without the benefit of the actual music, could be misconstrued.”
November 25, 2012
New Mexico Sunset
Channel 19
‘Grandpa and the Truck’ — book 2 out now
Colleen Kelly Mellor’s children’s book series highlights true tales from her husbands 30-year career, much of it spent as a household-goods-hauling owner-operator.
November 13, 2012
Grandpa Cover Image Book 2
Channel 19
Hawk to DOT: “Point me to the nearest roadkill?”
What happens when a bird of prey tries to communicate with a DOT traffic camera? It makes for good humor on Twitter.
November 6, 2012
Hawk On Wa Dot Camera
Business
Trying to master the fine art of negotiating
We can’t have one income and keep the truck, the house, the car and groceries, and we don’t want to give the children away.
September 10, 2012
Business
Trucking, trading and writing
Trucking, trading and writing; that’s my routine
May 3, 2012
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