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Channel 19
Having the cake and rolling it too
You may remember our reporting on the âBiggest tractor-trailer cake in the worldâ on the occasion of Iowa 80 Truckstopâs Walcott Truckers Jamboreeâs big anniversary more than a year ago now â the confection, an 8-foot-long creation, still probably holds the title, but weâve gotten word via the Birmingham News of another (pictured, by the [âŚ]
September 27, 2010
Channel 19
One week left in Sept. Truckers News photo contest
The contest asks for pictures of âTruckstop scenes,â such as this night shot I took in the early a.m. Wednesday, at a Georgia Pilot on the way back from Atlanta with Western Express driver Derek Dorsey. The prize, in addition to publication in Truckers News, will be something of a âfield guideâ to the basics [âŚ]
September 23, 2010
Channel 19
Former Arrow Trucking driver advocate Donna Creekmore needs your help
At the collapse of her employer, Arrow Trucking, just days prior to Christmas in 2009, she was there when stranded drivers the nation over needed her help getting home â Arrow driver advocate âMommaâ Donna Creekmore was up for much of four days straight in those heady times, though her own troubles were beginning as [âŚ]
September 21, 2010
Channel 19
Itâs true â âSexiest Trucker Aliveâ did go to the Himalayas: âIRT: Dealiest Roadsâ premieres
They were speaking truth over at Esquire mag when, as I wrote here in June, they noted that their annointed âSexiest Trucker Alive,â Ice Road Truckers star and Alaskan Dalton Highway hauler Lisa Kelly (pictured), was in the Himalayas filming a television show. It was announced today that the new History Channel series âIRT: Deadliest [âŚ]
September 17, 2010
Channel 19
NASCAR truck series driver Caitlin Shaw honoring truckers going âgreenâ
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driver Caitlin Shaw, pictured, at 21 years old has taken on quite a task that is also something of a promotion and meant specifically to honor the nationâs haulers â particularly, she says, those many individuals âwho have made a difference in the environment, whether it be a large change, [âŚ]
September 17, 2010
Channel 19
Brit newspaper catches hauler unawares, mouth (and hands) full
Yes, the photo is real, the driver moving quickly down the M25, which circles London, and yes, he appears to be eating cereal, using both hands. As Ted Thornill of the Metro free newspaper (available in 16 British cities) wrote, âHe clearly doesnât care much for the Highway Code. It firmly states that you should âavoid [âŚ]
September 15, 2010
Channel 19
Small-biz trucker finds his niche with versatility in Battle Creek, Mich.
Jim Wood of Maverick Express in Battle Creek, Mich., was interviewed by the Battle Creek Enquirer newspaper, the talk published in the exceedingly rare (in newspapers) Q&A format. Remarkable results for the trucker, whose boss at the carrier he worked for in his mid-30s told him, as he told the story to Enquirer reporter Andy [âŚ]
September 14, 2010
Channel 19
Congestion diary: And you thought we had it bad. . .
Next time youâre sighing or beating your steering wheel over some mammoth traffic jam on your way into Atlanta, Chicago, L.A. or other American city, consider this: Two successive 60-plus-mile traffic jams, some lasting more than an entire week, have plagued the Beijing-Tibet Expressway into Chinaâs capital city in the past month, highlighting some congestion [âŚ]
September 13, 2010
Channel 19
âNever forgetâ: 9/11 remembered by owner-operator Dick McCorkle
Perkins Specialized leased owner-operator Dick McCorkle (pictured) was there, or at least within a few miles of there, when jet airliners were flown into the north and south towers of the World Trade Center complex on Sept. 11, 2001. Specifically, heâd just delivered to a trade show at 42nd St. and 7th Ave., near Times [âŚ]
September 10, 2010
Channel 19
Speeding ticket insurance?
A new service offers âPrepaid Traffic Tickets,â investments as a sort of hedge against the likelihood of getting a speeding or other ticket in a specific amount of time in the future â all while stressing that it does not in fact condone or encourage folks to speed. Basically, the company issues a voucher to [âŚ]
September 9, 2010
Channel 19
APU rebates, Leslie train horns for East Tennesseeâs Sams Trucking
Check out my story in the September Overdrive magazine on various financial incentives â rebates, grants, various low-interest loan programs â state governments are making available to owner-operators and carriers to encourage the purchase of idle-reduction technologies like APUs, cab heaters and the like, and youâll find in the lead this pic of the new [âŚ]
September 8, 2010
Channel 19
Massachusetts soda delivery driver bags $50,000
His name is Scott Matthews, and in case you missed the original television airing Sept. 1, you can check him out competing with a game partner in Atlanta Falcons cheerleader and Georgia state senate deputy press secretary Natalie Strong on the online broadcast of NBCâs Minute to Win It show. A company driver in the [âŚ]
September 7, 2010
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