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Audio preview: Howard Salmonâs âThe War Withinâ to be unveiled at Mid-America
Independent owner-operator Howard Salmon is back this year ahead of the Mid-America Trucking Show with another recorded song â a moving account of a soldierâs struggle with relationships, memory and more on the return home after combat.
March 12, 2016
Custom Rigs
Owner-operatorâs âBlack outâ tribute rig gets closer to finish line
W.Va.-based Charles Timbrookâs 1999 Freightliner âBlack Outâ eases into its military-tribute theme with new mods. And: A Reliable Carriers car hauler on Car and Driverâs cover.
November 4, 2014
Channel 19
Scenes from Wreaths Across America in Nashville
Wreaths were laid in a section of the cemetery devoted to Civil War-era soldiers. Catch a video of the ceremony, as well as several still photos from the day, here.
December 16, 2013
Channel 19
Air Force drivers haul the Iraq withdrawal
Theyâre âworking overtime now with the 31 December deadline,â says Melissa Milner with U.S. Air Forces Central. Last week, she notified me of a special feature on their website detailing the hauling efforts of the Air Forceâs 70th Medium Truck Detachment, charged with moving massive amounts of materiel out of Iraq before the end of [âŚ]
December 1, 2011
Business
Truckers donate to soldiers
The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association will sponsor the fifth Truckers for Troops campaign Dec. 5-9. The outreach organizes and sends care packages to soldiers in combat duty. Truckers who wish to participate can renew their OOIDA memberships during the campaign week, and 10 percent of the proceeds will go directly to the care packages. OOIDA [âŚ]
November 15, 2011
Channel 19
Hats off for heroes at Fort Sam Houston. . .
My Truckers News Exit Only column this month details the long efforts of Marten Transport driver Candy Bass to grow a program she designed several years ago to send a positive message to wounded veterans of U.S. wars â namely, that American truck drivers havenât forgotten about them. This year the annual program of hat [âŚ]
January 5, 2011
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