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Japanese ‘Dekotora’ tradition in custom rigs
A long look across the Pacific at Takuya Sosogi’s custom ‘dekotora’ straight truck, hauling produce in the island nation of Japan. Mel Films’ new short documentary shows Japanese custom traditions share a lot with those in the U.S.
April 4, 2016
Overdrive Extra
Mercy sakes alive, looks like we got us a robot convoy
Steven Ashley, writing for the BBC, gives a good update on recent testing of self-driving heavy-duty trucks, particularly a test of four trucks on an oval track in Tsukuba, Japan.
April 11, 2013
Life
‘Battle Royale’
This lengthy audiobook version of a Japanese cult classic is sure to excite fans of the thriller, horror and gore genres as children are subjected to a twisted game of kill or be killed.
September 7, 2012
Channel 19
700,000 prophylactics yanked from cargo container
You just can’t discount the humor in some cargo thefts — long as, of course, it’s not your load getting boosted. While in the cases of the zoo-bound camels and tiger heisted in Quebec or the stolen load of green highlighters in South Carolina there was at least a probability, albeit a small one, that […]
February 9, 2011
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