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Light-sensitive: Ohio the No. 1 state for light violations
Lights can go out when youāre running, but some drivers contend āa lot of these lights are off before the trip starts.ā If you donāt catch them, you can bet that if your run takes you through Ohio, somebody else will.
February 2, 2015
Business
Be your own boss: The wonders and woes of getting your own authority
It can be a hard road, but with careful planning and a little luck, getting your own authority can be a plus for operational freedom and income.
January 6, 2014
Channel 19
Channel 19 news round-up: flooding, radio, TSE, petitionā¦
Vid tour through I-680 flood damage As Missouri River floodwaters receded from flood stage this month after a long summer of high water, Iowa DOT officials finally got a look at I-680 at the I-29 interchange, and the damage done to both roadways is just stunning (pictured courtesy of Iowa DOT; more info on detours/outlook [ā¦]
September 1, 2011
Channel 19
The Keys Truckersā āLetter to Capitol Hillā
File this one under āmodest proposal.ā Seems Keys Truckers Jan and James (pictured) McCarter are always involved when a nice slab of satire graces the blog here, not to mention good music. In any case, last week was a banner in both quarters. Amid the weekās run of comments surrounding our top-10 trucking songs poll [ā¦]
August 15, 2011
Channel 19
Keys Truckers on Joplin relief mission; Open weather webinar tomorrow
Last time I saw Keys Truckers Jan (pictured, with Rocky) and James McCarter they were right here in Nashville for the grand reopening of the downtown TravelCenters of America location, which had been closed since the flooding last May. Today, the Keys sent word out I thought Midwest haulers may well be able to act [ā¦]
May 24, 2011
Channel 19
Positives in trucking dog days in Truckers News ā and more
Since I blogged about musician Susanne Spiritās weekly shows at the TA East in Ontario, Calif., back in March, Spirit has continued to make great strides in combining her trucking-music act with her concern for the welfare of abandoned dogs in kill shelters. Her āMusical Truckinā Dog Adoption Program,ā conducted in concert with the Ramona [ā¦]
December 16, 2010
Channel 19
YouTubing truckers hit NPR Charlotte station
Julie Rose of Charlotte, N.C., NPR affiliate WFAE.org (a voice I remember from my times south of the city in Rock Hill, S.C.) picked up on the phenomenon of the YouTube community of truck drivers withĀ a story, available at the WFAE.org site this past Monday, that features some familiar faces. Among them was included good [ā¦]
October 28, 2010
Channel 19
A Jazzy Jordan racecar design; more from the run
Since Jasmine āJazzyā Jordan completed her run across the United States to benefit the St. Christopher Truckers Development & Relief Fund, haulers around the nation have used the internet to send out mini-tributes to her historic effort, from posted pictures (such as the one here from Robert Curran, of Jazzy signing his flatbed) and anecdotes [ā¦]
July 21, 2010
Channel 19
J marks the spot: Running with Jazzy in Nashville, Tenn.
Or, actually, Donelson and Hermitage, both part of Metro Nashville, and then into Mt. Juliet briefly on a trek that was a personal best for me in terms of uninterrupted, long-distance running. I achieved 4.6 miles over the course of the first 50 minutes Jasmine āJazzyā JordanĀ ran Tuesday morning. The 17-year-old is on her way [ā¦]
March 31, 2010
Channel 19
Volume 3 of āTruckers Tracksā ā and a new song for Jazzy Jordan ā debuts
When Doug Jones moved to Nashville, Tenn., from Delaware in the 1990s, he was a musician, but the guitar and harmonica player was in town at the invitation of longtime friend and former late-80s-era Allman Brothers keyboardist Johnny Neel, who had launched his Straight-Up Sound Studio on Nashvilleās south side to do session and production [ā¦]
March 24, 2010
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