This Month's Articles
  • We often get accused of featuring trucks that don’t actually work on our covers, but most of the time that accusation is not true. But, when an eye-catching, mind-blowing, off-the-hook...2January 3, 2012

    Dixie Whistler

    We often get accused of featuring trucks that don’t actually work on our covers, but most of the time that accusation is not true. But, when an eye-catching, mind-blowing, off-the-hook…

  • We here at Pittsburgh Power have heard your cries about poor performance, low fuel mileage and the frequent EGR problems that the Volvo D12 and D16 have become known for....0January 3, 2012

    Reviving Your Volvo

    We here at Pittsburgh Power have heard your cries about poor performance, low fuel mileage and the frequent EGR problems that the Volvo D12 and D16 have become known for….

  • This month’s cool “creation” was built for Ned Vander Ploeg of Lynden, Washington. Ned was thinking about retiring but then decided to just buy another truck and keep runnin’ instead....3January 3, 2012

    The Nedsled II

    This month’s cool “creation” was built for Ned Vander Ploeg of Lynden, Washington. Ned was thinking about retiring but then decided to just buy another truck and keep runnin’ instead….

  • Questions About Logging Lunch Breaks, Length Laws in CA & More Answered by Law Enforcement Officials (as of January 2012) Warning: Laws are subject to change without notice. These interpretations...0January 3, 2012

    ATL – January 2012

    Questions About Logging Lunch Breaks, Length Laws in CA & More Answered by Law Enforcement Officials (as of January 2012) Warning: Laws are subject to change without notice. These interpretations…

  • Jerry Briley of Nebraska City, Nebraska has owned this 1960 International 190 since 1962, acquiring it shortly after the original owner died. Over the years, Jerry hauled everything from gasoline...1January 3, 2012

    Jerry Briley’s 1960 IHC

    Jerry Briley of Nebraska City, Nebraska has owned this 1960 International 190 since 1962, acquiring it shortly after the original owner died. Over the years, Jerry hauled everything from gasoline…

  • Driving an 18-wheeler in today’s world is a difficult task, even in the best conditions. And when you add in traffic, weather, bad road conditions, and a hot, noisy cab,...0January 3, 2012

    Block Out Noise & Heat

    Driving an 18-wheeler in today’s world is a difficult task, even in the best conditions. And when you add in traffic, weather, bad road conditions, and a hot, noisy cab,…

  • There was some extra testosterone in Saint George, Utah on November 12th when PDI (Performance Diesel Inc.) hosted their 2nd Annual Customer Appreciation Dyno Event and first-ever Show ‘N Shine...0January 3, 2012

    Power & Beauty

    There was some extra testosterone in Saint George, Utah on November 12th when PDI (Performance Diesel Inc.) hosted their 2nd Annual Customer Appreciation Dyno Event and first-ever Show ‘N Shine…

  • California may have banned “Assault Weapons” but that is not stopping them from “assaulting” the businesses in their own state. In the nearly bankrupt state, motor carriers that use independent...0January 3, 2012

    California Senate Bill 459 Attacks Business

    California may have banned “Assault Weapons” but that is not stopping them from “assaulting” the businesses in their own state. In the nearly bankrupt state, motor carriers that use independent…

  • Throughout the past seventeen years (wow!) that I have been writing this column, it never ceases to amaze me how quickly we start another new year. I hope the New...0January 3, 2012

    Understanding Your Policy

    Throughout the past seventeen years (wow!) that I have been writing this column, it never ceases to amaze me how quickly we start another new year. I hope the New…

  • This month we bring you another set of trucks we ran into at the Great Salt Lake Kidney Kamp Truck Show last summer (this should tell you the caliber of...0January 3, 2012

    A Pair Of Cool Classics

    This month we bring you another set of trucks we ran into at the Great Salt Lake Kidney Kamp Truck Show last summer (this should tell you the caliber of…

  • Being an owner operator is one thing, but when you decide to get your own authority, it puts you in a totally different ballpark. When my significant other Pete Briggs...0January 3, 2012

    Getting Your Own Authority

    Being an owner operator is one thing, but when you decide to get your own authority, it puts you in a totally different ballpark. When my significant other Pete Briggs…

  • Happy New Year everyone! I hope you’ve all had a great year and that you enjoyed your Christmas and New Year’s Day, wherever you happened to be. This month, I...0January 3, 2012

    Foggy Advice

    Happy New Year everyone! I hope you’ve all had a great year and that you enjoyed your Christmas and New Year’s Day, wherever you happened to be. This month, I…

  • January 2nd marks the end of the holidays’ onslaught of food and drink. As with most years, we tend to overdue and decide that we will worry about any weight...0January 3, 2012

    Start The Year Off Right

    January 2nd marks the end of the holidays’ onslaught of food and drink. As with most years, we tend to overdue and decide that we will worry about any weight…

  • Winter can be a dangerous and often lonely time for truckers, especially when you get caught in a storm in the middle of nowhere. Driving down the road, you become...0January 3, 2012

    The Spirit Of The American Trucker – Jan 2012

    Winter can be a dangerous and often lonely time for truckers, especially when you get caught in a storm in the middle of nowhere. Driving down the road, you become…

  • HAVE YOU SEEN THESE KIDS?

    Katelyn Parker

    Be sure to look in the magazine each month for new photos of missing children. If you have seen any of these children, please call

    1-800-THE-LOST

    Sarahi Ramirez