Everybody told Andre he was crazy, but ever since he was a kid, he dreamed of owning and driving a Freightliner cabover – the kind of…
Month: January 2011
In this day in age, “Prepare for the worst, but hope for the best” is very good advice. Following those sage words, the Los Angeles County…
There is an old saying that goes, “You are in life where you feel you ought to be.” Now, many of us might disagree with that…
Geoffrey Roberts of Baxter Springs, Kansas is the proud owner of this 1970 International 4070A Transtar. It was originally a Jones Truck Lines road tractor, purchased…
Michael Sulley is a straightforward guy who speaks in simple, direct terms. If he likes something, he says so – and if he doesn’t, he doesn’t…
Several Questions Pertaining to Logging Time in Your Logbook Answered by Law Enforcement Officials (as of January 2011) Warning: Laws are subject to change without notice.…
This month’s cool “creation” was built for a previous customer named Dusty Dockstader (and his wife Gina) from Calipatria, California. Normally, we try not to duplicate…
WHAT CAN A MOTOR CARRIER DO? I strongly recommend that you follow the FMCSA’s “CSA Safety Management Cycle for Unsafe Driving.” In reality, this identifies six…
Happy New Year to everybody – we hope that you all made it home safely to your families for the holidays! To most of us, nothing…
Not long ago, I was sitting in a deli in Madison, Wisconsin enjoying some ice cream with my “adopted daughter” Sarah, and we were talking about…
On December 4th, 2010, St. George, Utah was the horsepower capital of the country, as power-packed rigs and hundreds of spectators gathered for PDI’s first-ever dyno…
Please excuse me this month for being so candid, but I recently got my heart broken by the loss of my dog, Howard. He was an…
The price of freedom for this country has always been dear. There was a time when our Army was in retreat in the dead of winter. …