If you want to shape metal and make it stronger, you need to add some heat and a lot of pressure. This is also the case…
Month: March 2011
It’s been 19 years since the first computer-controlled electronic diesel engine for semi trucks has been released. These days, just about everything on the engine is…
Most truckers have always considered 10-4 to be a “West Coast” magazine, but now that it is available for pickup in twenty states, we thought that…
Now owned by the Rohrich Family of Batavia, Ohio, this 1959 Autocar DC75 wrecker came from the Carolinas where the frame was stretched and the wrecker…
Never judge a book by its cover. Well, that old adage is sometimes easier said than done. For me, it was my dentist. I met Dr.…
Questions about Inspections, Operating in Bad Weather & More Answered by Law Enforcement Officials (as of March 2011) Warning: Laws are subject to change without notice.…
This month’s cool “creation” was built last year for RoadWorks Mfg. in Lafayette, Indiana. Every year, the company builds a truck and then outfits it with…
CSA SCORES I don’t really want to be one of those “I told you so” people, but just last week I received two e-mails from companies…
What a winter this has been! As I write from my home here in the Northeast, I am painfully aware of how much snow there is…
When someone mentions a “working truck” a certain image probably comes to mind. This image is more than likely a plain truck without a lot of…
I just love old time truck drivers. I love to hear their stories of the old days of trucking. Sometimes, when I’m cruising across some barren…
As truck drivers, we all want to drive in the safest possible conditions, and we all want to make a decent living doing the important work…
March 8th is International Women’s Day – a day promoted throughout the world to protect the equal rights of women. You may scoff at this and…