Archive for September, 2011

  • Living in paradise isn’t easy. Well, maybe it is, but somebody’s gotta do it. The Gomes family has been lovin’ life and hangin’ loose in Hawaii, (Maui, to be exact)...

    Hangin’ Loose In Hawaii

    Living in paradise isn’t easy. Well, maybe it is, but somebody’s gotta do it. The Gomes family has been lovin’ life and hangin’ loose in Hawaii, (Maui, to be exact)...

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  • Are you a quitter? Do you settle for mediocrity?? Do you drive a truck that you are unhappy with because of it’s performance and fuel mileage??? When you make a...

    Don’t Be A Quitter!

    Are you a quitter? Do you settle for mediocrity?? Do you drive a truck that you are unhappy with because of it’s performance and fuel mileage??? When you make a...

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  • For the last few years, a new event has emerged on the Pacific Northwest truck show scene. The Mid-Valley Cruise-In is held every year in the parking lot of the...

    Mid-Valley Cruise-In

    For the last few years, a new event has emerged on the Pacific Northwest truck show scene. The Mid-Valley Cruise-In is held every year in the parking lot of the...

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  • The Gotfredson & Joyce Company began in 1920 in Walkerville, Ontario, Canada. In 1923 the company moved to Detroit, MI and became known as the Gotfredson Truck Company. The first...

    The Ultra-Custom Gotfredson

    The Gotfredson & Joyce Company began in 1920 in Walkerville, Ontario, Canada. In 1923 the company moved to Detroit, MI and became known as the Gotfredson Truck Company. The first...

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  • The Great Salt Lake “Kidney Kamp” Truck Show, held in Electric Park at Thanksgiving Point in Lehi, Utah, is more than just a truck show – it is a truck...

    More Than Just A Truck Show

    The Great Salt Lake “Kidney Kamp” Truck Show, held in Electric Park at Thanksgiving Point in Lehi, Utah, is more than just a truck show – it is a truck...

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  • Questions about Hours-of-Service, Logbooks, Medical Exams & More Answered by Law Enforcement Officials (as of September 2011) Warning: Laws are subject to change without notice. These interpretations were made on...

    ATL – September 2011

    Questions about Hours-of-Service, Logbooks, Medical Exams & More Answered by Law Enforcement Officials (as of September 2011) Warning: Laws are subject to change without notice. These interpretations were made on...

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  • This month’s cool “creations” were built for Scott Ballard (36) of Guilford, Connecticut. Scott did not grow up in a trucking family, but he did have one friend and an...

    Older Iron Reborn

    This month’s cool “creations” were built for Scott Ballard (36) of Guilford, Connecticut. Scott did not grow up in a trucking family, but he did have one friend and an...

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  • TRUCK DRIVER RATINGS ARE COMING Driver ratings are coming! Based on a new five-year plan by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), the agency will “pursue a methodology to...

    DOT To “Rate” Truckers In The Not-So-Distant Future

    TRUCK DRIVER RATINGS ARE COMING Driver ratings are coming! Based on a new five-year plan by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), the agency will “pursue a methodology to...

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  • After all of these years doing this column (since 1995), I have never missed a deadline – until last month. Like most of us, I am somewhat of a procrastinator....

    Time Is Of The Essence

    After all of these years doing this column (since 1995), I have never missed a deadline – until last month. Like most of us, I am somewhat of a procrastinator....

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  • Most truck drivers hate being told they have to go out on Long Island. Not me – I was bummed that we wouldn’t be stuck for the weekend to enjoy...

    A Jewel On Long Island

    Most truck drivers hate being told they have to go out on Long Island. Not me – I was bummed that we wouldn’t be stuck for the weekend to enjoy...

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