Finding parts for older trucks is getting harder every day, so when Jerry Salinas of Santa Clarita, California set out to rebuild his classic needle-nose Peterbilt,…
Month: February 2013
Our new engineering center is now up and running at Pittsburgh Power, along with the Taylor Chassis Dynamometer, and we now have some interesting findings about…
Joseph A. Pane of Moscow, PA is not a truck driver, but he loves old trucks. He found this 1974 Peterbilt 359 in Reillyville, NY, where…
Although this cool truck is called “Counterfeit” by its owner and builder, there is nothing fake about it – it is the real deal. A truck…
Questions about Lane Laws, Driver Testing, Overweight Tickets & More Answered by Law Enforcement Officials (as of February 2013) Warning: Laws are subject to change without…
This month’s cool “creation” was built for Shawn & Penny Brownfield of Macomb, Illinois. A fun couple to get to know, the Brownfields built this glider…
It takes a special kind of person to be a good truck driver – someone who is tough and tenacious, but also patient and respectful –…
IN THE BEGINNING. Have you been trucking since 1912 or earlier? If so, you are a true pioneer with an amazing fitness regimen, and you once…
Check out the Truck Show and Events Calendar here and see where you can see us! We’ll be at the shows marked with a ‘*’. Hope…
The last time I wrote about a famous coastal highway, it was the road that headed up the eastern coast. This month, I want to take…
We are saddened to report that Richard Wallace, our past cover trucker from back in October of 2001, has died. At the young age of just…
In February we observe Valentine’s Day. It’s a day for couples to really emphasize their lovey dovey feelings for each other, or perhaps have a little…
February is Black History Month. Frederick Douglass was an outstanding abolitionist, writer, orator and statesman. By the description of this man, you might think that he…
Seeing this old Mack SuperLiner takes me back to when I went on a little trip to Reno with an 82-year-old trucker who was still driving.…
Don’t miss the 2013 Mid-America Trucking Show and Paul K. Young Truck Beauty Championship, held together at the Kentucky Expo Center in Louisville, KY on March…