Since diversity is the key to success in trucking these days, Kelvin Monzon wants to be able to truck it all! Born and raised in the…
Month: April 2013
We see some unusual electrical problems every day in our engineering center. These types of problems cannot be fixed over the phone, so the truck must…
Questions about Interrupting Drivers Sleep Time, 34-Hour Restarts & More Answered by Law Enforcement Officials (as of April 2013) Warning: Laws are subject to change without…
Transporting chemicals is serious business, and Industrial Chemicals Corp. of Arvada, Colorado knows this. A long standing hazmat operation located in the Denver-Metro area, Industrial Chemicals…
This month’s feature is not about just one person and one truck – it’s about a family and two trucks (soon to be three). The Andersen…
Jesse Corona always loved trucks. Born and raised in San Jose, CA, Jesse (49) moved to Redding, CA in 1987 to begin trucking when he was…
John Donkersloot’s beautifully-restored 1962 Autocar C65-T is a piece of living history. The first Autocar truck was built in 1907, making Autocar the oldest truck nameplate…
Driving a truck has never been easy, and being a trucker is even more difficult. Many truck drivers feel they are not appreciated or respected by…
This month’s “Fog Line Rewind” features a humble man with a well-known last name. McKay Truck Line, Inc. was a very unique fleet for many decades…
DRIVERLESS RIGS Long ago, computer automation began gutting many industries, but now it is getting serious – they are reaching for the steering wheel! Trial and…
The Black Canyon of the Colorado River is now home to two massive construction feats – Hoover Dam and the recently-constructed (and much needed) Mike O’Callaghan-Pat…
They say there’s a season to all things in life, meaning that change is imminent. I admit that I typically hate change. I like things to…
Naval Captain Joseph John Rochefort, a code breaker, was stationed at Pearl Harbor in 1941 – he was the Officer in Charge of Station Hypo. The…
The American Trucker is invaluable – he keeps the whole economy on his trailer. By putting his “pedal to the metal” and getting the job done,…