Some people are born to be trend-setters. Some do it with an outlandish and brash style, while others don’t choose to do it at all –…
Month: August 2018
A piece of history left me today – something I have owned and cherished for 47 years – a silver 1966 Corvette Coupe that had 19,000…
Questions about Medical Exams, 30-Minute Rest Breaks & More Answered by Law Enforcement Officials (as of August 2018) Warning: Laws are subject to change without notice.…
Virginia is the home and resting place of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, caretaker of Arlington National Cemetery, where Thanksgiving originated, provider of beautiful landscape…
This month’s creation was built for Don Thomas Jr. (52) of Atascadero, CA. Don is like most of us that have caught the trucking bug. His…
It’s that time of the year again – time for the 7th Annual Ohio Vintage Truck Jamboree. Held at the Ashland County Fairgrounds in Ashland, Ohio,…
Mike Morgan’s black “Mackvader” has been a little under the weather this season, but fans saw a vintage “88Mike” performance at Lake Erie Speedway in North…
Produce hauling used to be a great school of trucking back when I started – simply because perishable loads perish – and 40 thousand pounds of…
What is courtesy? The dictionary defines the word as “conventional requirements as to social behavior; proprieties of conduct as established in any class or community or…
ABC RULING IN CALIFORNIA. California’s new “ABC” ruling spells bad news for owner operator fleets! A California Supreme Court decision has made it much tougher for…
In generations past, it was not uncommon for trucking families to exist for multiple generations. Today, however, that is becoming more and more rare, so when…
The show known as “Pride In Your Ride” in Brookeville, Ohio, officially came to an end on June 10th, 2017 for good when it was apparent…
I have recently retired from teaching college students to be registered nurses (RNs) and registered nurses to be nurse practitioners (NPs), but emails keep coming to…
When it comes to image as a truck driver, our friend Shawn Swanson has the right idea. The name of his truck is Pure Attitude and…
This month I decided to do a drawing, instead of a poem, in honor of my good friend, Steve Chandler (who just happens to be on…