“You don’t wanna take advantage of a guy who is down, because you might be his last chance!” ~ Mintu Pandher, Owner, Akal Travel Center, Laramie,…
Browsing: The Spirit of the American Trucker
By Art Czajkowski “Having fun all wrong” – Darren Friedrichsen of Bloomfield, Nebraska (Darren is a driver for White Trucking out of Hadar, Nebraska). Darren Friedrichsen…
Colton Nehring Hubbard, Iowa At only 21 years old, Colton Nehring drives this bright yellow and white 1978 A-model Kenworth that’s almost twice as old as…
CHAD FOSS Amboy, Illinois “There are still customers out there that care about how their product gets to its destination and want something more than it…
David Gramberg of Full Throttle Express in New Richmond, Wisconsin: “Nobody is paying me because of who I am. I am nothing special. But, whenever I…
Big bumpers, stretched frames, oversized loads and square hoods. Tons of money sunk into rides that will end up traveling on ice while being pushed off…
“You gotta love the drive!” – Victor Wolak, Chicago, Illinois “My father was always a great role model for me. He is a Marine who served…
“Life on the road is a lot easier when you are not out here alone” Justin Rounds & Steve Shoff Justin Rounds (The Money Man) and…
“We have made our name in trucking, now it’s time to stand up and give trucking a name!” – Kody Gann of Rock Springs, Wyoming “Do-it-yourself…
In a world now filled with new, fuel-efficient, plastic, cookie-cutter, aerodynamic, “Earth Friendly” fleets of trucks, every once in a while an “old school” ride rolls…
“You gotta be smart and you gotta have a sense of humor.” Chris Vanpelt, Menomonee Falls, WI When I was about seven years old (mid-1980s), I…
“Failure is not an option. You gotta push yourself to get to where and what you want!” Eduardo Lopez of Salinas, California Salinas-born Eduardo Lopez was…
Tony Hanson, Minnesota Lake, MN Dedicated to His Dad, Harvey Hanson Tony Hanson’s dad always encouraged him to seek a career outside of trucking, but Tony…
“Don’t judge a man by his shiny rig or bright lights, they’re worth nothing, or on his actions from yesterday (he must answer to God about…
In 1944 an American Soldier named Justus T. Schreiber (that’s right, his name was Justus, just like “liberty and justice for all”) fought in a little…