Most people know about Highway 1 on the west coast, called Pacific Coast Highway, but how much do people know about the “other” Highway 1 –…
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Trains are usually a pretty safe and reliable way to ship freight (and people), but, sometimes, those trains can have problems and jump the tracks. When…
Behind every great man is a great woman, but in front of (or behind) every great big load is a great pilot car. A pilot car’s…
In 2005, after Hurricane Katrina, trucker Sue Wiese was touched by all the stories of what was happening to the animals caught in this disaster, as…
Back in January, I wrote about OOIDA and all the help they could give a driver who wants to branch out and get their own authority.…
After recently seeing a picture of a truck down in one of the “cave warehouses” near Kansas City, Missouri, it made me remember the times I…
When you’re talking about family traditions and trucking, you usually think of men – but not this time – think again. In this case, we’re talking…
The Lincoln Highway was the first road across the United States of America. Conceived and promoted 100 years ago in 1912 by entrepreneur Carl Fisher, the…
Being an owner operator is one thing, but when you decide to get your own authority, it puts you in a totally different ballpark. When my…
I was introduced to the H.W. Farren Co. a couple of years ago when my friend Pete Briggs was hauling oversize loads for them. Their trucks…
It has been three years since my friend Bette Garber passed away. I can’t believe how fast time flies. For those of you who knew Bette,…
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…
Alex Bashenow of Bargersville, Indiana has always dreamed of being a trucker. Unfortunately, his physical and mental condition has kept him from fulfilling that dream –…
Bill Moon had a vision. In 1963, at Exit 284 off a short stretch of the new Interstate 80, in the middle of an Iowa cornfield,…
After recently crossing the flooded Mississippi River near Dyersburg, TN it got me thinking about the mighty river and the famous roads that follow it –…