Being a car hauler can mean many different things – everything from hauling wrecks and used beaters to scrap yards and used car lots to rare…
Year: 2012
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…
Have you ever lost a friend – not to death, but to silly misunderstandings? It’s a terrible feeling that leaves you wondering what went wrong. You…
It takes fuel to build power so speed costs money. Many wonder how truckers with older rigs, mechanical engines and no aerodynamic parts can afford to…
The late Pleistocene Age (about 40,000 years ago) was a time of grave hardship for the Stone Age cavemen. Glaciers covered most of the earth and…
We often get accused of featuring trucks that don’t actually work on our covers, but most of the time that accusation is not true. But, when…
We here at Pittsburgh Power have heard your cries about poor performance, low fuel mileage and the frequent EGR problems that the Volvo D12 and D16…
This month’s cool “creation” was built for Ned Vander Ploeg of Lynden, Washington. Ned was thinking about retiring but then decided to just buy another truck…
Questions About Logging Lunch Breaks, Length Laws in CA & More Answered by Law Enforcement Officials (as of January 2012) Warning: Laws are subject to change…
Jerry Briley of Nebraska City, Nebraska has owned this 1960 International 190 since 1962, acquiring it shortly after the original owner died. Over the years, Jerry…
Driving an 18-wheeler in today’s world is a difficult task, even in the best conditions. And when you add in traffic, weather, bad road conditions, and…
There was some extra testosterone in Saint George, Utah on November 12th when PDI (Performance Diesel Inc.) hosted their 2nd Annual Customer Appreciation Dyno Event and…
California may have banned “Assault Weapons” but that is not stopping them from “assaulting” the businesses in their own state. In the nearly bankrupt state, motor…
Throughout the past seventeen years (wow!) that I have been writing this column, it never ceases to amaze me how quickly we start another new year.…
This month we bring you another set of trucks we ran into at the Great Salt Lake Kidney Kamp Truck Show last summer (this should tell…