This month’s cool “creation” was built for Nick Baudino of Kinsman, Illinois. If the Baudino name sounds familiar, it is because his cousin Eric Baudino and…
Year: 2012
If this 1941 Brockway B25 school bus could talk, it could tell a few tales. Owned by Peter Grimm of Troy, New York, the 8-passenger bus…
TODAY’S HIGH-TECH WORLD OF TRUCKING. Through a recent partnership with the FMCSA and Virginia State Police, the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) recently installed new technology…
Over the last few months I have been covering some insurance basics. My last two articles covered the basics of Cargo and Liability coverage – this…
Bullhaulers are a different breed of trucker. Aside from the normal rigors of driving a big truck, hauling livestock requires special considerations in regards to both…
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.…
I have noticed a trend out there – people are accessorizing their trucks in ways that seem so extreme, that it almost seems as if all…
The Sargasso Sea is the earth’s only sea without a land boundary – it is an isolated area in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean. …
Most truckers are real people – not Hollywood stereotypes! Real life is not like the movies – there is no magical “cut” when that under-inflated tire…
Loyalty is important to D’Artagnan Curtis, just like it was to The Three Musketeers. They were loyal to each other like he is loyal to his…
Years ago, I was told that seventy five percent of the cost of goods sold came from the transportation of those goods. I used to think…
Update on FMCSA’s Newly-Revised Hours-of-Service Rules & More Answered by Law Enforcement Officials (as of April 2012) Warning: Laws are subject to change without notice. These…
Shriners Hospitals for Children is an international health care system dedicated to improving the lives of children by providing pediatric specialty care, innovative research and outstanding…
Just when you thought “going green” had become a pretty boring topic, Volvo’s “Mean Green” hybrid truck comes along and makes the issue interesting again. Last…
This month’s cool “creation” was built for Chad Foss of Amboy, Illinois. Although only 28 years old, Chad has already owned several trucks over his ten-year…