Like many other old B-Model Macks out there, Ray Anderson’s 1958 B-61 Mack has a colorful history. He purchased the truck in 2003 on e-Bay from…
Year: 2012
After several years of watching our members endure economic difficulties and struggling just to maintain their businesses, we are looking forward to once again being able…
Whether your ride is large or small, as a trucker, your rig is your identity. How you keep it is an extension of who you are,…
Last year I had the pleasure of appearing on Allen Smith’s “Truth About Trucking” blog talk radio program. The show’s topic was about Professionalism in Trucking.…
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…
Don’t we all remember our first time? There’s a first time for everything, and while the lines in this poem don’t accurately reflect my own “first…
At the beginning of the 20th century, the trans-continental mode of transportation was by ship. Being a very competitive industry, the two major players were the…
Truck drivers from poorer parts of the world have a hard time understanding why so many American truckers are willing to drive old classic trucks. Interestingly,…
In all honesty, Jimmy Sernach wishes he didn’t have to drive his truck for a living anymore. He’d much rather just work on it for fun…
For many years, in the early part of my career, I was labeled as a “black sheep” in the trucking industry because many of my ideas…
Questions About FMCSA’s Newly-Revised Hours-of-Service Rules Answered by Law Enforcement Officials (as of March 2012) Warning: Laws are subject to change without notice. These interpretations were…
This month’s cool “creation” was built for Pete Struikman Jr. of Apple Valley, CA. Pete (54), who hauls hay out west, has been involved with dairies…
Do you have what it takes to earn the title of World’s Toughest Trucker? Eight experienced truck drivers from around the globe are getting the chance…
When Jack Muller of Dalton, PA was a kid, he often saw a C600 Mack pulling a lowboy around town. Remembering those days he fondly said,…
We often forget those important people in our lives that have helped us get where we have arrived. Laird “Spike” Fuller, however, is not one of…