Being a trucker involves paying constant attention to all the things you see while on the road – traffic flow, road signs, changes in weather, other…
Year: 2013
This month’s cool “creation” was built for the Jansen family, owners of Gravel ‘N Grit, a trucking company based in Ramona, CA. The world is full…
This 1962 Dodge C900 began its working life as a fire truck tanker in Theresa, NY. When two local boys in Norfolk, NY tried to steal…
Every so often you run into a truck out there that gets you to raise your brow. Trucks today are packed with so much electronics –…
NEW WHISTLEBLOWER RULES UNDER CSA With the full rollout of the CSA 2012 enforcement program rapidly approaching, more and more commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers are…
This past 60 days has created more telephone calls from our readers throughout the US than I have received, in total, since I first started writing…
Breaking the cycle of domestic violence can be difficult, and often the hardest step is the very first one – when you actually remove yourself from…
Being featured in a well-known publication is certainly exciting – the bragging rights are always fun, and the notoriety is coveted by many. But, what’s even…
The game of Monopoly has represented part of Americana and been a family favorite for decades – since 1935. Almost everyone has spent a Sunday afternoon…
Seen here is a unique-looking Kenworth cruising along the dry, salty banks of the Great Salt Lake in Utah. Unfortunately, much like the demise of the…
Finding parts for older trucks is getting harder every day, so when Jerry Salinas of Santa Clarita, California set out to rebuild his classic needle-nose Peterbilt,…
Our new engineering center is now up and running at Pittsburgh Power, along with the Taylor Chassis Dynamometer, and we now have some interesting findings about…
Joseph A. Pane of Moscow, PA is not a truck driver, but he loves old trucks. He found this 1974 Peterbilt 359 in Reillyville, NY, where…
Although this cool truck is called “Counterfeit” by its owner and builder, there is nothing fake about it – it is the real deal. A truck…
Questions about Lane Laws, Driver Testing, Overweight Tickets & More Answered by Law Enforcement Officials (as of February 2013) Warning: Laws are subject to change without…