Those who strive for perfection are often dogged by that obsessive and unending need to get it just right. Although this urge for excellence does create…
Month: April 2019
The trucking industry says that the truck driver is responsible for about 33% of a rig’s fuel mileage. I disagree – I think the driver is…
LIKE FATHER… (truck on left) Barry Kucera (49) started trucking hard when he was 21, but it was 1994 when he got hit with a ton…
European rigs are known for their flashy tributes, and this cabover is no exception. Owned by Mika Auvinen of Finland, project “Lowrider” is one of the…
This month’s “creation” was originally built to represent Kansas City Peterbilt at the Western Farm Show in Kansas City, KS. Every year, we have a booth…
As parents, I think we can all agree that there is no greater love than the love we have for our children. On July 18, 1967,…
You felt like such a loser. It was a feeling that didn’t last long – only long enough to ruin your day, until you realized that…
Drivers back in the day never let a little thing like the pavement missing slow them down. When they couldn’t drive around it, they flat-out jumped…
In 1938 the song “The Wild Blue Yonder” was written for the Army Air Corp. The Air Corp was part of the United States Army. It…
DIABETES EXEMPTION ENDS. On February 21, the FMCSA formally announced the immediate end of its exemption process for the medical certification of insulin-dependent truck and bus…
For the second year in a row the “Shine In The Pines Truck Chrome and Bike Show” took place at the Southern Pines Recreation Department in…
Over 60 years ago my grandfather started trucking on his own, hauling produce off the farm, and later, hay from Eastern to Western Washington and Canada.…
Is there ever a good time to talk about dying? It’s always an uncomfortable topic, even if you are young and vibrant and in the best…
I recently had the pleasure of visiting my old friend Bob “Gunrunner” Guy, one of the original truck show legends from way back in the day…
I’m not exactly sure if this story could qualify as an April Fool’s joke or not, but since it describes an event that involves fooling someone,…