Some people get a lot of help financially from their family when building a business, while some don’t. When there’s too much help, people tend to…
Year: 2020
Vibrations can break anything. Case in point, the carrier bearing bracket on Steve Kron’s 10-mpg DD4 Detroit-powered truck. His rear driveshaft was out of alignment and…
These days, honoring “essential workers” typically just means the first responders and people in the medical community. But there are a host of vital workers in…
The Women In Trucking Association (WIT) has announced Debra LaBree as its July 2020 Member of the Month. Debra is an owner-operator for Castle Transport, LLC…
Zak Baughman of New Market, TN just began driving big trucks eight years ago. Starting his career at infamous Werner, a big fleet where you are…
We think we have experienced a lot throughout our lives thus far, but for some, the span of one’s lifetime far exceeds that of normal life…
I was so hoping that my column this time would be on a totally different topic – toenail fungus or sunburn, let’s say. But, unfortunately, COVID…
Fourth of July is such a fun holiday, filled with picnics in the park or at the beach, swimming, games, food and, finally, fireworks. After cleaning…
This month’s cool creation was built for DJ Beesla (31) of Haul Masters Inc. out of Sacramento, CA. DJ and his business partner/cousin Ranjit Uppal both…
Oh, say can you see, by the dawn’s early light… what so proudly we hailed, at the twilight’s last gleaming. Whose broad stripes and bright stars,…
Horses and trucks just go together. And, the more horses you have, the bigger your truck (and trailer) needs to be. Case in point – Johnny…
DETERMINIG WHO EXACTLY IS AT FAULT Truckers have been complaining for years about taking a bad rap on accidents. Well, there just might be a light…
The majority of the time when I imagine my favorite truck or reminisce about the past, I think of trucking through California in the sunshine. One…
No one knows for sure where the yo-yo toy came from. On Wikipedia, there is a picture of an ancient Greek vase dating back about 2,500…
The other day I was talking to my uncle David on the phone. He and I are the only two remaining long-haul drivers in my family.…