The business of truck exhaust products has become highly competitive over the last few years. One of the newer companies to enter the market, Lincoln Chrome,…
Author: Daniel J. Linss
Trucking icons are a rare find these days. Being one of a fading breed, Harm Speerstra could certainly be considered an icon in the world of…
With a parking lot full of tall rides and near-record temperatures in the 90s, this year’s Shriners Cool Truck Show was hot in more ways than…
The rising cost of fuel continues to challenge the profitability of delivery services, beverage companies, energy providers and many other types of similar fleet operations. Administrators…
Chad Blackwell has been relocating cattle all his life – it is all he’s ever done. When he trucks, he trucks hard, and he takes his…
After a few lean years (thanks to the recession), the Mid-America Trucking Show (MATS) came roaring back this year to full strength. With sold-out exhibitor space…
This month’s “Editor’s Choice” is a man that inspires many – including me. Jason Shelly has an amazing truck, he’s a great father, he’s a devoted…
Our friend Ray Algorri, longtime supporter and volunteer of Truckin’ For Kids, retired from the Los Angeles Department of Water & Power on April 1, 2013…
Since diversity is the key to success in trucking these days, Kelvin Monzon wants to be able to truck it all! Born and raised in the…
Jesse Corona always loved trucks. Born and raised in San Jose, CA, Jesse (49) moved to Redding, CA in 1987 to begin trucking when he was…
Driving a truck has never been easy, and being a trucker is even more difficult. Many truck drivers feel they are not appreciated or respected by…
The hay business isn’t what it used to be – but what business is, these days? Before the squeeze came along and “revolutionized” (or maybe ruined)…
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,…
It takes a special kind of person to be a good truck driver – someone who is tough and tenacious, but also patient and respectful –…
We are saddened to report that Richard Wallace, our past cover trucker from back in October of 2001, has died. At the young age of just…
