The Black Canyon of the Colorado River is now home to two massive construction feats – Hoover Dam and the recently-constructed (and much needed) Mike O’Callaghan-Pat…
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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…
The last time I wrote about a famous coastal highway, it was the road that headed up the eastern coast. This month, I want to take…
Kevin Young has always had a deep passion for trucks, but it took him a while to turn that passion into his profession. Over the years…
When “Superstorm Sandy” hit the east coast it was called a “Perfect Storm” because of its powerful combination of the hurricane, a full moon, high tide,…
Another year has flown by like a 747 zipping from La Guardia to LAX! After a record hot summer, the cooler temperatures of fall are finally…
It seems like everything retro is cool these days. This month, I got to have a chat with a dear friend named Karen Bartley of Vashon…
Most people know about Highway 1 on the west coast, called Pacific Coast Highway, but how much do people know about the “other” Highway 1 –…
Trains are usually a pretty safe and reliable way to ship freight (and people), but, sometimes, those trains can have problems and jump the tracks. When…
Behind every great man is a great woman, but in front of (or behind) every great big load is a great pilot car. A pilot car’s…
In 2005, after Hurricane Katrina, trucker Sue Wiese was touched by all the stories of what was happening to the animals caught in this disaster, as…
Back in January, I wrote about OOIDA and all the help they could give a driver who wants to branch out and get their own authority.…
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…
When you’re talking about family traditions and trucking, you usually think of men – but not this time – think again. In this case, we’re talking…
The Lincoln Highway was the first road across the United States of America. Conceived and promoted 100 years ago in 1912 by entrepreneur Carl Fisher, the…
