I recently had the good fortune of meeting a driver named Ernie Coverdell at the Walcott Jamboree in July, where he was proudly displaying his Katana…
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It was 25 years ago, at the 1990 Walcott Truckers Jamboree, that I went to my very first truck show. This is also the place where…
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. If that is true, then the pictures in this story say ten times that much! This isn’t…
If you have ever wanted to see the sights in London but never had the chance to travel there, you can go to Arizona and see…
On this “crazy road of life” we are all on, people sometimes come into our lives that can only be described as blessings. This year, I…
We all have an opinion about CARB (California Air Resources Board) and their stringent, if not ridiculous, regulations. But, no matter how we feel, the regulations…
I recently decided it was time for me to buy my own truck again. Searching through the truck sales magazines, I found a place in Springfield,…
We have come a long way from the “cooking dinner on the manifold” days! Back then, that was the only way we could prepare hot food…
It’s not very often that you meet a woman who specializes in selling trailers – especially big heavy-haul units like detachable double drops, hydraulic low boys,…
Every trucker has lots of stories to tell, and the more years they have been on the road, the more stories they have. But, if their…
Back in 1975, C.W. McCall climbed to the top of the charts with his song about a renegade convoy of trucks. Starting small with just three…
Most people plan a vacation. They decide the place, the date, what they are going to do, and all of the other details that make a…
For most people, when they celebrate 25 years, it’s a silver anniversary – but when it comes to trucking, it’s appropriate for the 25th anniversary to…
This year’s Walcott Truckers Jamboree was a real “welcome back” event for me. Held every year in Walcott, Iowa at the Iowa 80 Truck Stop, which…
After the brutal winter most of us endured, I thought this would be the perfect time to start thinking about your summer vacation. We all earned…
