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Ode to the Twinkie
Twinkie, I hardly knew ye. I haven’t had a Hostess Twinkie in a long time. In fact, the last one I ate was after running a 5K. Some politically incorrect race director set out a box of Twinkies and...
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Thankful from the road: Pretty trucks, inspirational owners
Once again, mankind has redeemed itself and we’ve met some of the coolest human beings alive. We stopped at a rest stop on I-10 near Ft. Stockton, Texas where I noticed the old trucks immediately. I...
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Circle Bar Truck Corral is a true truckers’ oasis
One of the Circle Bar Truck Corral’s treasures that Wendy Parker finds on a return visit to the Ozona, Texas, stop. It was one of those days where you wonder if anything else can go wrong. We spent...
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Meritor demos SMARTandem, expects growth in 6×2 axles
Meritor offers demo of its SMARTandem at Fletcher, N.C., plant. Gearing up for an anticipated uptick in the 6×2 axle market, Meritor showcased its SMARTandem axle at a press briefing this week at its...
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Ex-husband ruins holiday spirit
Dear Carolyn, Please excuse me for not having any Christmas spirit. My ex-husband and I are facing our first holiday since the divorce this summer. We have two small sons who are confused and upset...
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Jazzy Jordan is still in race to help truckers
Jazzy Jordan during her run across America to shed light on the plight of truckers when it comes to healthcare. It’s been more than two years since then-17-year-old Jasmine “Jazzy” Jordan finished a...
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Never give up hope for love
Dear Carolyn, Merry Christmas to you and thank you for the advice you gave me last year. You told me to get off the couch and meet a friend for lunch. I did that and he happened to have a friend in...
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Broken resolutions
Dear Carolyn, How are you coming on your 2013 New Year’s resolutions? I’ve already broken 2 out of 10. I’m never going to actually lose 50 pounds or quit smoking. I feel like such a failure. My other...
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Reading between the lines of Trucker Talent entries
If you had to give someone a quick indoctrination as to what trucking is like, you could do a lot worse than listening to the 32 entrants of the Overdrive Red-Eye Radio Trucker Talent Search. It’s not...
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Just say no to stupid
You’re not getting a pedicure, you’re driving a commercial vehicle. Believe it or not, there’s a difference. Let’s talk about general common sense, shall we? I realize finding an abundance of it being...
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When airline pilots sound like, well, highway pilots
VIDEO – A320 Germanwings crash: 2nd black box found from French Alps site http://t.co/Rk8v4qdnHO pic.twitter.com/ccVLJu3ehp — FRANCE 24 English (@France24_en) April 2, 2015 With French media reporting...
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‘We’ll take care of ya, son’: The brotherhood exists, take three
This conversation was completely overheard through the vents, as I sat in the back of the truck working this morning. Once again, I was touched and humbled by the brotherhood that still exists out...
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View ArticleTrucking law: Your gun rights on private property
What’s the law on fleets’ gun prohibition policies?
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