Tag: Freightliner

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Are you ready for a Truck Show?

Truck show season is winding down, and to paraphrase Hank Williams JR.  Are you ready for a Truck Show? Each year at the end of August people gather in Dallas for The Great American Truck Show. Yes we can debate ...
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Taking a “Vacation” from you Haitus

As truck drivers we all know how hard it is to find balance. The balance of long workdays, combined with time on the road, and family obligations, finding time for ourselves or personal interests and our health is a challenge. Like ...
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A Buffet of Ideas at the Cooking Summit

While cooking in big trucks is certainly not a new concept, it is one that is gaining popularity. There are any number of reasons for the growing interest in cooking while over the road. Perhaps it has something to do ...
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Knights of the Road…

Lately there has been talk about how drivers are no longer considered the Knights of the Road. There are many reasons for that. The attitudes of some drivers, tighter schedules, and electronic logs, concern for liability, and load hi-jacking to ...
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Through the Windshield , Lindsay Lawler

During the Great American Truck Show (GATS) I was able to get a few minutes of Lindsay Lawler’s time. GATS  2014 was a busy time for those of us who were attending. Lindsay was no exception. She performed 2 concerts, one ...
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Gift Ideas for the Tough to Shop for…

Christmas shopping tends to be a stressful time of year for most anyone. It seems like every year people always complain about that one person that is hard to shop for. How they are either fussy, already have everything, or ...
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Driver Wellness Tour 2014

At  GATS in Dallas TX, this year was the lead off to a major event that will be taking place for driver health and wellness. Rolling Strong, along with Freightliner, and the Truckers Rolling Against Hepatits-C Campaign, had a driver ...
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a son speaks about cancer…

This  is the third installment on the importance of Bone Marrow donation. Leading up to GATS bone marrow donation registry drive at the TSG booth, August 21-23, in Dallas, Tx. This week is from the perspective of Christina’s son Jon. ...
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On the Road to a Truck Show

Hard to believe that the first truck show I ever attended was this year. I managed to make it for the first day of MATS (Mid American Truck Show). Needless to say I was hooked. Not so much on MATS ...
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In Her Own Words…

Last week I briefly introduced Christina Schnese and her organization Make It Happen USA.  While I could go on and on about her story.  I think it is best if she tells her story in her own words. Her Story: ...