Archive for November, 2008

The way Mike Johnston figures it, you can wander into to any public gym and watch guys (yawn) lift weights. But where can you see someone hoist a car or bench-press a refrigerator? Or toss a 400-pound rock? Or tug a truck? Or jog with a log? Where indeed? Johnston’s American Strongman Competition, that’s where. Founded in 2004, the ASC emulates an English Strongman version that began in 1977. The oddball events were carried on the BBC and eventually picked up by U.S. television.&ld…

Drive and Deliver is a very interesting slice of long-haul trucking, commissioned and “produced” by International Trucks. At times, it’s a not-so-subtle commercial for the new LoneStar, the vintage-styled tractor for the premium owner-operator market. But other aspects make the production worth viewing. It shows how drivers feel about driving and the role that family support plays in their lives. It shows rural America’s appreciation of trucks and trucking. And it…

Drive North Dakota. Avoid New Jersey if you can. That’s the simplest interpretation of the results from a recent study that measured the road conditions of all 50 states. The Reason Foundation’s 17th Annual Report on the Performance of State Highway Systems gave North Dakota top marks for its overall rankings in 12 categories including traffic fatalities, congestion, pavement condition, bridge condition and highway maintenance costs. New Jersey finished last in five categories.Other…

If you have one of those “How’s My Driving?” stickers on your truck you probably have wished at least a few times a day that the four-wheelers around you had something similar. Well, someone is trying to make that happen.Text Them In, Inc., a company that launched in September, allows you to anonymously report aggressive drivers through a text message. “Accountability on our roads is lacking right now and Text Them In has created a system that can establish more of a dr…