Archive for November, 2008

You’d think avoiding an elk or moose wouldn’t be so difficult, considering how large these animals are. Of course, when traveling at night on an interstate, those big lumbering creatures sure can surprise a driver. But the damage and high cost of these collisions can be even more surprising. Marcel Huijser, a research ecologist at the Western Transportation Institute at Montana State University, notes that the average cost to drivers for every deer hit is $6,600. That number jumps …

Now that the Road King To Your Health column is off and running in the last few issues, truckers have been responding positively to it and writing for information. Many asked about magic weight loss pills and miracle diets. Do they work? If they did, there would be fewer overweight people in America. Weight loss pills, and most diets for that matter, are both ineffective and potentially harmful; long-term health-oriented programs are the only truly effective way to lose weight and keep i…