Archive for September, 2009

Regardless of what you call it — frank, frankfurter, wiener, weenie, ball park, red hot, dog or dachshund, the hot dog is one of my favorite foods. I’ve been enjoying these delicious little red tubes of meat ever since my parents first served them to my brothers and me way back when we were youngsters. Unlike some folks, I don’t consider a hot dog just a fun summertime food to be eaten while at a ballpark, fair, beach, cookout or family gathering. I have them all the time, pre…

It’s a crude reality: the price of diesel can change dramatically from one week to the next. Between June 1 and July 6 this year, the average diesel price began at $2.352 per gallon and skyrocketed to $2.616 per gallon, before leveling off somewhat at the $2.60 mark. Just over one year ago, diesel prices hit their peak at $4.76 per gallon, after increasing steadily for 14 straight months.That makes long-term business planning a bit tricky for the trucking business. But why are irregular …

The sound is deafening. It’s the collective snarl of a half-dozen heavy diesels prowling “the pad,” hoisting and dragging massive hunks of steel, loading them onto four-and five-axle flatbed trailers. The temperature here is hovering near 100 degrees, and the wind — an unrelenting force on this barren patch of rural Texas — is, at times, hurling huge clouds of dust and sand, creating the effect of a blizzard in a blast furnace.Welcome to the world of rig moving, a…