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Archive for September, 2011

You Gotta Eat

Extreme diets can be especially harmful for truck drivers

Nobody actually likes the idea of going on a diet, but sometimes the need to shed some pounds becomes glaringly obvious. Lugging around an extra 15 — or 50 — pounds starts to wear on a person. So, the reasoning often goes, why not get that weight off fast by buckling down and suffering through an all-liquid diet or eating just one meal a day for a while?

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Pre-Fix Menu

Simplified spec’ing that can lead to longer-lasting rigs

Even though many of us would like to think of trucking as a lifestyle (showing classic, long nose trucks, with their broad, flat shiny bumpers and dual chrome stacks), it is first and foremost a business. To stay in business, you have to show a profit. That’s especially true in these days of a sluggish […]

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Not So Big Spender

Institute your own personal cash flow management system

In trucking, cash is king. And running out of cash before running out of month can create major problems for a trucker who’s many miles from home.

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In Transit

Rep. Nick Rahall (D-W.Va.) talks about making progress on a new highway bill

As the top Democrat on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Rep. Nick Rahall (D-W.Va.) is among the influential lawmakers overseeing the development of national surface transportation policy. Rahall sat down with Road King to discuss the year ahead.

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Audiobooks: Inside the World of ESPN and More

Reviews of Those Guys Have All the Fun: Inside the World of ESPN, 10th Anniversary and Carte Blanche.

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