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MATS 2012

Archive for December, 2011

Great Job!

Sports, music and art: A peek at trucking’s most prized positions

Driving for a baseball team. Transporting stage sets for a country music star. Hauling priceless paintings and sculptures. What are these glamour jobs really like, and how do you get one?

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4 1/2 Tons of Fun

Monster Jam rivals get ready to clash at the 2012 World Finals

Sports are defined by their great rivalries. Yankees vs. Red Sox. Packers against Bears. And when it comes to monster truck competition, there is nothing to compare with Grave Digger vs. Maximum Destruction.

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The $6,000 Seat

A look at Bose’s new approach to improving driver comfort

I was shocked when I heard the price. I usually avoid talking price in product reviews, but how can a national company enter the trucking industry by asking six to 10 times the going price? What could justify $6,000 (installed) for a truck seat?

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Iron Man

Driver Dallas Ogle puts his blacksmithing skills to work

I never knew being a truck driver would turn me into an artist, but it happened. I was a welder before I started driving a truck in 1973. Back then you didn’t have to have a CDL, just a chauffeur’s license.

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Braking Bad

Simple steps to ensure that emergency brakes do their job

My hope for all drivers is that they will never experience how emergency brake systems work. But if the need arises, it’s good to be aware of what happens to make those systems function at peak level.

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