Trucks and Truckers

August 30th, 2010

Ease on Down the Road

A rig review of the new Kenworth T700 with a PACCAR MX engine

By Paul Abelson

Automobile manufacturers bring out new models on a regular basis and totally redesign cars and pickups every three to five years. Heavy truck builders rarely change models. It’s been more than a decade since Kenworth introduced the T2000, its first wide-bodied aerodynamic truck for the 21st century. Kenworth had earned its reputation among owner-operators with traditional […]

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August 27th, 2010

Field Days

Harvest truckers keep America’s crops moving to market

By Richard Middleton

Nancy Eberts is not your everyday trucker. Each year, this mother of four joins husband Myron on a six-month journey across America to ensure the country won’t run out of corn. “We cut the crops that feed America,” says Nancy, standing with hands on hips outside the crew’s accommodation trailer in Kiowa, Kan. The Ebertses are […]

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August 25th, 2010

Ties Score

Some drivers see customer relationships improve when they dress to impress

By Becky Eastridge

Owner-operator Scott Kinley wore shorts and flip-flops before his buddy, and fellow driver, Henry Albert gave him the challenge to start cleaning up and wearing a nice shirt and tie while he is driving. The difference for Kinley was almost instantaneous. Everywhere I go,” he says. “I’ve never been called sir so much in my […]

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August 25th, 2010

Hello, I’ll Be Your Trucker Today

Every person a driver deals with is a customer to impress

By Timothy D. Brady

Will Rogers once said “I never met a man I didn’t like.” While that statement can be hard to swallow at times, in the pick up and delivery of goods it applies to any customer. Shippers entrust a trucker with a product directly related to the success or failure of the shipper’s company, an item […]

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July 8th, 2010

Welcome to the Neighborhood

Make yourself at home at the Knoxville West TA

When drivers arrive at the Knoxville West TA it’s not long before an irresistible scent leads them to the fuel control building. There, they may see General Manager Randy Smith cooking up some “made right” barbecue at the Hillbilly Smokehouse.

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