Trucks and Truckers

March 2nd, 2010

Twister Ready

This customized Tahoe can weather the fiercest storms

By TIM GHIANNI

It began as a slightly tricked-out Chevy Tahoe. Now the 2008 vehicle has transformed into The Dominator, a red wannabe tank, fortified to run straight into the heart of terrifying tornados in the Midwest. “Our whole point with The Dominator is to perform some really buff science out there,” says Reed Timmer, who began driving into […]

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March 1st, 2010

Roads & Rings

This driver splits his time between trucking and wrestling

Luis Almodovar • Hackettstown, N.J. • Driving for 18 years If I’m not driving, there’s a good chance I’m wrestling. I’ve wrestled non-televised matches for the WWE throughout the New York, New Jersey, Tri-State area, and I wrestle Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays for independent promoters all over the Northeast. I can’t remember when I wasn’t wrestling or in […]

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March 1st, 2010

Litter Bits

No butts mean cleaner highways

Fewer people are smoking these days, but the ones who do are creating a mess. Cigarette butts are the most-littered item in the U.S. That’s largely due to smoking bans, which pushed people outdoors where there are no ashtrays. A recent survey found that 35 percent of smokers toss five or more cigarette butts per pack […]

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March 1st, 2010

Up for the Count

Census 2010 is hitting the highway

If you’re going to reach the people, you have to hit the road. That’s the whole idea behind the 2010 Census Portrait of America Road Tour. The Census Bureau calls the tour the largest civic outreach and awareness campaign in U.S. history. The lead vehicle is a pick-up truck hauling a 46-foot trailer that serves […]

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March 1st, 2010

Ice, Ice, Baby

A customized truck creates outdoor rinks for special hockey events

They call Dan Craig, 54, the Ice Man and his masterpiece is the Icehouse. No, it’s not a luxury igloo. It’s a customized truck loaded with computers, compressors and coolant pipes that make it possible for a baseball field to transform into a hockey rink. As facilities operations manager for the National Hockey League, Craig is […]

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