Trucks and Truckers

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 […]

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January 1st, 2010

People Person

A veteran mover gets to know his customers

Bob Pound, Lake Elsinore, Calif., Driving for 39 years

If you look at most truckers, they are picking up a commodity and taking it wherever they’re going and that’s that. As a household mover, I deal with people’s lives and belongings on every trip. I’ve spoken at some customer service rep meetings at my company, Alexander’s Mobility Services, to get them to understand what […]

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January 1st, 2010

Down to the Wire

A long and productive life may depend on protecting the electrical system

By Paul Abelson

Except for physical damage that can wreck a rig in an instant, corrosion is the primary destroyer of trucks and trailers. Nowhere is this more apparent than in a truck’s electrical system. Progress has been dramatic in the past decade, but many truckers still find, as the TMC of American Trucking Associations reported in the 1990s and early 2000s, lighting…

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January 1st, 2010

Big Rig Biz

The 2010 Mid-America Trucking Show has much to offer

Last year, the Mid-America Trucking Show (MATS) had 935 exhibitors displaying their wares and sharing business ideas throughout the more than 1 million square feet of display space at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville. They were met with enthusiasm from the 70,299 trucking professionals from 50 states and 51 foreign countries.

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January 1st, 2010

Keep It Clean

Even the best-protected cabs need to fight corrosion

By Paul Abelson

In 1984, work was just starting on the “Tomorrow’s Truck” program at the TMC. Though now it’s the Technology and Maintenance Council, back then it was just “The Maintenance Council” of American Trucking Associations. Technology had not yet become important in trucking, but maintenance had a huge impact on operating costs.

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