Trucks and Truckers

May 3rd, 2010

Future Travel

The all-out industry effort to create a fuel-efficient Super Truck

By Paul Abelson

What’s all this talk about a Super Truck, and what makes it so super? When the government cash awards hit the headlines earlier this year, more and more drivers started asking those questions. Well, here’s the story in a nutshell. The Department of Energy awarded money for research to improve fuel efficiency in real-world, over-the-road (OTR) […]

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May 3rd, 2010

Land Rover

A robotic equipment hauler for the military has some doglike beginnings

The futuristic LS3, or Legged Squad Support System, is one of the good guys. Able to walk through all sorts of extreme landscapes, carrying up to 400 pounds of gear, this mechanical pack mule will one day be available to Marines on the march.

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May 3rd, 2010

Critical Point

Transportation issues must be addressed now

Sen. James Inhofe (R) has been representing Oklahoma in the Senate since 1994. Prior to serving on Capitol Hill, the native Oklahoman served in the U.S. Army and was a small businessman working in aviation, real estate and insurance for more than 30 years. His current role as ranking member on the Senate Environment and […]

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May 3rd, 2010

A New Direction

One odd job has caused a singer to re-calculate her career route

Karen Jacobsen always figured drivers would listen to her voice as they traveled down the road. It’s just that in her dreams she was singing hit songs that were blasting from car radios rather than giving driving instructions over GPS systems. Still, she’s certainly a hit in this role. “I am told I am the most […]

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May 3rd, 2010

Troop Transport

A driver helps Boy Scouts earn merit badges in trucking

Don Pratt • Coopersville, Mich. • Driving for 15 years I’m 43 years old. I earned my CDL in 1995, and I’ve logged 800,000 accident-free miles. God willing, I’ll make the million-mile club. If you had told me 10 years ago that I would be standing in a room filled with complete strangers, wearing a Boy […]

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