Trucks and Truckers

May 1st, 2008

Insuring Success for Drivers

Getting the right type of insurance is key to an owner-operator's business

By Nick Krewen

When it comes to insurance coverage, owner-operators face more complex choices due to the independent nature of their business. Many factors, ranging from the kind of truck you have to the type of jobs that you do can impact your rates, so finding the proper insurance broker and company to meet your needs could mean the difference between survival and…

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May 1st, 2008

Miles Per Gal

The trucking industry adapts to more women getting behind the wheel

By M.B. Roberts

Go ahead and call Charlotte Johnson a woman driver. She doesn’t mind a bit. “It’s absolutely OK with me,” Johnson says. “My company has grown from one truck to 15 trucks in two years. We just cleared more than $1 million in gross revenue. People can call me whatever they want!” Johnson isn’t the only woman driving for Family Expediters,…

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May 1st, 2008

Looking for Funding

Factoring in the pros and cons

By Heather Larson

He has spent plenty of years on the road himself in a business that doesn’t always play fair with payment. He is the voice of Sirius satellite radio’s Road Dog trucking channel. So country music legend Charlie Daniels has empathy for the professional driver — enough that he signed on with National Bankers Trust to promote a financial service that…

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May 1st, 2008

Driver News

Missouri’s Top Driver William Girdler of Pomona, Mo., was named the 2007 Missouri Driver of the year by Missouri Motor Carriers Association (MMCA). A 33-year veteran of the road, Girdler drives for Prime and has never had a chargeable accident in the more than 4.5 million miles he’s driven throughout his career. Girdler received a trophy and a certificate noting…

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May 1st, 2008

For Father’s Day

A driver's son pays tribute to his dad and the truck he drives

Doug Donnelly contacted Road King on a whim. “I have a great story to tell,” he wrote. A conversation with his dad, Bill (above), turned to Bill’s beloved 1980 Kenworth. Hearing that the rig was close to hitting the four million mile mark, Doug wanted to know if we were interested in hearing about the truck and its driver. Donnelly…

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