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Trucks and Truckers

Small Gestures

Simple techniques to manage tension and minor pains on the road

Some days you feel as if you are stuck in a pressure cooker. Traffic, deadlines, issues at home that you can’t deal with because you’re on the road. It happens to everyone at some point. So how do you ease the stress and bring on the calm?

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Double Duty

When the owner of a small trucking company is a driver too

An extremely challenging situation for the micro-motor carrier owner still hauling loads occurs when you’re also the boss for up to five other truckers.

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Running Strong

Owner-operator puts his competitiveness to good use

I’m 75 years old and I’ve been an independent owner-operator for 41 years. My journey in trucking began when I got out of the Army at age 20 and drove a truck for a pulpwood and logging business I started with my dad in Wisconsin.

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A Time to Remember

Truckers help honor fallen soldiers through Wreaths Across America

Scott Harris, alone in his cab and with his thoughts, felt the beginnings of tears as he rolled among the four miles of trucks hauling holiday wreaths of remembrance to be placed on graves at Arlington National Cemetery.

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Down Home

Petro North Las Vegas makes truckers feel welcome

Las Vegas may be all about glitz, glam and extravagant experiences, but just 20 miles north of the strip, you’ll find a down-home truckstop that treats its customers like family.

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