Posts Tagged ‘Jul-2009’

For a trucker, Big Rig Limo offers the perfect vehicle for a trip down the aisle.The company, based in Scotland, offers a decked-out truck and driver for hire, so bride or groom can truly make a big entrance. “We always wanted to own our own American truck,” says Kevin Nimmo, who runs the company with his nephew Lee. “We got the idea of converting a truck into a limousine from people in the U.K. who use old fire trucks for bachelor and bachelorette parties. We thought we coul…

Kristina Kremer, a longtime driver, is hoofing it from Delaware to California. Putting one foot in front of the other, she thinks about the 1973 Kenworth sitting at home and the 1991 Peterbilt she drives over the road. “When I see big trucks go by, I really miss my truck,” she says. But she’s walking for a good reason. She loves horses, and wants to help them. A friend had been training for months for A Walk Across America to raise awareness of the problem of abandoned horses. …

It can be hard to tap into your creative side after a long day at work, but for Navistar employee Kyle Rose, being immersed in the world of heavy duty vehicles got his juices flowing. With a background in marketing, he began to see big rigs as the perfect vehicle for a children’s book. He created a cheerful truck named Brutus, who unthinkingly went through his day looking down on smaller or duller trucks, only to see their strength later.While the words flowed freely, art is not Rose&rsq…