Posts Tagged ‘May-2008’

When a firefighter dies in the line of duty, tradition in most departments is for an engine to serve as the hearse, with six or eight uniformed pallbearers accompanying the casket. That ritual presented problems for the Detroit Fire Department. Its engines stay busy with an average of 10 calls per day. Vehicles have gotten larger, so maneuvering from funerals to cemeteries was often challenging. And there was Detroit’s often brutal weather. All of the difficulties of using an in-servic…

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 his new title. Millions of Safe Miles Johnny Thompson of El Dorado, Ark., who has driven for CalArk Internati…

I must admit that I am not the world’s greatest truck driver, nor even second best behind you, my current reader. I will agree that my driving skills are commensurate with my experience. After all, I drive big rigs as much every year as many of my friends do in a week, especially a week with a holiday in it. Why do I bring up my relative inexperience? Because I found International’s new MaxxForce 13, the subject of my test drive earlier this year, to be a versatile, forgiving eng…