Posts Tagged ‘May-2008’

May 1st, 2008

A Place of Honor

The Museum of the Marine Corps remembers the brave

By David Hart

When the Marines do something, they do it right. Spend a day at the Museum of the Marine Corps and you’ll see proof of that. The concrete, glass and steel building itself is inspiring. A 210-foot stainless steel column angles upward from the center of the main hall through the glass and steel-beam roof and high above the museum. The imposing tower is clearly visible from Interstate 95 near the Quantico Marine Corps Base, and it invokes a sense of awe to passing drivers. To some, the glea…

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May 1st, 2008

CD Reviews

By Bobby Reed

Alan Jackson
Good Time
Budget-minded fans of country music crave a bushel of bang for their buck. Nothing beats the thrill of finding a box set on sale or digging through a discount bin to find a country gem. Alan Jackson’s new CD will appeal to listeners who have enjoyed his past work — especially the bargain hunters. Clocking in at 71 minutes, Jackson’s latest release is more than twice as long as some other titles in his discography, including his hit CD from 2000, Wh…

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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 he believes will help drivers, but also to call attention to the need for fair financial practices in the industry. “…

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

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May 1st, 2008

Four Decades of Service

The Clayton, Ind. TA has given drivers a respite from the road since 1969

Growing up, Don Thompson learned the truckstop business firsthand. His father owned one, and Thompson worked there during high school. In 1958, he followed in his dad’s footsteps and became a truckstop operator, and in 1969, he opened the Indianapolis West Travel Center in Clayton, Ind., which became a TA in 1997. “My dad eventually sold his truckstop and went into the motel business,” Thompson says with a laugh. “But I stuck with it.” Nearly 50 years later,…

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