Posts Tagged ‘Sep-2008’

FOR JOSH SIMMONS, the new trucking museum at the Iowa 80 TA served as his own personal wonderland. “Dad! Look at this,” he cried as he ran toward a gleaming green 1934 GMC T-23B. His dad, Tom, a driver from Akron, Ohio, brought his big rig-loving young son in to Walcott for the annual Truckers Jamboree, and they were thrilled to find the bonus of the museum opening for business. Walking the aisles, Tom had to agree with Josh. “This is really cool.”With room for up to 45…

DENIS CREPS DOESN’T DO ANYTHING HALFWAY. So when he traded in his 2001 Western Star for a 2007 model, he went all out. The owner and operator of Midnight Express Trucking, Inc., with his wife Nadine, got a Western Star 4900 EX with 82-inch High Roof Stratosphere sleeper that comes with all the bells and whistles: upholstered swivel bucket seats, a portable bathroom, full refrigerator, television, DVD player, microwave and more.“I’m as comfortable as I can be on the road,&rdquo…

MY HUSBAND, RONNIE, grew up in Boulder Junction, a tiny fishing village/resort town in Wisconsin’s Northwoods. (Merge the movie Fargo with the TV show, Northern Exposure and you’ve got the picture.) Years ago, Boulder Junction was a mostly male bastion of fishing days and drinking nights. After a day on the lake, crusty fishermen in flannel shirts gathered to tell fish stories to leather-skinned lumberjacks at the Guide’s Inn or the Boulder Beer Bar. Lucky anglers might run ac…