When Bill Donnelly drove out of the parking lot of the Kenworth dealership in Perrysburg, Ohio, his new, long-nose, double-sleeper had five miles on it. Donnelly doesn’t take credit for those miles. He will, however, proudly take the credit for the other 3.75 million miles of smooth running... More »
Who hasn’t experienced the joy of creating the perfect paper airplane, carefully folding, creasing, adjusting, and then watching in wonder as it soared? Well the folks at the Japan Origami Airplane Association are aiming for ultimate hang time. Working with researchers from the University of... More »
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... More »
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... More »
Henry S. Twiggs • Dothan, Ala. • Driving for 43 years My first experience with trucking began around 1948. My grandfather had an open-bed six-wheel truck with tall wooden sides all around it. I remember him coming into our neighborhood to round up all of the little children, loading us on... More »
There is a fairly prevalent attitude throughout the male-dominated trucking industry that women and trucking are not a good mix. It’s common to hear: “Women have no place in trucking,” or “Women just aren’t made for trucking,” or “I’m not sharing a... More »
Folks, before you get all “geeked out” that I am gonna present you with all the latest facts and data on some new Bluetooth gizmo or a high tech, infra-red, heat-seeking camera set up, let me tell you up front that I am taking a slightly different approach! See, I am not really all... More »
You’ve heard the term “amateur night” uttered to describe a variety of situations where the masses get involved in an activity that goes more smoothly when left to the professionals. For truckers, the next few months might as well be called “amateur season,” as... More »
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... More »
Chip Ferguson has been driving trucks for 37 years, and stopping at TAs all over the country about that long. “If you could look at where I fuel, you’d see that I’m at a TA 98 percent of the time,” the Summerfield, Fla., resident says. “I’ve been a TA guy since... More »
Next time you find yourself cursing a poorly paved, narrow or winding stretch of road, just remember: It could be worse. Much worse. In fact, it could be the world’s worst road: “Death Road” in the North Yungas region of Bolivia. It has been called the most dangerous road... More »
Doug Donnelly contacted Road King on a whim. “I have a great story to tell,” he wrote. A conversation with his dad, Bill (above), turned to Bill’s beloved 1980 Kenworth. Hearing that the rig was close to hitting the four million mile mark, Doug wanted to know if we were... More »
