In Mattoon, Ill., Lyndsey Grubbs, who underwent open-heart surgery, was honored as an “open heart warrior” by Walmart. Trucks gathered in the parking lot for her ‘Walmart Heart’ convoy that traveled from the Mattoon location to the Charleston location. While wearing her trucker hat and shirt, she got to ride…
Jim Higginbotham with Stone Trucking Company out of Oklahoma, has been named a “Highway Angel” by the Truckload Carriers Association (TCA). While hauling an oversized load on a rainy day just north of Tulsa, Higginbotham came upon an accident involving two vehicles. While going slow due to the conditions of…
From Maine to Montana and back again, Eric Dashiell volunteered to bring a piece of history to Lewiston, Maine. While spending two weeks on the road, hauling a Corsair fighter jet, Dashiell’s delivery took longer then expected due to spectator curiosity along his route. Local Vietnam veterans have been trying…
Will Beeley is a long-haul truck driver who is also a country musician. His first and self-released album Gallavatin’ came out in 1971, followed by his second titled Passing Dream in 1979, now 40 years later he delivers Highways and Heart Attacks. Taking time off to raise his children and…
Hubert Thompson, a trucker from Whiteville, N.C., won $200,000 on a Blazing 7’s ticket from the Washington Street Time Saver Food Store. The North Carolina Education Lottery’s Blazing 7’s game started last Tuesday with four top prizes of $200,000 available, three of which are still waiting to be won. Thompson…
Kathy Green and Marie Green of Fremont, Ohio, have donated their father’s 1974 Diamond Reo semi to the Iowa 80 Trucking Museum. With a long hauling career involving steel and refrigerated foods, James Frazier’s life involved a lot of miles. Quite a few of those were spent with his wife…
So, you want to be a truck driver? Good, there is a trucker shortage at the moment. Here are some facts you should know before getting started. Must have a truck driving education and a commercial driver’s license (CDL)Median annual wage is $42,480, median age of a truck driver is…
In Maywood, Ill., James Apa, the owner of Third Coast Teaming Company has found some pieces of Maywood’s past while digging around his new facility’s construction site. The future trucking company will have a 6,500 to 7,500 square foot facility with a paved yard on St. Charles Rd. Turns out,…
Ohio resident and retired truck driver Mike Georgeff was honored in Omaha, Neb. for driving 2 million miles without getting into an accident. Over the years he hauled different loads for different companies, trained many new truck drivers, and avoided some major catastrophes. Georgeff retired from Werner Enterprises after 27…
With the shortage of truck drivers, comes a more competitive salary rate in each state. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics states the average annual wage for truck drivers as of May 2018 is $45,570. The numbers from Nevada are a bit higher with $50,920 according to a study done…