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Interview with Bryan White
By Andrea Rizzo

After nearly a decade long hiatus, country hit maker Bryan White has come back with an epic album, Dustbowl Dreams. White has always been a talented artist with a penchant for ballads and the softer side of country. Dustbowl Dreams captures what has been going on in his life over the last t ...

by Kevin Freeman

If you love reading on the road, but are tired of the same old truck generic novels and magazine or newspaper clutter in your cab, then the Amazon Kindle might be just what the bibliophile ordered. The Kindle is a small, lightweight reading pad that downloads, displays, and even reads aloud your favorite books, newspaper ...

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Daimler Trucks and Frito-Lay launches Women In Trucking Association’s Salute to the Women Behind the Wheel.

Plover, WI: Although women comprise less than six percent of the professional driving force, many have reached commendable levels of safety and experience.&nbs ...

Success Hasn’t Spoiled Him Yet: An Interview with Ash Bowers
By Andrea Rizzo

Singer/songwriter Ash Bowers has known he’s wanted to be in the music business since he was a young kid. That dream is finally coming into fruition now, as the first hit from his debut release on Stoney Creek Records, "Stuck," has star ...

On October 6, 2009, SmartWay Transport announced 37 winners of the 2009 SmartWay Excellence Awards at the American Trucking Associations Management Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada.  These awards recognize freight industry leaders that have made significant contributions to protecting the environment through their participation in the Partnersh ...

By Andrea Rizzo

Let’s face it - the Golden Age of television has long since passed. Gone are the days when the whole family gathered to learn morality lessons with Walt Disney, suspend disbelief through "Alfred Hitchcock Presents," or hear about the woes of the world from Walter Cronkite. Now it’s almost all reality ...

Wayne Dollar, or simply stated "Wayne$," has had numerous jobs in his life. Beginning in 1983, he went from station owner to cow puncher to spur maker to trucker. Wayne discovered he had an uncanny ability to drive for long hours without getting sleepy, making up stories about the things he’d seen or experienced as he went along and ...

An Interview with Leland Martin
Interview and Article by Matthew Harrell

Musicians are usually lucky just to be able to perform at a local hangout to make some extra cash. In fact, most musicians spend their entire career trying to find an audience that embraces their music. For Leland Martin, years of performing at local nightclubs ...

By Kevin Freeman

Anyone who has suffered from a condition that requires medical jewelry to be worn - for medical personnel to find in cases of emergency - understands the costs involved in regularly replacing it every 2-3 years due to fading and wear. The problem is that the costs involved can be significant, causing people to ...

The 2009 Walcott Truckers Jamboree had over 150 vendors, 10,000 attendees, 82 contestants in the Super Beauty Truck Contest, over 200 antique vehicles, Trucker Olympics, a pork chop cookout, three live bands and a fireworks show.  In honor of the 30th Anniversary and the 45th Anniversary of the I-80 Truckstop, the celebration kicked off with a ...

Pilot Enters into Interim Financing Arrangement with Flying J
Agreement Supports Flying J’s Continued Operations and Emergence from Bankruptcy

OGDEN, UT and KNOXVILLE, TN – July 14, 2009 – Flying J Inc. ("Flying J") and Pilot Travel Centers LLC ("Pilot") today announced ...

"Is it an ideal whose time has come, or is it just too complicated to ever happen?"
by Brock Ray, The Interstate Sportsman www.interstatesportsman.com

Every week on our radio shows, Don Kirk and I field questions from drivers curious if there is any possibility of a nationa ...

Wherever there’s a Wills there’s a way:
By Andrea Rizzo

Success hasn’t spoiled country music singer Mark Wills yet. A gentleman in the truest sense of the word, Wills is one of those artists that shares his musical gift wholly with fans, with various non-profit organizations that benefit sick children, police offic ...

When the fast food nation and open road collide
By Andrea Rizzo

In the last edition of CareersinGear.com Magazine, we explored CB slang with a certain slant toward animal characteristics and naming conventions. Given all of the time that truckers spend on the road, it only makes sense that food is often on the brain. Perhap ...

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June 1, 2009 - PepsiCo's Frito-Lay unit becomes first major corporate sponsor of Women In Trucking


Plover, WI:  Women In Trucking (WIT) Association is pleased to announce a partnership with Frito-Lay North America, a business unit of PepsiCo, as its first major corporate level sponsor.&nbs ...

"If you have not trekked to fish the Great White North in the summer, then now is the time."
by Brock Ray

Where I live in Alabama the winters are pleasantly mild, while July and August are often unpleasantly hot. If I need to garden in the hotter months, it’s done before 9:00 AM, although my fishing is late in the ev ...

by Brock Ray

Spring is not spring without a trip north or to the west to hunt for bear. Bear is one of those rare quarries that Hemingway once said had the option to run from you or toward you when it is shot. I have experienced both, but prefer the bear run from me when shot.

North America has four species of bear; three of w ...

These past few months have been challenging for all of us in the trucking industry.  With all the bad news about the economy, employment and consumer prices, we need something to lift our spirits.

Instead of focusing on the world around us, sometimes it helps to look inward at what makes us happy. Being mindful of ourselves means th ...

Turn a white line fever into a fly line fever with a short roadside trout stream fishing moment.
Brock Ray


Register now at http://www.interstatesportsman.com/lodge-giveaway.html to win our Bass Fishing Trip for 1 or our Hog Hunting Trip! Whoe ...

A Driver’s Driver
By Tom Kelley

The racecar drivers in NASCAR’s Sprint Cup Series may get most of the glory, but the team’s other drivers, those who drive the transporters from the shop to the race and back again, are just as vital to the team’s success.

Without the racecars, parts and tools hauled ...

An Interview with Sports Radio Personality Steve Czaban
Interview by: Chris Baker and Mike Bozeman
Article By: Matthew Harrell

Steve Czaban has quite an impressive resume as a sports radio personality over the past 18 years. Steve has worked with all three major sports radio syndicates as well as filled in for Jim Rome on ESPN. ...

Louisville, KY - March 24, 2009: Exhibit Management Associates, Inc. is proud to announce that the Mid-America Trucking Show has once again eclipsed all pre-show expectations. Prior to the opening of the show, the Exhibitors and Attendees anxiously awaited the release of the 38th chapter in the legend of Mid-America. As the curtain ...

By: Matthew Harrell

With so many popular teams in the National Football League, nearly every person in America has their personal favorite. However, the Dallas Cowboys stand out as the most popular, hence their nickname “America’s Team.” It follows that their cheerleaders have become equally as popular and carry the nam ...

From “They Drive By Night” to “Black Dog”: The Unofficial Trucker Movie Top 10

In recent years, the art of customizing big rigs and maneuvering around dangerous trucking conditions have made reality television a far more interesting place with serials like “Trick My Truck” and “Ice Road Truckers. ...