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On the RoadJuly 24, 2012

It works! The saga of a motorcycle engine rebuild

There's a special satisfaction one gets from digging deep into the innards of a machine, dismantling it, reassembling it, and eventually getting it running again

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On the RoadMay 14, 2012

Shoulda made that left turn in Albuquerque

A few weeks ago, when that hapless driver with the load of ammunition made a wrong turn into Mexico, I spent more time than I should have wondering how one could make a wrong turn across an international border

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On the RoadApril 20, 2012

Come on up to Toronto's Truck World, eh

Canada is celebrating all that's good in trucking this weekend. It's Toronto's turn to host Canada's national truck show, called Truck World

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On the RoadFebruary 14, 2012

The value of time

Time means nothing to an over-the-road driver. But it seems a couple of carriers, at least, are trying to rectify that. A couple of recent announcements from Baylor Trucking and Con-way Truckload regarding weekly minimum pay for their drivers are heartening indeed

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On the RoadAugust 30, 2011

My old logbooks tell my story

Down in the basement lie several boxes of my old logbooks. Twelve books a year for each of the 20 years I spent playing in traffic -- half a lifetime on 7,200 pages

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On the RoadJanuary 31, 2011

The 1,600-Mile Sandwich: an Ode to the Supply Chain

Consider for a moment the logistics of getting a packaged but fresh deli-sandwich from Eden Prairie, Minn, to a roadside gas bar in the middle of the Arizona desert that's not even on most maps. It's a logistics triumph

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On the RoadOctober 29, 2010

Mack's Best - Old and New

Imagine the driver shortage we'd have today if trucks hadn't evolved from what we were running back in the '50s and '60s

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On the RoadOctober 6, 2010

Proud and Alone, Cold as a Stone

It just doesn't pay to get involved anymore, but tell that to someone wired with the willingness-to-help gene

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On the RoadSeptember 27, 2010

Taking an Old Friend for a Drive Around Town

Who doesn't love a parade? Marching bands, clowns, crowds of people waving from the curb, dozens colorful floats ... Each September my home town of St. Catharines, Ontario, plays host to the Grape & Wine Festival, a celebration of the Niagara Region's wine-making industry

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On the RoadAugust 19, 2010

Voice of Experience

Welcome to the new "On the Road" blog for owner-operators and professional truckers, from Truckinginfo.com and the editors of Heavy Duty Trucking magazine

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