Cover Story
Professional drivers understand the demands of running system routes, as long weeks away from home can create stress at home and fatigue out on the road. more

Murphy's World
Since last summer, I have noticed a dangerous trend: If a slower truck doesn’t want a faster truck to pass, they crowd the center line (the “zipper”). Personally, I think it’s childish and stupid. more

Driven Women
JD asked me if trucking schools evaluate a trucker’s level of patience before giving them a CDL. He told me how a new driver was pulled over for his lack of patience. Are you Driver 1? more

Trucker Buddy
Howard Salmon hit the ground running when he joined Trucker Buddy as a volunteer in 2005, engaging his class right from the start. “The class immediately responded to him with great enthusiasm and admiration,” says Sonja Padgett, teacher of the second-grade class with which Salmon is matched at Anderson Heights Elementary School in Anderson, CA. more