Cover Story
As a professional, over-the-road driver with nearly two million safe driving miles behind him, Allan Johnson has demonstrated that he is one of the trucking industry’s finest. And thanks to the top pay package and consistent, day-to-day support Allan has received from Tulsa, OK-based Melton Truck Lines, Inc., he is also one of the happiest drivers on the road. more

Murphy's World
I had just started a job transporting cars with a six-car electric hydraulic trailer. I traveled from Chicago to Elkhart, IN to deliver six cars. I unloaded the three bottom cars and had to lift the upper rear ramp supporting one of the three top cars so that I could remove two safety pins from the arms supporting the ramp. more

Driven Women
GG—I’ve spent the last three years running as a solo company driver, driving cross country and regional routes. The only time I was late with a load was when I had mechanical problems with the company’s truck, and I always worked when they asked me to. Over the last month I just couldn’t handle my dispatcher anymore, so I blew up at him and quit on the spot. I immediately got an offer from another motor carrier. more

Trucker Buddy
Do you remember the third grade? Trucker Buddy Drivers of the Month Carroll and Dora Bean remember, and they share their third-grade experiences with their class in Rock Springs, WY. For the past seven years, Linda Merrill’s students at Overland Elementary School have benefited from the Beans’ correspondence. more